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PREFACE. 


HAT  the  Rebellion  which  terminated  a  quarter 
of  a  century  ago  actually  threatened  the  life 
of  the  nation,  and  that  it  was  successfully  en 
countered  and  conquered  by  the  soldiers  consti 
tuting  the  Union  armies,  goes  without  saying. 

The  Fourth  Regiment  of  New  York  Heavy  Artillery 
participated  in  this  work  from  near  the  beginning  to  the 
close  of  the  war  ;  and  as  the  recollections  of  that  period  are 
fading  out  of  mind,  and  the  surviving  actors  themselves 
passing  away,  it  seems  entirely  proper  that  a  permanent 
record  of  the  regiment's  career  should  be  made. 

Steps  in  that  direction  were  taken  at  a  reunion  of  sur 
vivors  of  the  regiment  held  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  October 
12th,  1886,  and  at  subsequent  meetings.  (See  Appendix.) 

There  are  certain  advantages,  doubtless,  in  delaying  the 
preparation  of  this  history  until  the  present  time.  The 
smoke  of  the  battle  has  now  cleared  away,  the  torch  of  war 
that  fired  the  feelings  has  given  place  to  peaceful  influences 
and  a  calm  realization  of  the  conditions  and  circumstances 
of  that  period  ;  and  if  petty  jealousies  or  private  enmities 
existed  within  our  own  ranks,  time,  which  heals  all  wounds 
and  rectifies  all  wrong,  has  served  to  impress  us  with  their 
comparatively  trivial  character,  to  increase  our  respect  for 
the  organization  to  which  we  belonged,  and  to  unite  us  the 
more  firmly  in  our  adherence  to  one  country  and  one  flag. 

Believing  that  peace  is  the  proper  state  of  man  and  not 
war,  and  that  a  united  country  is  the  only  means  by  which 
peace  can  be  secured  and  maintained,  we  do  not  pride  our 
selves  so  much  upon  the  deeds  achieved  as  upon  the  result 
obtained.  For  peace  we  fought,  for  peace  many  of  the 
bravest  among  our  numbers  yielded  up  their  lives,  and  for 
the  sake  of  perpetuating  that  peace,  of  impressing  those 


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PREFACE. 


who  come  after  us  with  the  need  of  its  maintenance,  this 
record  is  attempted. 

Of  the  work  itself,  the  effort  has  been  to  restrict  the  nar 
rative  to  an  accurate  account  of  the  operations  of  the  regi 
ment,  introducing  such  general  matters  only  as  seem  neces- 
s;iiy  to  a  clear  elucidation  of  its  career.  Anecdotes  of  an 
authentic  and  probable  character  have  been  freely  intro 
duced,-  constituting,  as  they  frequently  do,  a  part  of  legiti 
mate  history,  and  serving  to  enliven  the  narrative.  That  it 
has  been  impossible  to  give  the  details  of  each  individual' s 
course  will  be  apparent,  both  from  the  difficulties  of  secur 
ing  the  data  and  from  the  size  of  the  organization,  which, 
as  an  artillery  regiment,  included,  from  December,  1861,  to 
October,  1865,  upward  of  thirty-eight  hundred  members. 
This  has  been  to  some  extent  accomplished,  however,  in 
Part  Second  of  the  volume,  where  the  names  of  every  man 
in  the  regiment,  with  a  sketch  of  his  life  and  services,  as 
extensive  as  could  be  made  from  the  facts  furnished,  will 
be  found. 

The  acknowledgments  of  the  author  are  due  to  many 
members  who  have  contributed  data,  quoted  or  referred  to 
in  the  text,  and  also  to  the  authorities  at  Washington  and 
Albany,  who  have  rendered  material  assistance  in  the 
preparation  of  the  work. 

NEW  YOKK,  December  15,  1889. 


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CONTENTS. 


PART    FIRST. 

CHAPTER.  PAGE 

I.  The  Original  Organization 9 

II.  Movement  to  the  Capital 24 

III.  Across  the  Anacostia 31 

IV.  A  Change  of  Base 36 

V.  Artillery  Practice 47 

VI.  Defending  the  Capital 66 

VII.  Organization  of  the  Third  Battalion 87 

VIII.  In  Pennsylvania 96 

IX.  New  York— The  Draft  Riots  of  1863. 103 

X.  Consolidated...* 118 

XI.  Good-by,  Cannon 137 

XII.  In  the  Wilderness— the  First  Battalion 148 

XIII.  In  the  Wilderness— the  Second  Battalion 170 

XIV.  In  the  Wilderness-  the  Third  Battalion 183 

XV.  Spottsylvania 19* 

XVI.  May  19th— Batteries  D,  H,  and  K 217 

XVII.  At  the  North  Anna 234 

XVIII.  At  the  Totopotomoy 248 

XIX.  Cold  Harbor 257 

XX.  Crossing  the  James 270 

XXI.  The  Halt  at  Petersburg 275 

XXII.  The  Bombardment  at  the  Mine  Explosion 296 

XXIII.  Entrenched,  Sharpshooting  and  Shelling 313 

XXIV.  Deep  Bottom— Hancock's  Cavalry 327 

XXV.  Ream's  Station — An  Unlucky  Horseshoe 333 

XXVI.  In  Winter  Quarters 364 

XXVII.  Opening  the  Campaign  of  1865 373 

XXVIII.  Sutherland's  Station  and  the  Final  Pursuit 382 

XXIX.  Experiences  of  the  Captured 398 

XXX.  From  Burksville  to  Washington 419 

XXXI.  Consolidation  of  Regiments,  and  Muster  Out 427 


PART   SECOND. 

SKETCHES  OF  OFFICERS  AND  MEN. 

Field  and  Staff  Officers 435 

Non-commissioned  St.-iff . .  .  462 


11  CONTENTS. 

PACK 

Line  Officers 464 

Company  A 478 

B 494 

C 508 

D 525 

E 544 

P 557 

G 571 

H 587 

I 604 

K 615 

L 629 

M 644 

Appendix  ;  Reunions  of  Regiment 658 


LIST   OF  MAP6. 

Defences  of  Washington,  showing  Forts  and  Roads 27 

Fort  Ethan  Allen 73 

Gettysburg  and  Vicinity 99 

Military  Position  South  of  the  Potomac 138 

Battle  of  the  Wilderness 154 

Spottsylvania 196 

Streams  Crossed  in  Campaign  of  1864 ....  235 

Battle-field  of  the  North  Anna 238 

Battle-field  of  Cold  Harbor 260 

Siege  of  Petersburg 280 

Deep  Bottom 328 

Battle  of  Ream's  Station 341 

Ream's  Station 358 

Richmond  and  Petersburg 365 

Pursuit  and  Capture  of  the  Confederate  Army 383 

Frank  Denio's  Map  of  Sutherland's  Station 647 


LIST   OF  ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Portrait  of  General  John  C.  Tidball FRONTISPIECE 

Recruiting  Office  (Initial) 9 

Company  Letters 12-21 

Camp  Fire  (Chapter-end) 30 

Washington  Bridges 39 

Ancient  Arms  and  Armor  (Chapter-end) 44 


CONTENTS.  Ill 

PAGE 

Panoramic  View  of  Washington  and  Vicinity  in  1862 45 

"  What  Do  You  Call  this,  Sir  ?" 50 

Artillery  Practice 53 

"Give  Me  the  Old  Shotgun  Yet" 56 

Artillery  Practice  with  Parrott  Pieces 59 

Portrait  of  Major-General  George  B.  McClellan 61 

Fort  Marcy  (Looking  in) 62 

Fort  Marcy  (Looking  out) 63 

Inspection  Through  a  Glass 64 

Gallic  Arms  (Chapter-end) 65 

Portrait  of  General  G.  A.  De  Russy") 

"   Colonel  T.  D.  Doubleday  t 83 

H.  H.  Hall 

Company  Letters 92-3 

Attack  on  Provost-Marshal 104 

The  Mob 106 

Mob  Chasing  Negroes 107 

Hanging  Negroes 108 

"  A  Desperate  but  Final  Struggle  " 116 

Forts  in  New  York  Harbor 122 

Washington  in  War  Time 125 

The  Attack  on  Fort  Ethan  Allen ». 135 

Portrait  of  Brevet  Brigadier-General  Thomas  Allcock ' 

"       "        "       Captain  T.  C.  Parkhurst 

"       "        "       Adjutant  H.  J.  Kopper 


"  Lieutenant  Colonel  Frank  Williams 


142 


"  Brevet  Captain  M.  E.  Gordon 
"       "        "      Major  G.  L.  Morrison 
"  Major  T.  D.  Sears 

"       "  General  Alexander  Hays 155 

"       "  Major-General  John  Sedgwick 164 

"       "  Lieutenant  James  Walker 165 

"       "  Major-General  G.  K.  Warren 171 

Crossing  the  Rapidan 172 

Portrait  of  General  James  S.  Wadsworth 178 

"       "  Major-General  W.  S.  Hancock 184 

Second  Corps  Batteries  in  the  Wilderness 190 

Portrait  of  General  Ulysses  Doubleday 
"       "  Brevet  Major  Theodore  Price 
"       "  Lieutenant  Ulysses  D.  Eddy 
"       "  Brevet  Major  William  B.  Knower 


F.  B.  Littlefleld 


"       "  Lieutenant  William  M.  Waterbury 
"       "  Captain  E.  C.  Knower 
"       "  Lieutenant  William  A.  Flint 
"       "  Captain  John  B.  Vandeweile 

"       "  Lieutenant  Michael  J.  Lee 225 

After  (he  Battle. .  230 


207 


IV 


CONTENTS. 


Portrait  of  Major  Edward  F.  Young 

"       "   Lieutenant  Horace  E.  Kimball 
"       "  H.  W.  Hayden 

"      "  "         William  Barnes 

"       "  Major  William  B.  Barnes 
"       "  Lieutenant  H.  D.  McNaughton 
"       "  First  Sergeant  Joseph  Hulse 
Thomas  Smith 
"  Lieutenant  T.  S.  Wallace 
"       "  T.  N.  Marcotte 

"       "          "          William  S.  Ball 
"          "          G.  W.  Mears 

'          T.  A.  Bailey 

"       "  Brevet  Major  Rodney  Dexter 

"      W.  C.  Furrey 
"       "  Captain  Charles  Morrison 
"       "  Quartermaster  J.  H.  Thorp 
"       "  Lieutenant  E.  C.  Clarke 
"       "  Brevet  Major  Nathan  S.  Wood 
"       "  Lieutenant  H.  G.  Harris 
"       "  First  Sergeant  August  T.  Wilder 
"       "      "        "        «Oscar  Knapp 
"       "  Lieutenant  Edgar  W.  Dennis 
George  W.  Bemis 
"       "  Captain  Henry  L.  Smith 
"       "        "       George  W.  Ingalls 
"       "  Lieutenant  S.  W.  Doubleday 
"       "  Frank  C.  Filley 

Abner  Seeley 
W.  C.  Bartholomew 
M.  J.  Nolan 

"       "  General  Philip  H.  Sheridan 

"       "  Major  H.  T.  Lee 

"       "  Lieutenant  William  C.  Edmonston 

D.  D.  McPherson 
H.  L.  Kelly 

"       "  Brevet  Major  J.  H.  Wood 

"       "  Lieutenant  George  W.  Young 

"       "  Captain  Richard  Kennedy 

"       "  Brevet  Lieutenant-Colonel  D.  F.  Hamlink 

"       "  Lieutenant  N.  C.  Parshall 

E.  O.  Gates , 

Tidball's  Batteries  at  Cold  Harbor 

Figure  from  Curtain  in  the  Shelton  House 

Portrait  of  Captain  D.  K.  Smith  Jones 

"       "  Surgeon  Hartwell  C.  Tompkins 

The  Bombardment  at  the  Mine  Explosion 

Portrait  of  Captain  A.  C.  Brown 


239 


249 


253 


265 
268 
269 
279 
291 
303 
307 


CONTENTS.  V 

PAGE 

The  Army  Mule  (Chapter-end) 332 

Ream's  Station — Position  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery 345 

Portrait  of  Captain  James  M.  McKeel 350 

"       *'  Major  William  Arthur 355 

"       "  Lieutenant  Frank  L.  Burdick 359 

Going  to  Work  on  the  Forts  at  Night 368 

Portrait  of  General  A.  A.  Humphreys 374 

"      "        "       Nelson  A.  Miles 375 

"       "  Sergeant  James  Bogan 385 

"       "         "        FrankDenio  391 

"       "  Colonel  Robert  Nugent 396 

"       "        "       Seward  F.  Gould  (Opposite) 396 

The  Grand  Review 423 

Portrait  of  Major  Henry  E.  Richmond 429 

Dismounted  Cannon  (End-piece) 434 

The  Muse  of  History  (Initial  Letter,  Part  Second) 435 

Portrait  of  Dr.  C.  P.  Lawrence"! 
"      "    "    M.  J.Davis 
"      "    "    A.  F.  Mudie      r 


'    George  Bayles 

"       "    "     William  M.  Hendrickson. . 456 

"  Lieutenant  W.  D.  Herrick 458 

"       "  Lieutenant  W.  C.  B.  Gray      1 
"       "  Chaplain  William  H.  Carr 
"       "  Lieutenant  Edward   Wheeler 

"       "  Brevet  Colonel  S.P.Corliss       C • 463 

"  Lieutenant  M.  V.  B.  Aiken 
"       "  "          Thomas  Delanoy 

William  H.  Burt 465 

Charles  H.  Burghardt..' 465 

"       "  Captain  H.  L.  Carpenter 466 

"       "  Lieutenant  George  Chichester 466 

J.  C.  Crombie 466 

Ichabod  Flanagan 467 

O.  L.  Dearborn 467 

"       "  Captain  A.  S.  Eddy 467 

"  Lieutenant  H.  C.  Kirk 470 

J.  D.  McNeil 472 

"        "  Captain  J.  W.  Sweetman 473 

Captain  E.  A.  Tudor  at  Fort  Bennett 474 

Portrait  of  Lieutenant  William  L.  Thurber 475 

William  E.  Van  Name 475 

George  H.  Warner 476 

William  H.  Winans. 477 

"  Sergeant  I.  N.  Teed 
"       "  Corporal  W.  H.  Sweetman 

"  Alonzo  A.  Knapp  f"' 

"       "  Corporal  Louis  Deion  J 


VI 


CONTENTS. 


Portrait  of  Sergeant  V.  E.  Horton 

Theodore  Quick 

"       "  Lieutenant  N.  B.  Lynes 

"  Corporal  William  E.  Kniffln 

"       "  Sergeant  George  E.  Northey 

"       "  Matthew  Quinu 

"       "  James  H.  Lyon  ' 

"       "  David  Rogers 
"  Edward  A.  Teed 

"        "  Albert  Bunyea 

"       "  First  Sergeant  Harrison   Totten 

"        "  Silas  Haviland 

"       "  Jarvis  Cole 480 

"       "  Sergeant  James  Hyatt 483 

"  Edgar  Hitt 484 

"  J.  T.  Lockwood 485 

"  E.  B.  A.  Miller 487 

"  W.  H.  H.  Miller 487 

"       "  Sergeant  Mills  Reynolds 489 

"  James  H.  Still 490 

"  L.  H.  Secor 490 

"  Sergeant  C.  E.  Wright 
"  L.  E.  Gallahue 
"  Corporal  S.  B.  Weeks 
"  Star  V.  Totten 

"       "  Sergeant    Anthony  Wallard 

"        "  Lieutenant  J.  W.  Nixon 
S.  I.  More 

"       "  Jacob  Snyder 

"        "  Thaddeus  Laymon 

"       "First  Sergeant  James  Barr 

"       "A.S.Thomas  f 

"       "  Isaac  McKeever 

"       "  James  Porter 

"       "  George  L.  Andrus 

"  A.  E.  Borthwick ". 496 

"  William  C.  Oakley. 503 

"  John  H.  Snyder 505 

"  Sergeant  J.  N.  Wright 507 

"       "  Daniel  Torpy 

"       "  R.  T.  Miller 

"       "  John  Dailey 

"       "  John  Bradley 

"       "  John  F.  Phillips    }• 508 

"       "  Hugh  McPhillips 

"       "  Andrew  Beattie 

"       "  W.  D.  Robinson 

"       "  Nelson  Moore 


CONTENTS.  Vll 

PAGE 

Portrait  of  Patrick  A.  Corey  ^ 

"       "  Patrick  Boyle 

"       "  E.  R.  Dusenbury 

"  George  Deitz          ' 

"      "  E.  C.  Smith 

"       "  O.  T.  Hubbell 

Off  Picket.    G.  S.  Farwell.    James  Beckwith 513 

Portrait  of  Corporal  B.  L.  Keelar 515 

"       "  Daniel  E.  Keyes „ 516 

Halt  at  the  Sally-port,  J.  B.  Wilder,  J.  H.  Bishop,  and  Sergeant  L.  J. 

McVicker 517 

Portrait  of  W.  D.  Milliken 518 

"      "  William  D.  Robinson 520 

"  Sergeant  A.  R.  Walker 

"      "  James  F.  Debeau 

"      "  R.  M.  Reed 

"      "  L.  B.  Hawley  V ... 524 

"       "  W.  D.  Brouson 

"       "  Corporal  Nelson  Moore 

"       "  Sergeant  J.  W.  Martin  j 

"       "  Corporal  F.  S.  Cooley 528 

"       "  A.  J.  Downing 529 

"      "  Ira  W.  Lockwood 535 

"       "  Corporal  J.  H.  Mead 536 

"      "  Lieutenant  Richard  Price 

"      "  Gabriel  Zabriskie 

"       "  Sergeant  Abram  Stoothoff 


Patrick  Farrell 


544 


"       "  James  Mullen 

"      "  Sergeant  Garret  Tyson 

S.  C.  Van  Houghton . 
"  Wra.  H.  Beasley 545 

The  Mahoney  Brothers — John,  Dennis,  Michael 552 

Portrait  of  Sergeant  Joseph  Aspinall  "j 

"       "  Corporal  John  H.  Dunn     i- 557 

"       "  John  H.  Sanders 

"       "  Sergeant  Charles  W.  Brewer 558 

"      "  Thomas  G.  Stenson 569 

"       "  Israel  L.  Emerson 575 

"       "  First  Sergeant  T.  A.  Theban") 
"       "  Sergeant  David  B.  Jones 

"       "E.W.Burge  j 

"       "  Sergeant  G.  W.  Brownell      j 

"       "  Wellington  Beecher 588 

"       "  Sergeant  Herman  J.  Eddy 591 

"       "        "       J.C.Jones 594 

"      "  Corporal  A.  H.  Reed .' 598 

"      "  William  O.  Babcock. .  605 


Vlll 


CONTENTS. 


615 


Portrait  of  Sergeant  Samuel  Beswick 
"       "        "        Charles  H.  Gascoigne 
"       "        "         W.  H.  Boyce 
"       "        "         Corp'l  M.  A.  Smith 

"       "  Philo  Warner '. 627 

Trains  of  Second  Corps,  Guarded  by  Company  L 629 

Portrait  of  Edward  Holland 635 

"  Col.  Seward  F.  Gould 
"       "  John  A.  Lewis 
"       "  Chas.  H.  Marcy 
"       "  Lt.  Thos.  Murphy 
"       "  Chas.  Osgood 

"  Wm.  H.  Smith 
"       "  Chas.  H.  Robinson 
"       "  John  H.  Smith 
"       "  H.  C.  Kirk 
"       "  Frank  Denio 
"       "  Wm.  J.  Casey 
"       "  Almon  Stotenbur 
"  Richard  Rudd 

"  W.  H.  Boughton '. 645 

"       "S.P.Putnam 652 

"C.H.Robinson 653 

"  Ellery  C.  Deyo 
"  J.  R.  Frary 
"       "  Geo.  Cross 
"       "  Henry  B.  Rowley 
Second  Annual  Reunion  at  Rochester. . .  659 


644 


655 


HEAVY  GUNS  AND   LIGHT. 

A  HISTORY  OF  THE  FOURTH  NEW  YORK  HEAVY  ARTILLERY. 


PART  FIRST. 


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CHAPTER   I. 


THE  ORIGINAL  ORGAN 
IZATION. 

N  the  office  of  Ches 
ter  A.  Arthur,  at  that 
time  Quartermaster- 
General   on  the    staff    of 
Governor  E.    D.   Morgan, 
some  time  in  the  month  of 
October,    1861,    three    young 
men  were  discussing  the  war 
and  the  military  situation. 

One  of  these  was  William 
Arthur,  a  brother  of  the  late 
President,  another  was  Henry 
J.  Kopper,  at  that  time  em 
ployed  in  the  Quartermaster's 
office,  and  the  third  Lieuten 
ant  Henry  H.  Hall,  somewhat 
older  than  the  other  two,  who 
had  served  in  a  Mississippi 
regiment  with  General  Tay 
lor's  division  during  the  Mexican  War. 

The  conversation  turned  on  the  expediency  of  entering 


a* 


10  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

the  military  service.  The  need  of  more  troops  was  appar 
ent.  The  quota  of  New  York  under  the  President's  call  of 
April  15th  had  been  filled,  but  the  required  number  had 
not  been  entirely  raised  under  the  call  of  May  and  July  for 
five  hundred  thousand  men. 

The  various  branches  of  the  service  were  discussed,  and 
as  they  could  rely  upon  the  co-operation  of  Major  Thomas 
Allcock,  at  that  time  Aide-de-camp  to  General  Gates,  com 
manding  the  New  York  Volunteer  Depot,  they  decided  to 
avail  themselves  of  their  opportunity  in  organizing  a  select 
body  of  troops  for  the  artillery  branch  of  the  service. 

It  happened  about  this  time  that  letters  were  received  by 
the  Adjutant-General  of  the  State,  from  the  Secretary  of 
War  and  General  McClellan,  authorizing  Mr.  Thomas  D. 
Doubleday  to  raise  and  organize  a  regiment  of  heavy  artil 
lery  ;  and  under  this  authority  they  decided  to  act  and  as 
sist  in  securing  the  requisite  number  of  men  for  the  pro 
posed  regiment. 

Following  is  the  official  order  : 

HEADQUARTERS  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK, 
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S  OFFICE, 

ALBANY,  November  1,  1861. 

SPECIAL  ORDERS,  No.  465. 

In  accordance  with  tae  recommendation  of  General  Mc 
Clellan  and  the  request  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  Mr.  T.  D. 
Doubleday  is  hereby  authorized  to  raise  and  organize  a  force 
of  heavy  artillery  of  not  more  than  a  regiment  of  eight 
companies  and  not  less  than  one  company  for  such  service 
as  they  may  be  assigned  to  by  the  War  Department. 

Mr.  Doubleday  will  report  from  time  to  time  to  this  De 
partment  the  progress  of  the  organization. 

By  order  of  the  Commander-in-Chief. 
To  GENERAL  ALLCOCK, 

A.  D.  C.   of  General  Charles  Gates, 
Comd'g  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  and  Twelfth  Militia. 

The  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  was  originally  known  as 
Doubleday' s  Artillery,  and  subsequently  as  the  First  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery.  The  Adjutant-General  having  de 
cided  to  number  the  artillery  regiments  without  reference 


THE    ORIGINAL    ORGANIZATION. 


11 


to  the  distinctions  of  light  and  heavy  ordnance,  and  there 
being  a  First  Regiment  of  light  artillery  already  organized, 
the  regimental  number  was  changed  to  the  Fourth.  Under 
the  proclamation  of  the  President,  the  regiment,  consisting 
originally  of  eight  companies,  was  called  into  the  service  of 
the  United  States  for  the  period  of  three  years  from  Decem 
ber  13th,  1861.  The  following  shows  the  muster-roll  of  the 
original  field  and  staff  : 


NAMES. 

Rank. 

Age. 

Joined  for  Duty  and  Enrolled. 

When. 

Where. 

By  Whom  En 
rolled. 

Period. 

Doubleday,  Thomas  D  .  . 
Hall,  Henry  H  

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All  the  field  and  staff  officers  were  mustered  into  the  United  States  service  during   the 
months  of  December  and  January  by  Captain  F.  S.  Lamed,  Twelfth  U.  S.  Infantry. 

At  this  time  two  companies,  consisting  of  about  one  hun 
dred  and  twenty  men,  who  had  been  organized  for  cavalry 
and  lying  at  Quarantine  Barracks,  Staten  Island,  had  joined 
a  regiment  known  as  the  First  United  States  Lancers,  with 
headquarters  at  Camp  Adamson  on  the  Hunter  Fly  Road,. 
Brooklyn.  They  were  a  fine  body  of  volunteers  and  had 
already  distinguished  themselves  at  Quarantine  Barracks 
in  a  little  engagement  with  Colonel  Paul  Frank's  Fifty- 
second  New  York  Regiment,  six  hundred  strong.  They 
took  their  meals  with  this  regiment  in  the  same  eating- 
house  adjoining  the  barracks  ;  and  although  each  man's 
place  at  table  had  been  allotted,  the  Fifty-second,  presuming- 
on  their  superior  numbers,  kept  encroaching  upon  the  space* 
assigned  the  two  companies.  After  this  aggression  had 
continued  until  forbearance  ceased  to  be  a  virtue,  one  dav, 

*   " 

headed  by  Ben  Dickens,  a  herculean  soldier,  who  was  ably 


12  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

supported  by  fifty  other  stalwarts,  the  entire  command  fol 
lowing,  they  made  a  grand  charge  on  the  six  hundred. 
The  eating-house  resembled  a  pandemonium  for  a  few  min 
utes,  with  missiles  of  a  most  unique  character,  including 
tin  plates,  cups,  hot  beans,  boiled  pork,  mush,  etc.,  flying 
in  all  directions.  The  Fifty-second  gave  way  and  fled  in 
disorder. 

"  Then  they  came  back,  but  not, 
Not  the  '  six  hundred.'  " 

An  armistice  resulted,  after  which  the  rights  of  all  were 
rigidly  observed. 

The  Lancers  were  being  organized  by  a  Polish  exile,  one 
Colonel  Smolinski,  whom  some  of  the  officers  soon  charac 
terized  as  more  of  a  stick  than  a  Pole.  Among  the  other 
officers  were  Colonel  Graham,  Majors  Urban  and  Taffe,  and 
Captain  Maluski.  Trouble  ensued  in  the  organization,  and 
the  First  United  States  Lancers  disbanded,  Colonel  Samuel 
Graham  becoming  Colonel  of  the  Fifth  New  York  Artillery, 
Major  Urban  joining  the  same  organization,  and  the  two 
companies,  which  had  been  organized  as  Troops  A  and  B  of 
the  Lancers,  wrere  secured  for  Colonel  Doubleday's  artillery 
and  accordingly  returned  to  Staten  Island,  taking  quarters 
at  Port  Richmond,  as  Companies  A  and  B  of  the  First 
Artillery.  The  organization  of  the  companies  will  be  con 
sidered  in  detail. 

MAJORITY  of  the  original  members  of 
Company  A  were  enrolled  in  Putnam, 
Westchester,  and  Dutchess  counties.  Of 
the  total  number  ninety  enrolled,  four 
teen  were  from  Brewster's,  thirty-seven 
from  Groton,  eight  from  Pawling,  six 
from  New  York  City,  and  twelve  from 
Paterson.  Of  these,  twenty-one  were  enrolled  by  H.  T. 
Lee,  thirty-two  by  T.  D.  Sears,  thirteen  by  Frank  Williams, 
and  fourteen  by  Martin  Van  Buren  Aiken.  The  company 
was  mustered  by  F.  S.  Lamed,  Captain  in  the  Twelfth  In 
fantry,  at  Port  Richmond.  It  was  thought  a  little  severe 
on  the  boys  that  they  should  be  compelled  to  find  quarters 


THE   ORIGINAL    ORGANIZATION.  13 

in  a  barn  while  on  fetaten  Island,  and  yet  there  were  times 
subsequently  when  they  would  have  gladly  paid  a  dollar 
apiece  per  night  for  as  comfortable  accommodations.  The 
following  were  the  original  company  officers  :  Thomas  D. 
Sears,  Captain  ;  Henry  T.  Lee,  First  Lieutenant ;  Frank 
Williams,  Second  Lieutenant ;  Martin  V.  B.  Aiken,  Orderly 
Sergeant ;  James  M.  McKeel,  First  Sergeant  ;  Elbert  S. 
Washburn,  Second  Sergeant ;  Henry  W.  Hayden,  Third 
Sergeant ;  Benjamin  Dickens,  Fourth  Sergeant ;  Oscar 
Dearborn,  First  Corporal ;  Oscar  Knapp,  Second  Corporal ; 
Isaac  N.  Teed,  Third  Corporal ;  Alonzo  A.  Knapp,  Fourth 
Corporal ;  Theodore  Quick,  Fifth  Corporal ;  John  W. 
Sweet-man,  Sixth  Corporal. 

The  rank  and  file  of  the  original  muster-in  were  : 
Thomas  Aked,  Theodore  L.  Baker,  Arthur  D.  Bailey, 
Joseph  Burke,  James  C.  Bogan,  Stephen  D.  Butler,  Amos 
W.  Butler,  Martin  Britto,  Edward  Bland,  Peter  Carr,  George 
Clements,  Lindon  J.  Cowl,  Alexander  Collard,  Norman 
Davis,  Ephraim  Davis,  Patrick  Cronin,  Lewis  G.  Cree, 
Charles  Davis,  Louis  Deion,  Alexander  Degolyer,  Stepha- 
niah  Denny,  Samuel  F.  Dickens,  Shedrach  Dingel,  William 
E.  Doane,  William  Donnell,  Henry  Drews,  George  Dum- 
bard,  Horace  Eastwood,  Sutton  A.  Ganning,  Silas  Haviland, 
Henry  C.  Hatter,  George  H.  Hubbard,  Elbert  S.  Hynard, 
William  H.  Knapp,  Mitchel  B.  Knapp,  John  Knapp,  Will 
iam  E.  Kniffin,  Abram  Kennedy,  Freeman  Light,  Thomas 
Lane,  Bernard  McNally,  James  McDonald,  William  McDon 
nell,  James  Morey,  Charles  Mosier,  Patrick  McGlocklin, 
George  Northey,  Elijah  Penny,  Nathan  Penny,  Norman  B. 
Purdy,  Theodore  Price,  James  P.  Rogers,  Lewis  B.  Rogers, 
Edwin  Rockwell,  Robert  A«  Reynolds,  George  S.  Robinson, 
David  Reed,  Joseph  Sprague,  Emerson  See,  Daniel  Scott, 
David  H.,  Terrill,  Joseph  H.  Turk,  Harrison  Totten,  Star 
V.  Totten,  William  H.  Totten,  William  B.  Tryon,  John  S. 
Trowbridge,  Daniel  Townsend,  Alonzo  Townsend,  Augustus 
Thomas,  George  Vanderburg,  John  W.  Washburn,  Merritt 
Washburn,  Isaac  S.  Wallace,  Elijah  Wilson,  Elbert  Wilson, 
George  W.  Wixon,  James  Wynn,  William  H.  Wilcox,  Moses 
Waters,  Moses  Y.  Wilson,  George  R.  Wixon. 


14  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

COMPANY,  which  had  been  also  tempo 
rarily  organized  as  Lancers,  was  raised 
in  the  southeastern  and  river  counties  of 
the  State ;  three  of  the  members  being 
from  Blenheim,  one  from  Conesville,  and 
thirty-four  from  Gilboa,  Schoharie  Coun 
ty  ;  six  from  Moresville,  and  one  from 
Roxbury,  Delaware  County  ;  five  from 
West  Troy,  Albany  County  ;  seventeen  from  Brooklyn, 
seven  from  New  York  City,  and  eleven  from  Staten  Island. 
Twelve  recruits  were  enrolled  by  Captain  Morrison,  ten  by 
Lieutenant  Morrison,  ten  by  Major  Casper  Urban,  and  fifty- 
seven  by  Lieutenant  Yandewiele.  The  work  of  recruiting 
was  continued  from  September  to  December. 

Captain  Yandewiele  gives  an  account  of  a  somewhat  re 
markable  inarch  he  made  with  some  thirty  recruits  from 
Gilboa,  across  the  Hudson  River  in  the  latter  month,  on  the 
ice.  It  was  very  cold  and  the  wind  was  hilarious,  sweeping 
down  the  river  with  a  force  which  seemed  irresistible.  They 
did  not  realize  this  till  they  were  some  rods  from  the  west 
shore,  when  they  were  struck  by  a  gust  mingled  with  fine 
snow  which  brought  the  whole  company  to  the  ice  en 
masse. 

Their  onward  course  became  a  battle  with  the  elements, 
and  they  found  the  only  way  to  escape  defeat  and  serious 
consequences  from  the  freezing  cold  was  to  drop  on  their 
hands  when  the  enemy  charged,  and  to  make  a  rush  when 
the  lull  came.  In  this  way  they  reached  the  east  shore  and 
the  depot,  though  not  without  some  white-tipped  noses  and 
ears. 

The  original  officers  of  Company  B  were  Charles  Morri 
son,  Captain  ;  John  B.  Yandewiele  and  Henry  G.  Harris, 
First  Lieutenants  ;  Gardiner  L.  Morrison  and  William  E. 
Yan  Namee,  Second  Lieutenants. 

Sergeants :  Aldelbert  E.  Driggs,  George  Chichester, 
Abram  Shoemaker,  Howard  G.  Wakeman,  Burton  Tomp- 
kins,  Jacob  Shoemaker,  Stephen  D.  Soules.  Corporals : 
William  C.  Furrey,  Samuel  J.  More,  Frederick  Yan  Segger, 
Arthur  H.  Farquher. 


THE   ORIGINAL    ORGANIZATION.  15 

Those  originally  mustered  as  privates  were  : 
Francis  C.  Ames,  George  L.  Andrus,  Lewis  Bailey,  Alex 
ander  Borthwick,  Samuel  Batty,  Charles  M.  Bowers,  Will 
iam  E.  Brendle,  Frederick  Brinkman,  James  Bennett,  Sil 
vester  Clapper,  Patrick  Colgan,  Homer  De  Silva,  Henry  De 
Silva,  Henry  Dibble,  C.  D.  Duncan,  Benjamin  Fanning, 
Alfred  Fickel,  Stephen  Finch,  James  Gannoir,  Robert 
Getty,  John  Henry  Gow,  Edward  Grove,  S.  D.  Habble,  Ros- 
coe  Harris,  James  Hanlon,  Walter  S.  Hay,  William  H.  Hay, 
\Villiam  Hayes,  John  L.  Jenkins,  John  Johnson,  George 
Kolsch,  Francis  G.  Lawyer,  Thaddeus  Laymon,  Winslow 
P.  Lemily,  George  Lemily,  Samuel  Lemily,  Anthony  Lon- 
drush,  Anthony  Mangle,  Vanthem  Magle,  Bernard  Mangan, 
Patrick  Mangan,  Thomas  C.  Maham,  Thomas  McAdam, 
John  McHugh,  Henry  Monroe,  Joseph  Monroe,  •  Martin 
Mosher,  John  Muller,  Patrick  Murphy,  Hiram  T.  Oakly, 
William  C.  Oakley,  Eri  P.  Oakley,  Alvah  M.  Peck,  James 
W.  Porter,  Martin  Richtmyer,  Marcus  Richtmyer,  Henry 
T.  Rogers,  James  Ryan,  Willard  Scehmerhorn,  George  J. 
Siemon,  Henry  Siemon,  George  Shaefer,  Whited  Silleck, 
Amos  Silver,  Henry  Y.  Steele,  George  Strack,  Ferdinand 
Smidt,  Charles  Saxe,  Sidney  Thomas,  Felix  Timmons, 
Alexander  Vanloan,  Frederick  Yanderheide,  Christian 
Wohlero,  Michael  Welch,  John  W.  Weismer,  Melbourne 
Weismer,  Wilber  White,  Nathan  M.  Wilcox,  John  W. 
Wright. 

COMPANY  was  originally  recruited  at 
Rochester,  for  the  Ira  Harris  Cavalry. 
When  the  company  reached  New  York 
City  it  was  found  that  the  cavalry  regi 
ment  had  its  full  complement  of  com 
panies.  The  proposition  was  made  to 
break  up  the  organization  and  distribute 
the  members  among  the  other  companies  of  the  cavalry 
regiment  This  proposition  wras  not  accepted,  however,  the 
officers  and  a  majority  of  the  men  preferring  to  retain  the 
organization  and  go  into  Colonel  Doubleday's  Regiment  of 
Heavy  Artillery.  Of  the  seventy-nine  members  of  the  orig- 


16  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

inal  company  twenty-one  were  from  Rochester,  thirteen 
from  Scottsville,  sixteen  from  Oswego,  four  from  Mumford, 
two  from  Geneseo,  six  from  Hornellsville,  and  the  re 
mainder  from  other  small  towns  in  the  vicinity  of  Roches 
ter.  Seven  joined  the  company  at  Port  Richmond.  The 
recruiting  was  chiefly  done  by  Captain  W.  B.  Barnes,  Lieu 
tenants  Wood  and  MoNaoghton,  and  Sergeants  Lansing 
and  McPherson.  The  following  is  the  original  list  of 
officers  :  W.  B.  Barnes,  Captain  ;  James  H.  Wood,  First 
Lieutenant ;  Adelbert  S.  Eddy,  Second  Lieutenant ;  H.  D. 
McNaughton,  Second  Lieutenant ;  D.  F.  Hamlink,  First  Ser 
geant  ;  George  J.  Lansing,  Second  Sergeant ;  D.  D.  Mc 
Pherson,  Third  Sergeant ;  James  Walker,  Fourth  Sergeant ; 
James  H.  Bishop,  First  Corporal ;  Norman  L.  Oakley, 
Second  Corporal ;  George  W.  Shadbolt,  Third  Corporal ; 
William  H.  Burt,  Fourth  Corporal ;  F.  G  McElroy,  Fifth 
Corporal ;  AYilliam  Rolson,  Sixth  Corporal ;  John  Haw 
kins,  Seventh  Corporal. 

The  following  privates  were  mustered  : 

Alexander  F.  Ball,  Edgar  Barber,  Patrick  Barry,  Lyman 
Bloss,  Jedediah  Burger,  Lowery  Blackburn,  J.  W.  Carley, 
Theodore  Covert,  Solomon  R.  Carley,  Henry  S.  Crane,  Peter 
Cain,  John  I.  Doane,  James  H.  Decker,  Michael  Fitzgerald, 
Lucius  A.  Farnsworth,  William  Grow,  Abner  Green,  Rich 
ard  Handee,  John  Hoyt.  E.  H.  Hyde,  James  Hughes,  David 
Huftelin,  James  J.  Jackson,  Chester  R.  Knapp,  Michael 
Kelly,  L.  A.  Lyon,  William  McMillen,  Robert  McMillen, 
Frank  Munson,  Michael  McCabe,  J.  D.  F.  McNaughton, 
Louis  J.  McYicker,  William  Marsh,  James  Moore,  Hugh  Mc- 
Philips,  Romanta  T.  Miller,  Aaron  Nixson,  Thomas  Nolan, 
Lindorf  A.  Nott,  George  Northy,  James  O'Donahue,  Henry 
Ott,  Benjamin  Parmeter,  Joseph  Patterson,  Joseph  Pageot, 
Patrick  Powers,  John  F.  Phillips,  Peter  Pero,  Daniel 
Quinn,  John  Quinn,  Silas  W.  Robinson,  Thomas  Reardon, 
AVilliam  C.  Smith,  Henry  Steinberger,  John  W.  Smith, 
Arthur  Simpson,  Daniel  V.  Scott,  Elijah  Tracy,  Arthur 
Tracy,  Newton  Taplin,  Thomas  H.  Turnbridge,  John  E. 
Trunbridge,  Alphonzo  Underwood,  George  Van  Wormer, 
James  M.  Weldon,  Artificer. 


THE   ORIGINAL   ORGANIZATION. 


17 


COMPANY,  which  in  the  outset  was  also 
designed  for  cavalry,  was  recruited  large 
ly  in  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y. ;  fifty-three 
of  the  members  having  been  enrolled  at 
Ballston  Spa,  one  at  Batchellerville, 
eleven  at  West  Day,  three  at  Northville, 
three  at  Edinburg,  and  eighteen  on  Staten 
Island.  The  enrolling  officers  were  Cap 
tain  George  W.  Ingalls,  Sergeants  McLean 
and  Ayers.  The  following  is  the  original 
list  of  officers  :  George  W.  Ingalls,  Captain  ;  Frank  C.  Fil- 
ley,  First  Lieutenant ;  W.  C.  Bryant  Gray,  First  Lieuten 
ant  ;  W.  Malcolm  Waterbury,  Second  Lieutenant ;  D.  K. 
Smith  Jones,  Second  Lieutenant ;  Ashel  W.  Potter,  First 
Sergeant ;  Abram  G.  Bradt,  Second  Sergeant ;  Jonas  B. 
McLean,  Third  Sergeant ;  Edwin  R.  Ingalls,  Fourth  Ser 
geant  ;  William  Bradt,  Fifth  Sergeant ;  William  H.  Sher 
man,  First  Corporal ;  Arnold  T.  Ayers,  Second  Corporal ; 
John  Walls,  Third  Corporal ;  Marcus  Burras,  Fourth  Cor 
poral  ;  William  A.  Hunt,  Fifth  Corporal ;  Moses  Lewis, 
Sixth  Corporal ;  Henry  P.  Perry,  Seventh  Corporal ;  John 
B.  Jones,  Eighth  Corporal. 
The  remaining  enlisted  men  were  : 

Charles  H.  Adams,  Charles  Adams,  Thomas  Anders,  Bra- 
man  Ayers,  Jr.  ;  William  A.  Armstrong,  George  H.  Bradt, 
Daniel  A.  Bortell,  Thomas  C.  Black,  Ira  J.  Barber,  Edwin 
Bishop,  Albert  P.  Blood,  William  Bortell,  Franklin  R. 
Brown,  Vernando  W.  Bruce,  Richard  Bills,  John  Barrett, 
Thomas  Brady,  Henry  Barkley,  Alexander  Chricton, 
Charles  T.  Cromwell,  James  W.  Cromwell,  Patrick  H. 
Casey,  John  Clome,  Henry  C.  De  Long,  Gordon  Dimmick, 
Isaac  De  Forest,  James  B.  Douglass,  James  Daniels,  George 
Dickerson,  James  H.  Dennis,  Elihu  Ellis,  Gilbert  F.  Ed- 
mond,  Samuel  Fensworth,  John  Fredericks,  Charles  H.  Fair 
banks,  John  B.  Ford,  Robert  Fox,  Joseph  Garry,  William 
Hall,  Martin  Hunter,  Henry  T.  Harkness,  John  Howard, 
Charles  Herrick,  Charles  D.  Herrick,  Emery  L.  Hofman, 
Edward  B.  Kenyon,  John  E.  Lansing,  James  Lynch,  Jacob 
Lansing,  Lewis  Lane,  Philo  R.  Lawrence,  George  C.  Low- 


18  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

ery,  David  Miller,  E.  Wilson  Milliman,  John  McGuire, 
James  P.  Miller,  Charles  Massy,  James  McLean,  Lorenzo 
Mason,  Charles  W.  Newman,  Michael  Normile,  Abijah  Ovell, 
Mahlon  Robinson,  George  Ralph,  William  Smith,  Martin 
V.  Sheffer,  Benjamin  Severance,  Harris  T.  Slocnm,  Willetus 
Taft,  John  W.  Vanarnum,  George  Walker,  Alonzo  M. 
Weatherwax,  William  Weatherwax,  Sidney  R.  Wolfe, 
Charles  Willoughby,  William  Webb,  Charles  H.  Wells,  Vil- 
ery  West,  John  White,  Arthur  Whitney. 

COMPANY  was  recruited  in  December, 
1861,  and  January,  1862,  by  Captain  Al 
ston,  Lieutenant  Young,  and  Recruiting 
Officer  Terrell.  The  men  of  the  company 
possessed  the  strong  lungs  and  muscular 
build  usually  resulting  from  an  active  life 
on  the  water.  They  were  chiefly  fisher 
men  and  boatmen  residing  on  Staten 
Island,  where  Captain  Alston  at  that  time 
lived.  Ten  were  from  Cohoes,  Albany 
County.  The  following  is  the  original 
list  of  officers  :  Japhet  Alston,  Captain  ;  George  W.  Mears, 
First  Lieutenant ;  William  C.  Jackson,  First  Lieutenant ; 
George  W.  Young,  Second  Lieutenant ;  Henry  L.  Smith, 
Second  Lieutenant ;  William  Young,  First  Sergeant ; 
Michael  J.  Nolan,  Second  Sergeant ;  Garrett  Tyson,  Third 
Sergeant ;  Elihu  P.  Hedenberg,  Fourth  Sergeant ;  Charles 
Bates,  First  Corporal ;  Charles  W.  Webster,  Second  Cor 
poral  ;  John  Mullen,  Third  Corporal. 
Following  is  the  original  list  of  privates  : 
Hugh  Brady,  John  H.  Bleauvelt,  Joseph  Baker,  William 
Beasley,  Henry  Beachen,  William  H.  Booth,  James  Ban- 
non,  Theodore  Crowle,  Charles  Cole,  William  Conner,  Henry 
Cowles,  John  Clark,  Henry  Coddington,  John  M.  Crocker, 
John  Campbell,  John  Downey,  Henry  E.  Decker,  Vincent 
Decker,  Abraham  Decker,  Lafayette  Decker,  James  H. 
Decker,  Thomas  Depew,  Bernard  Dougherty,  Bartholomew 
Dillon,  Albert  Dunn,  William  Fasshaber,  Patrick  Farrell, 
James  Flynn,  Matthew  Fagan,  Edward  H.  Green,  John  H. 


THE   ORIGINAL    ORGANIZATION.  19 

Genmore,  Timothy  Hickey,  William  Heines,  William  Hunt 
er,  Joseph  F.  Hill,  James  A.  Ingalls,  James  E.  Kirk,  John 
Knox,  Jeremiah  Kellerer,  William  Liske,  Patrick  Learny, 
James  Mullen,  Edward  Moore,  Matthias  Moore,  Henry  E. 
Moore,  John  G.  Martin,  Thomas  Murphy,  Robert  J.  Mat 
thews,  John  Merrill,  Morritz  Mendleshon,  Bernard  Mullen, 
Dennis  Mahoney,  Bernard  McKenna,  Richard  A.  Price, 
William  Pangborn,  John  Parker,  Thomas  Rudds,  Henry 
Raythen,  James  Riley,  Thomas  Ryan,  Thomas  S.  Stillwell, 
Abraham  B.  Sharrott,  James  H.  Sharrott,  Thomas  Sharrott, 
Timothy  Sullivan,  Abraham  Stoothoff,  William  Taffay, 
William  Vaughan,  George  Van  Pelt,  Samuel  Van  Houten, 
Gabriel  Zibriski. 

COMPANY,  with  the  exception  of  twelve 
members,  was  raised  originally  in  New 
York  City,  eleven  of  the  remaining  twelve 
being  enrolled  on  Staten  Island.  Captain 
Tudor  was  chief  recruiting  officer.  The 
following  is  the  original  list  of  officers  : 
Edward  A.  Tudor,  Captain ;  William  Rim- 
mer,  First  Lieutenant ;  Henry  J.  Kopper, 
Second  Lieutenant ;  Richard  Kennedy, 
Second  Lieutenant ;  Thomas  A.  Baily, 
First  Sergeant ;  Harvey  L.  Carpenter,  Second  Sergeant- ; 
Thomas  Wilson,  Third  Sergeant ;  William  H.  Hatch,  Fourth 
Sergeant  ;  Edward  Hartley,  First  Corporal ;  Larry  O'La- 
han,  Second  Corporal ;  John  Williams,  Third  Corporal. 
The  privates  were  : 

Peter  Bracken,  James  Brady,  Luke  Boy  Ian,  William  Bur 
ton,  William  Barnes,  Charles  W.  Brower,  William  W.  Brit 
ten,  Isaiah  Brower,  David  Conklin,  G.  L.  Clayton,  Richard 
Dorre,  John  Donohoe,  Peter  Dailey,  John  Dailey,  John  A. 
Dunn,  John  Flanagan,  Thomas  Flemming,  Robert  Freeland, 
Patrick  Foley,  Christopher  Gegan,  Roger  Gordon,  George 
A.  Gude,  Moses  Harris,  William  Hayden,  John  Hoyt,  Joseph 
W.  Hulse,  John  Haggerty,  John  Heidenrich,  James  John 
son,  William  H.  Jones,  John  Jennings,  Roswell  Lombard, 
William  Leslie,  Henry  Leslie,  Thomas  Lynch,  John  Law- 


20  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

renson,  John  Ling,  Nelson  Layton,  John  V.  Layton,  Josiah 
Layton,  Horace  G.  Mongeyor,  William  McCrackin,  George 
McGomery,  John  McDonnell,  Borden  McGinty,  Samuel 
McChesney,  Joseph  Mount,  Patrick  Mack,  Patrick 
McMahon,  James  L.  Newman,  Abram  R.  Newman,  Michael 
O1  Donnelly,  Henry  Ott,  A.  J.  Peck,  James  Quinn,  Patrick 
Riley,  Peter  Reeling,  Thomas  Ryan,  John  Ryan,  Abner 
Smith,  Thomas  Smith,  Thomas  Smith,  Benjamin  W.  Sharp, 
John  H.  Saunders,  George  W.  Sanford,  Stephen  Streeter, 
William  Scott,  J.  L.  Tompkins,  William  R.  Tyrell,  Edward 
Yogel,  John  Van  Outersterp,  James  H.  Wilson,  William  \V. 
Wyncoop,  T.  H.  Wait. 

COMPANY  was  not  raised  till  the  summer  of 
1862,  when  it  was  recruited  in  New  York  City 
as  a  light  battery.  Five  of  the  original  mem 
bers  came  from  Rondout,  Ulster  County. 
Captain  Young  and  Lieutenants  Kimball  and 
Horn  were  the  recruiting  officers.  Following 
is  the  original  roster  of  company  officers  : 
Edward  F.  Young,  Captain ;  Horace  E.  Kimball,  First 
Lieutenant ;  Daniel  T.  Horn,  Second  Lieutenant ;  Felix 
Franck,  First  Sergeant ;  James  B.  Smith,  Second  Sergeant ; 
George  E.  Palmer,  Third  Sergeant ;  John  Hartley,  Fourth 
Sergeant ;  Daniel  Cole,  Quartermaster- Sergeant ;  John  Wols- 
ley,  First  Corporal ;  James  McNamel,  Second  Corporal ; 
Thomas  Smith,  Third  Corporal ;  Joseph  Howe,  Fourth 
Corporal.  Company  G  joined  the  regiment  at  Fort  Corco 
ran,  Va.,  in  October,  1862. 

The  rank  and  file  originally  mustered  were  : 
John  Adams,  Edward  Anderson,  William  Austin,  John 
Baker,  Charles  Barley,  William  Bartels,  George  Bassett, 
Thomas  Bergen,  Elias  Bernhardt,  Francis  Burns,  Richard 
Carey,  Peter  Carlin,  Pierre  Carrie,  Timothy  Collins, 
Joseph  Conklin,  Bernard  Connolly,  John  Cunningham, 
Michael  Dougherty,  James  Dovetan,  Michael  Fedan, 
James  Foley,  Lester  C.  Gardner,  Richard  Gibney,  Charles 
Gray,  Michael  J.  Griffin,  Lorenzo  H.  P.  Grover,  John  Hag- 
gerty,  John  Harrington,  James  Heden,  James  Henderson, 


THE   ORIGINAL    ORGANIZATION.  21 

John  Herdman,  Michael  Hogan,  Isaac  Jacobs,  Thomas  John 
son,  William  H.  Johnson,  Charles  Kaul,  William  Kehol, 
Otto  Kenkel,  Patrick  Kirk,  John  Leary,  Thomas  Mangan, 
Alexander  McAdory,  Patrick  McDennott,  Patrick  Mc- 
Gowan,  James  McGuire,  Jacob  E.  Meyer,  Henry  Mier, 
James  Miller,  Filghinan  H.  Miller,  John  Minton,  Hezekiah 
Morse,  Stephen  Murphy,  James  Murtangle,  Francis  Myers, 
Jeremiah  O'  Brien,  John  0'  Connell,  Henry  Owens,  Lawrence 
Raine,  Edward  Reilly,  William  Sanderson,  John  Saunders, 
James  Scannell,  Lawrence  Schell,  Henry  Simpson,  John 
Smith,  William  Stephenson,  Thomas  Tindell,  Samuel  S.  Van 
Blarcum,  John  Wenenberg,  Charles  Williams,  Richard 
York. 

COMPANY,  of  which  George  Bliss,  Jr., 
was  the  first  captain,  was  made  of  two 
detachments.  The  one  recruited  in  the 
counties  of  Albany  and  Saratoga,  and  the 
other  at  Canandaigua,  Ontario  County. 
A  majority  of  the  members  were  farmers. 
The  following  is  the  original  list  of  offi 
cers  :  George  Bliss,  Jr.,  Captain,  detached 
on  Governor  Morgan' s  staff  as  Assistant 
Adjutant- General ;  Edgar  W.  Dennis,  First  Lieutenant  Com 
manding  ;  William  Arthur,  Jr.,  First  Lieutenant  ;  George 
W.  Bemis,  Second  Lieutenant ;  Edward  C.  Knower,  Second 
Lieutenant. 

Sergeants  :    Cuyler  W.  Edmonston,  George  H.  Warner, 
Herman  J.  Eddy,  Lewis  L.  Lincoln,  Stephen  Dietz.     Cor 
porals  :    Louis  Holberton,  Elijah   F.  Locke,  John  Wheat, 
William  B.  Lyke. 
The  privates  were : 

Mangle  Anthony,  Richard  Bills,  William  Brooks,  Fred 
erick  Blaise,  John  Barrett,  Charles  M.  Bowers,  James  Ben 
nett,  William  Brindle,  Edward  Bland,  Amos  N.  Butler, 
Stephen  D.  Butler,  Arthur  D.  Bailey,  Benjamin  Bourdon, 
John  F.  Bruso,  Jedediah  Burgon,  Solomon  R.  Carley, 
James  Conner,  James  W.  Douglass,  James  Daniels,  George 
Dickerson,  James  H.  Dennis,  William  E.  Doane,  Thomas 


22  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

Dunn,  Francis  H.  Dickens,  Gilbert  T.  Emmonds,  Owen 
Egan,  William  Fitzsimmons,  William  Ferguson,  Edward 
Grove,  Peter  Gotien,  Louis  Gerome,  James  Gannon,  Charles 
F.  Gilbert,  John  Hoyt,  James  Hughes,  George  Hubbard, 
William  Hayes,  Emory  L.  Hoffman,  Charles  D.  Herrick, 
Charles  Herrick,  John  Johnson,  Alfred  Jickel,  George  W. 
Jackson,  Michael  Kelly,  Thomas  Katny,  Abraham  Kennedy, 
Johanes  Muller,  Patrick  Murray,  Thomas  McAdam,  Charles 
Massay,  John  McGuire,  Thomas  McCreeden,  Michael  Nor- 
mil,  Abijah  Ovett,  Patrick  Quinn,  Mahlon  Robinson, 
Thomas  Reardon,  Anthony  0.  Reilly,  Arthur  Simpson, 
Joseph  Sprague,  George  Strack,  James  Stevens,  Treflier 
Santon,  Robert  Toben,  David  J.  Torrell,  George  N.  Wixon, 
Moses  J.  Wixon,  Franklin  Wowgar,  Christopher  Wohlers. 

The  first  pay  was  received  by  the  regiment  at  Port 
Richmond,  and  the  day,  or  more  exactly  the  night,  was 
made  memorable  by  what  became  known  as  the  Duffy  raid. 
No  one  had  the  right  to  sell  fire-water  in  that  vicinity, 
but  the  indications  were  that  afternoon  that  a  great  deal  of 
it  was  being  sold,  and  some  of  the  boys,  it  was  discovered, 
had  lost  not  only  their  sense,  but  all  their  money.  This  loss 
was  asserted  to  have  occurred  in  Duffy's  saloon  near  the 
dock,  and  so  a  self-appointed  committee  visited  the  place 
and  the  saloon  men  being  unwilling  to  give  any  satisfac 
tion,  they  proceeded  to  smash  the  lamps  and  pitched  the 
bar,  with  most  of  the  other  furniture,  into  the  dock.  A  curi 
ous  thing  about  these  proceedings  was  that  no  one  in  the 
regiment  seemed  to  have  had  any  hand  in  it. 

On  February  5th,  1862,  the  regiment  then  stationed  at 
Camp  Ward,  Port  Richmond,  Staten  Island,  was  inspected 
by  the  Adjutant-General  of  the  State.  It  then  numbered 
six  hundred  and  ten  men,  and  arrayed  in  new  artillery 
uniforms  they  presented  a  very  creditable  appearance. 
After  the  inspection  Colonel  Bliss  presented  Colonel  T.  D. 
Doubleday,  in  behalf  of  the  officers  of  the  regiment,  with  a 
horse  fully  caparisoned  for  service.  In  making  the  presen 
tation  Colonel  Bliss  said  : 

"  Colonel  Doubleday,  in  behalf  of  the  officers  under  your 
command,  I  present  you  with  this  horse  fully  equipped  for 


THE   ORIGINAL    ORGANIZATION.  23 

the  field.  It  is  unnecessary  to  tell  what  great  deeds  you 
are  expected  to  accomplish  together.  But  I  feel  assured 
that  you  will  shed  new  lustre  on  the  honored  name  you 
bear,  and  when  the  guns  of  Fort  Sumter  again  open  their 
fire  on  the  doomed  city  of  Charleston,  may  the  name  of 
Doubleday  shine  as  bright  then  as  it  did  on  the  former  oc 
casion."  (Great  applause.) 

The  band  then  struck  up  the  "  Star- Spangled  Banner," 
after  which  Colonel  Doubleday  responded  as  follows  : 

' :  This  is  the  proudest  moment  of  my  life.  I  cannot  find 
words  to  speak  the  emotions  that  fill  my  heart.  To  Lieu 
tenant-Colonel  Hall,  who  has  served  his  country  on  the 
blood-stained  fields  of  Mexico,  and  to  the  gallant  and  cour 
teous  Major  Allcock,  I  am  indebted  for  the  splendid  body 
of  men  I  have  the  honor  to  command  ;  and,  in  conclusion, 
I  would  say  that  we  have  marching  orders,  and  shall  start 
for  Washington  in  one  week."  (Applause.) 

Lieutenant-Colonel  H.  H.  Hall  and  Majors  Allcock  and 
Doubleday  were  present,  an<J  assisted  in  the  ceremonies. 
Immediately  after  the  presentation  the  guests  and  officers 
adjourned  to  the  Coles  House,  where  a  fine  collation  was 
spread,  to  which  ample  justice  was  done  by  the  ladies  and 
gentlemen  present.  A  patriotic  song  composed  by  Lieuten 
ant  Frank  C.  Filley  and  dedicated  to  the  regiment,  was 
sung,  the  following  being  the  last  stanza  : 

"  Then  rally  to  our  banner  and  make  no  delay — 

The  heavy  artillery,  our  Colonel  Doubleday  ; 
We  will  follow  him  to  death,  and  with  hearts  firm  and  strong, 

To  battle  for  the  Union  we're  marching  along, 
Marching  along,  we  are  marching  along, 

Guide  on  our  banner,  as  we're  marching  along  ; 
Our  cause  it  is  just,  our  soldiers  are  strong, 

For  God  and  our  country  we  are  marching  along." 

Various  toasts  were  then  given,  followed  by  other  songs, 
and  after  cheers  for  Governor  Morgan  and  staff,  having 
special  reference  to  the  representative  present,  the  company 
broke  up  in  harmony. 


CHAPTER  II. 


MOVEMENT  TO   THE   CAPITAL. 

• 

was  a  cold  day  when  Port  Richmond, 
Staten  Island,  was  left  by  the  Fourth 
Regiment  of  Artillery — a  very  cold  day. 
The  wind  and  snow  seemed  in  hearty  ac 
cord  to  bid  them  farewell  as  officers  and 
men  wended  their  way  from  the  barracks 
to  the  steamer  Kill  van  Kull,  and  there 
seemed  to  be  no  special  eagerness  on  the 
part  of  the  boys  to  stand  on  the  deck 
and  take  in  the  animated  scenes  the  bay 
afforded  as  they  crossed  to  the  Perth 
Amboy  depot.  The  latter  place  was  soon 
reached,  and  the  command  quickly  aboard  the  cars,  arranged 
in  two  sections,  on  the  Camden  and  Amboy  Railroad,  bound 
for  Philadelphia,  which  was  reached  about  10  o'clock  P.M. 
Few  soldiers  who  passed  through  Philadelphia  during  the 
war  will  fail  to  remember  the  establishment  known  as  "  The 
Cooper  Shop  Volunteer  Refreshment  Saloon."  Organized 
soon  after  the  war  broke  out,  for  the  purpose  of  feeding 
volunteers  en  route  for  the  seat  of  war,  it  well  illustrated 
the  patriotism  of  the  "  City  of  Brotherly  Love."  From 
the  records  of  the  institution  we  find  that  February  loth, 
1862,  Colonel  Thomas  D.  Doubleday's  command,  the  First 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  six  hundred  strong,  stopped 
in  Philadelphia,  and  were  fed  at  this  saloon.  Of  this  place 
Lieutenant  George  W.  Bemis,  one  of  the  lucky  number, 
gives  the  following  description  : 

' '  The  interior  wears  a  bright  and  attractive  appearance 
to  the  weary  soldier,  due  somewhat  to  the  numerous  and 
extensive  tables,  loaded  with  the  substantial  of  life,  spread 
out  to  his  view.  The  walls  of  brick,  having  an  antiquated 


MOVEMENT  TO   THE   CAPITAL.  25 

look,  are  whitewashed  and  hung  with  pictures  of  heroes 
and  warlike  representations,  while  the  ceiling  is  fancifully 
decorated  with  tissue-paper  devices  and  pendent  memorials 
of  former  battles.  The  capacity  of  this  '  saloon '  may  be 
estimated  from  the  fact  that  two  hundred  thousand  men 
have  been  fed  there,  eight  regiments  in  one  night.  Our 
supper  was  bountiful  and  of  the  best  variety.  Before 
marching  into  supper,  we  paraded  the  streets,  and  such 
demonstrations  of  enthusiasm  I  have  seldom  witnessed. 
Every  door  and  window  was  filled  with  shouting  men  and 
women,  while  the  '  old  flag '  was  thrust  out  over  our  heads 
at  almost  every  step.  Our  boys  enjoyed  it  mightily,  and 
returned  the  compliment  in  their  own  way,  cheering  lustily 
for  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  and  when  passing  a  group  of  girls 
crying  out  '  Good-by,  gals,'  then  would  strike  up  '  I  wish 
I  was  in  Dixie.'  ' 

After  this  bountiful  "  feed  "  the  regiment  marched  to  the 
Philadelphia  and  Baltimore  Railroad  depot,  and  took  the 
cars  again  about  2  o'clock  A.M.  It  wras  not  a  fast  train, 
and  the  last-named  city  was  not  reached  until  noon  of  Tues 
day.  Captain  Burt  states  that  the  first  mules  encountered 
were  heard  to  bray  at  the  Relay  House,  this  side  of  Balti 
more. 

An  association  also  existed  in  Baltimore  for  feeding  vol 
unteers,  and  after  a  hasty  repast,  consisting  of  sandwiches 
and  coffee,  the  regiment  again  took  the  cars.  As  a  contract 
had  been  made  for  comfortable  transportation,  there  was 
some  disposition  on  the  part  of  the  regiment  to  find  fault 
with  the  open  cattle  cars  offered  for  their  accommodation. 
They  P9ssessed  seats— temporary  seats,  but  in  other  respects 
were  not  according  to  contract,  and  the  newly  uniformed 
artillerymen  were  somewhat  sensitive  as  to  their  rights  at 
that  period.  After  some  two  hours'  wrangling,  a  compro 
mise  was  effected,  new  cars  being  furnished,  and  about  4 
o'clock  P.M.  the  train  started  for  Washington.  Disembark 
ing  about  10  o'clock,  a  snow-storm  was  encountered,  almost 
the  counterpart  of  the  farewell  demonstration  at  Port  Rich 
mond.  After  a  sumptuous  repast  on  bread  and  coffee,  the 
night  was  passed  by  the  men  spread  out  on  the  floor  of  the 


26  HEAVY    GUNS    AXD    LIGHT. 

Soldiers'  Retreat,  a  building  not  likely  to  inspire  very 
pleasing  recollections  in  the  mind  of  any  soldier  who  occu 
pied  it,  the  floors  being  very  muddy,  the  doors  constantly 
open,  and  a  hubbub  going  on  most  of  the  night.  Wednes 
day,  February  12th,  one  hundred  men  of  the  regiment  were 
detailed  to  go  over  the  east  branch  of  the  Potomac  and 
arrange  quarters  for  the  regiment' s  accommodation.  Thurs 
day  morning,  headed  by  the  Colonel  and  other  field  officers, 
seven  companies  took  their  way,  at  the  beat  of  the  drum, 
through  Washington's  streets,  another  term  for  mud  at 
that  time,  and  by  quite  a  circuitous  route  via  the  Navy 
Yard,  some  five  miles  to  the  forts  across  the  East  Branch, 
or  Anacostia  River.  The  companies  were  distributed  as 
follows  :  Companies  C,  D,  and  H,  at  headquarters,  Fort 
Carroll,  Colonel  T.  D.  Doubleday  commanding  ;  Companies 
B  and  F  at  Fort  Greble,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Hall  command 
ing  ;  Companies  E  and  G  at  Fort  Stanton,  Major  Allcock 
commanding ;  and  Company  A  at  Fort  Snyder,  Major 
Ulysses  Doubleday  commanding.  During  the  month  a  de 
tail  from  the  regiment  was  also  made  to  guard  Fort  Ricketts, 
as  we  learn  from  the  following  order  : 

HEADQUARTERS  FOURTH  REGIMENT  N.  Y.  ARTILLERY. 
FORT  CARROLL,  D.  C.,  February  19,  1862. 

Major  Tfiomas  Allcock,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  Com 
manding  at  Fort  Stanton. 

MAJOR  :  You  will  again  post  your  guard  at  Fort  Ricketts 
as  soon  as  the  guard  of  the  Fifty-ninth  is  withdrawn,  first 
sending  word  to  Colonel  Tidball  at  Fort  Baker,  that  this 
regiment  has  been  ordered  to  take  Fort  Ricketts  in  charge 
by  Brigadier-General  Berry. 

I  am,  very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

THOMAS  D.  DOUBLEDAY, 

Colonel  commanding. 

The  forts  which  the  regiment  garrisoned  at  this  period 
were  wrell  situated,  though  newly  constructed.  As  located, 
they  were  designed  mainly  to  protect  the  Arsenal,  the  Navy 
Yard,  and  the  Capitol  from  cannonade.  The  stream  itself 


DEFENSES  OFTOVS 

Showino 
FOR  T  S  ABU  B  OAD  8 


Albany, 

Alexander, 

Barnard, 

Berry, 
Bennett, 


Forts  on  tliis  Map  garrisoned  by  the  Regiment. 
Carroll,  Ethan  Allen, 

Craig,  Gainee, 

Cameron,  Greble, 


Corcoran, 

J)r  knv-y. 


Haggerty, 
Marcy, 


Martin  Scott,  Strong  Vermont, 

(De  Kalb), 

Richardson,  '  Sumner  Ward. 

Kicketto,  (Franklin), 
Beno  Scott,  Woodbury, 

(Pennsylvania), 

Reynolds,  Snvder, 

Stanton,  Tillinghast,  Worth. 


28  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

afforded  sufficient  protection  against  assault  except  for 
siege-like  operations.  Such  operations  were  almost  im 
practicable  on  that  side,  however,  unless  an  enemy  were  in 
possession  of  the  Potomac  below  Washington.  What  the 
regiment  really  had  to  guard  against,  therefore,  were  dashes 
of  cavalry  at  the  bridges  or  the  occupation  of  the  heights 
by  artillery  ;  and  the  guards  were  specially  instructed  to 
be  on  the  lookout  for  the  detection  of  signal  lights  and 
other  suspicious  objects. 

If  any  civilian  happens  to  read  these  pages,  or  one  who 
had  no  opportunity  of  viewing  the  fortifications  around 
Washington  during  the  war,  let  him  not  get  the  idea  that 
these  forts  were  composed  of  brick  and  mortar.  Their  chief 
component  was  mud,  but  they  were  really  better  adapted 
for  defence  than  any  brick-and-mortar  structures.  Except 
Fort  Stanton,  they  possessed  no  casemate  guns,  having  em 
brasures  or  port-holes,  the  heavy  guns  being  placed  en  bar 
bette  for  firing  over  the  wall.  The  companies  for  the  m  ost  part 
were  cramped  for  room.  The  men  were  mostly  supplied  with 
Sibley  tents,  circular,  rising  twenty  feet  from  the  ground, 
with  a  stove  in  the  centre,  and  the  officers  with  square  wall 
tents,  much  more  convenient.  The  only  wooden  buildings 
were  mere  shanties  used  for  storing  the  Commissary  and 
Quartermaster's  stores.  The  situation  was  not  favorable  to 
the  construction  of  extensive  fortifications. 

Says  the  author  of  the  "  Defenses  of  Washington"  : 
"  From  Fort  Stanton  to  Fort  Meigs  the  ridge  is  contorted 
and  extremely  narrow,  furnishing  no  room  for  large  works. 
It  was  generally  thickly  wooded,  and  the  difficulties  of 
selecting  proper  sites  thereby  greatly  increased.  Numerous 
ravines,  taking  their  origin  at  or  near  the  crest,  form  con 
cealed  l  approaches,'  leading  up  to  the  very  counterscarps 
of  the  forts.  The  plateau  below  Fort  Stanton,  on  which  are 
Forts  Carroll  and  Greble,  has,  indeed,  lateral  dimensions, 
but  even  there  the  slopes  on  either  side  toward  Oxen  Run 
and  the  Potomac  could  not  be  brought  under  view  from  the 
crests  of  the  works. " 

Fort  Carroll,  the  headquarters  of  the  regiment,  was  not 
at  that  time  completed,  though  it  mounted,  with  the  adjacent 


MOVEMENT   TO   THE   CAPITAL.  29 

redoubts,  fourteen  thirty-two-pounders,  on  old  barbette  car 
riages,  and  two  thirty -pound  Parrott  rifle-guns.  The  loca 
tion  of  this  fort  was  delightful  and  the  view  very  fine  in 
deed.  To  the  west,  Washington,  Georgetown,  and  Arlington 
Heights,  studded  with  encampments,  were  visible,  while  to 
the  south  a  full  view  was  afforded  of  the  Potomac,  Alex 
andria,  which  was  commanded  by  the  guns  of  the  fort, 
Fairfax  Seminary,  where  General  McClellan'  s  quarters  were 
then  located,  Arlington  House,  and  other  points  of  interest. 

A  more  definite  idea  of  these  forts  may  be  gained,  perhaps, 
from  the  report  of  the  Commission  of  Engineers  appointed 
by  the  Secretary  of  War  to  examine  and  report  upon  "  the 
system  of  defenses  for  the  city."  We  quote  : 

11  Fort  Ricketts  is  a  battery  intended  to  sweep  the  deep 
ravine  in  front  of  Fort  Stanton. 

"  Fort  Stanton  occupies  the  nearest  point  of  the  ridge  to 
the  Arsenal  and  Navy  Yard,  and  overlooks  Washington, 
the  Potomac,  and  Eastern  Branch.  It  is  a  work  of  consid 
erable  dimensions,  well  built,  and  tolerably  well  armed. 
Casemates  for  reversed  fire  are  recommended  in  northwest 
and  southwest  counterscarp  angles,  and  platforms  for  two 
or  three  rifled  guns  on  the  east  front. 

"  Fort  Snyder  may  be  regarded  as  an  outwork  to  Fort 
Stanton,  guarding  the  head  of  one  branch  of  the  ravine  just 
mentioned. 

"  Fort  Carroll.  South  of  the  ravine  already  spoken  of  the 
character  of  the  summit  between  Oxen  Run  and  tne  Eastern 
Branch  changes.  Instead  of  a  narrow  ridge,  it  expands,  at 
a  level  one  hundred  and  thirty  feet  lower,  into  a  plateau  of 
considerable  width.  At  Fort  Carroll  this  plateau  narrows 
so  as  to  afford  a  view  of  both  slopes.  A  spur  toward  Oxen 
Run  gives  a  fine  view  of  its  valley  from  opposite  Fort 
Snyder  to  opposite  Fort  Greble  ;  this  point  is  occupied  by 
a  battery  inclosed  at  gorge  by  a  stockade.  The  fort  itself 
is  large  and  well  built. 

"  Fort  Greble  occupies  the  extremity  of  the  piateau.  It 
is  a  large  and  powerful  work,  well  provided  with  magazines 
and  bomb-proofs." 

On  February  15th  a  four-inch  fall  of  snow,  rather  an  un- 


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HEAVY   GUNS    AND    LIGHT. 


usual  occurrence  for  the  latitude,  tended  to  give  variety 
to  the  experience  of  the  regiment  without  adding  any  spe 
cial  pleasure  to  the  situation.  As  the  soil  is  very  sandy, 
it  disappeared  without  the  discomforts  of  mud  incident 
thereto  on  the  other  side  of  the  river. 

On  February  24th  a  gale  occurred  such  as  few  members 
of  the  regiment  had  ever  before  witnessed.  Nearly  every 
tent  on  both  sides  of  the  Potomac  was  prostrated  and  some 
carried  away.  Company  C  found  shelter  in  a  neighboring 
hay-mow,  and  various  new  quarters  were  taken  possession 
of  or  hastily  improvised  by  the  others.  Says  Lieutenant 
Bemis,  writing  of  this  blizzard  at  the  time  :  ' '  We  stuck  to 
our  tent  like  a  dog  to  a  bone,  and  with  additional  ropes  and 
stouter  pins,  made  out  to  save  it.  The  soil  here  is  sand, 
and  the  ordinary  pins  don't  answer.  Up  to  yesterday  we 
officers  had  messed  with  a  corps  of  engineers,  having  in 
charge  these  unfinished  forts,  and  there  was  little  or  no 
comfort  in  it." 


CHAPTER  III. 


ACROSS   THE   ANACOSTIA. 

fHEN  the  regiment  reached  Washington, 
though  the  District  of  Columbia  was 
in  command  of  Brigadier-General  Wads- 
worth,  then  Military  Governor,  it  re 
ported  directly  to  General  Doubleday,  of 
Fort  Sumter  fame,  the  brother  of  our 
Colonel  and  our  Major,  and  commander 
of  the  Department  of  Military  Defenses 
north  of  the  Potomac — a  part  of  whose 
command  we  now  formed.  The  first 
visit  of  our  department  commander  will 
be  remembered.  The  gunners  were  at 
their  posts,  the  regiments,  all  drawn  up  in  line,  and  as 
General  Doubleday  and  his  staff  appeared  a  salute  from 
every  gun  in  Fort  Carroll  greeted  him  which  shook  the 
earth  and  caused  some  commotion  across  the  river. 

As  these  forts  had  been  newly  built  and  were  without 
barracks,  some  time  was  occupied  in  arranging  quarters 
before  the  regular  military  duties  could  be  performed.  The 
camp  routine  is  thus  described  by  Lieutenant  George  W. 
Bemis,  in  a  letter  dated  February  16th,  1862  : 

11  You  may  be  interested  to  know  the  routine  of  military 
life.  Well,  every  day  has  its  duties.  There  is  an  Officer  of  the 
Day,  always  a  Captain,  who  has  in  charge  the  care  and  disci 
pline  of  the  camp  for  twenty-four  hours  ;  an  Officer  of  the 
Guard,  always  a  Lieutenant,  who  is  located  at  the  guard  tent, 
to  determine  the  holding  or  discharge  of  any  person  arrested ; 
a  Sergeant  of  the  Guard,  who  sees  that  the  guard  who  have 
been  on  duty  two  hours  are  duly  relieved  by  a  fresh  guard. 
Every  day  there  are  about  sixty  men  detached  for  guard  ; 
these  are  divided  into  three  squads,  each  serving  two  hours 


32  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

at  a  time,  and  relieving  each  other  during  twenty-four 
hours.  I  was  put  on  Officer  of  the  Day  on  Friday  morning, 
and  consequently  was  up  all  night.  It  is  strict  duty,  as  we 
are  in  the  midst  of  rebels,  and  they  are  watching  oppor 
tunities  to  spike  our  guns.  The  night  before  our  arrival 
there  was  an  attempt  of  this  kind  on  the  guns  in  Fort  Stan- 
ton,  and  on  the  guard  firing  the  fellows  decamped. 

"  Monday  Morning. — It  has  rained  nearly  all  night,  and 
still  pours,  freezing  as  it  comes.  I  was  up  at  reveille  at  6 
o'clock  for  roll-call,  the  army  regulations  requiring  that  a 
commissioned  officer  shall  be  present  on  that  occasion  three 
times  a  day.  One  of  our  guards  told  me  he  saw  at  1 
o'clock  a  large  fire  in  the  direction  of  Washington,  which 
was  still  raging  at  3  o'clock.  Below  us,  on  the  Virginia 
side  of  the  Potomac,  about  twelve  miles  off,  is  a  rebel 
battery,  the  guns  from  which  are  occasionally  heard  by  us. 
Our  men  have  the  Belgian  rifles,  the  best  imported  arms, 
which  are  so  arranged  as  to  be  sighted  at  five  hundred, 
seven  hundred,  and  nine  hundred  yards." 

These  arms  were  subsequently  found  to  be  worthless,  the 
barrels  soft,  and  in  some  cases  no  connection  between  the 
barrel  and  nipple.  They  were  exchanged  for  Springfield 
rifles. 

A  brass  band  was  organized  at  Fort  Carroll  of  experienced 
musicians,  which  could  soon  play  very  agreeably.  The 
daily  routine,  according  to  stated  signals,  was  as  follows : 
"  Reveille"  at  twenty  minutes  to  6  o'clock.  This  was  a 
signal  for  the  men  to  rise  and  the  sentinels  to  leave  off  chal 
lenging.  "  Company  roll-call"  at  6 o'clock,  when  soldiers 
not  excused  and  absent  were  detailed  for  police  duty. 
"  Peas  upon  a  trencher,"  at  7,  was  the  signal  for  breakfast. 
"  The  Troop,"  guard  mounting,  at  9  o'clock.  "  Surgeon's 
call,"  when  the  First  Sergeant  conducted  the  able  sick  to 
the  hospital.  ' '  The  Assembly, ' '  company  drill  at  10  o'  clock. 
"Roast  beef,"  dinner,  at  12.  "  To  the  Color,"  battalion 
drill,  at  2  P.M.  "  The  Retreat,"  dress  parade,  at  4.30  P.M. 
"  Peas  on  a  trencher,"  supper,  at  6  P.M.  "  Tattoo,''  at  9, 
followed  by  "  Taps,"  after  which  no  soldier  could  leave  the 
quarters  without  permission.  After  roll-call  all  lights  were 


ACROSS   THE    ANACOSTIA.  33 

extinguished  except  in  the  quarters  of  the  Colonel,  Adjutant, 
Police,  and  Guard. 

There  were  but  few  "  moving  accidents  by  flood  and  field" 
encountered  at  this  post.  A  mule  was  shot  by  the  picket 
guard  near  headquarters  one  night  by  mistake,  and  a  two- 
year-old  heifer  was  shot  similarly  near  Fort  Stanton,  but 
whether  by  mistake  or  not  is  uncertain.  Major  Hamlink 
reports  that  at  Fort  Carroll,  the  first  encounter  with  gray- 
backs  occurred,  the  heritage  left  by  the  engineer  construc 
tion  corps.  The  tents  had  to  be  taken  down  and  the  frames 
burned  on  this  account.  Another  incident  was  the  razing 
of  Burke' s  house.  A  man  named  Burke,  living  between 
Forts  Stanton  and  Carroll  supplied  the  soldiers  with  milk. 
It  was  unlawful  to  sell  wrhiskey  to  the  soldiers,  but,  in  spite 
of  all  precaution,  somehow  they  seemed  to  secure  it.  One 
day  the  milkman's  cans  were  inspected.  He  poured  milk 
out  of  every  can.  Yet  directly  after  his  departure  it  be 
came  very  certain  that  a  new  supply  of  the  ardent  had  been 
received  by  some  of  the  sons  of  Mars,  they  were  so  jolly 
and  demonstrative.  The  milk-cans  were  inspected  more 
closely,  when  it  was  found  that  with  certain  cans  the  spout 
had  no  connection  with  the  interior — that  the  spout  was  full 
of  milk  and  the  can  full  of  wrhiskey.  After  which  an  order 
carne  to  Major  Allcock  from  headquarters  to  remove  the 
family  and  destroy  the  Burke  house. 

Surgeon  Berky,  it  wras  said,  had  an  occult  power,  wrhen 
the  darkness  came  on,  of  discerning  mysterious  lights  indi 
cative  of  prowling  desperadoes  and  base  conspiracies.  Says 
Major  James  H.  Wood  :  "  I  recall  being  in  command  of 
about  twenty  men  on  a  raid  induced  by  one  of  Dr.  Berky 's 
mysterious  visions.  After  marching  up  hill  and  down  dale 
for  about  four  miles  in  a  bee-line  for  said  light,  we  located 
the  '  conspiracy '  in  a  quiet  farm-house.  The  conspirators 
consisted  of  two  very  old  ladies,  one  of  them  engaged  in 
reading  the  Bible  to  the  other." 

It  appears,  however,  that  this  raid  was  not  wholly  with 
out  results  ;  for  while  the  gallant  Major  was  interviewing  the 
ladies,  some  portion  of  the  command  Tinder  Sergeant  George 
Burrows  discovered  three  base  conspirators,  pretending  to 


34  HEAVY    GUNS    AND    LIGHT. 

be  asleep,  concealed  in  the  branches  of  a  cherry-tree  in  the 
back -yard.  Though  but  a  few  of  the  party  were  there,  the 
culprits  were  immediately  seized  and  executed,  and,  strange 
as  it  may  appear,  were  eaten  the  next  day  at  dinner  with 
cranberry  sauce  !  the  flesh  tasting  not  unlike  that  of  turkey. 
It  was  a  foul  conspiracy,  well  illustrating  how  much  better 
it  would  have  been  if  those  three  had  remained  in  the  Union 
roost. 

Captain  Edgar  W.  Dennis,  in  a  letter  of  that  period, 
states  that  two  contrabands  and  one  Confederate  cap 
tain  had  been  captured  by  his  command ;  that  the  former 
had  been  given  up,  however,  and  the  latter  locked  up." 
Alexander  E.  Borthwick,  of  .Company  B,  located  at  Fort 
Greble,  writes  of  his  experience  as  follows  : 

11  Standing  guard  on  a  freezing,  drizzly  night  brought  as 
many  imaginary  foes  and  discomforts  as  in  after  winters 
were  realized  when  we  knew  the  enemy  was  light  over  there 
within  gunshot. 

"  One  expedition  I  remember  from  this  place.  One  night 
in  March  a  negro  came  into  camp  and  reported  that  the 
.secessionists  were  in  his  neighborhood  making  trouble.  A 
-detachment  of  about  twenty  men  under  Lieutenant  Harris 
;set  out  after  dark,  with  the  negro  as  guide,  for  the  scene  of 
.disturbance.  This  was  our  first  call  for  what  might  prove 
to  be  real  service,  and  the  conflicting  emotions  that  strove 
for  mastery  in  each  patriotic  breast  were  hardly  settled 
before  our  march  of  three  or  four  miles  brought  us  upon 
the  field.  It  was  midnight  of  a  moist  March  day,  and  the 
uncertain  light  only  served  to  heighten  our  imaginary  dan 
gers.  Our  operations  were  confined  to  the  questioning  of 
negroes,  inspecting  their  quarters,  and  guarding  some  im 
portant  roads  and  strategic  points  for  a  few  hours  ;  and  then, 
finding  nothing  to  molest  or  make  afraid,  we  quietly  re 
turned  to  camp  before  daylight,  not  having  captured  even 
&  potato  as  a  memento  of  our  expedition.  We  had  the  con 
sciousness,  however,  of  having  performed  our  duty." 

When  in  March  the  Merrimac  appeared  in  Hampton 
Roads,  where  she  afterward  destroyed  the  Cumberland  and 
Congress,  Commander  Dahlgren,  of  the  Navy  Yard,  came 


ACROSS   THE   ANACOSTIA.  35 

over  to  Fort  Stanton  and  informed  .Major  Allcock  that  he 
had  ordered  a  battery  of  twelve-inch  mortars  sent  to  the 
Major's  command,  as  an  advance  of  the  Confederate  fleet 
was  expected  on  Washington.  The  timely  arrival  of  the 
Monitor  prevented  the  need  and  use  of  this  battery,  how 
ever. 

As  has  been  stated,  the  quarters  occupied  by  the  men 
were  not  very  comfortable,  and  the  weather  much  of  the 
time  during  our  stay  here  unpropitious. 

There  was  another  reason,  however,  aside  from  these  dis 
comforts,  why  the  boys  were  not  well  suited  with  their  situ 
ation  at  this  period  ;  the  sound  of  the  cannon  from  across 
the  Potomac  could  be  heard  daily,  and  all  sorts  of  rumors 
of  prospective  and  active  military  operations  as  well. 
Newspapers  were  not  very  plenty,  but  they  managed  to  re 
ceive  quite  as  much  news  as  the  country  afforded,  and  they 
were  beginning  to  fear  that  the  war  would  close  before  they 
had  opportunity  to  have  a  hand  in.  Every  man  was  fully 
aware  that  the  regiment  had  been  mustered  into  the  United 
States  service  as  heavy  artillery  for  the  purpose  of  garrison 
ing  the  fortifications  about  Washington  ;  but  to  many  a  few 
months  of  this  life  was  quite  enough,  and  they  longed  for 
some  change  to  break  the  monotony,  and  in  some  instances 
to  satisfy  the  craving  for  military  glory.  They  were  satis 
fied  in  time  ! 

Accounts  of  the  surrender  of  Fort  Henry  and  of  Fort 
Donelson  were  received  in  February,  also  of  Burnside's  cap 
ture  of  Roanoke  Island.  Early  in  March  descriptions  were 
read  of  the  battle  of  Pea  Ridge,  and  soon  after  it  was  re 
ported  that  General  McClellan,  who  had  taken  command  of 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  contemplated  an  early  advance 
on  the  enemy  ;  so  that,  on  the  whole,  officers  and  men  were 
growing  impatient  for  more  active  service.  It  was  hoped 
that  they  might  have  the  satisfaction,  at  least,  of  invading 
the  "  sacred  soil."  An  opportunity  of  this  kind  was  soon 
offered. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

A    CHANGE   OF   BASE. 

ENERAL  WADSWORTH,  who  command 
ed  the  district,  having  reached  the  con 
clusion  that  the  Southern  defenses  were 
not  sufficiently  garrisoned,  an  order  came 
about  the  beginning  of  April,  transfer 
ring  the  regiment  to  the  forts  south  of 
the  Potomac.  Company  C,  in  command 
of  Lieutenant  J.  H.  Wood,  was  sent  over 
to  occupy  Fort  Corcoran  some  days  in 
advance.  Captain  Dennis,  in  a  letter  of 
April  9th,  gives  the  following  account 
of  the  removal  of  the  remainder  of  the 
regiment : 

"The  annual  change  of  abode  of  a  large  family  on  the 
first  of  May  is  considered  quite  a  task,  is  apt  to  cause  ex 
citement  with  nervous  people  and  wrath  with  those  of  quiet 
temper.  Put,  then,  the  hysterical  and  the  irascible  into  a- 
regiment  that  packs  up  before  breakfast  and  goes  off  with 
bag  and  baggage  within  an  hour  ;  then  the  chances  are  de 
cidedly  in  favor  of  high  words.  But  as  the  Fourth  is  all 
amiable,  let  it  be  imagined  that  in  perfect  order  the  wagons 
were  loaded,  the  tents  struck,  the  haversacks  supplied  with 
rations,  the  knapsacks  filled  and  slung,  and  at  9  o'clock 
the  reunited  regiment  formed  for  the  road.  The  colors  are 
given  to  the  breeze,  the  Colonel  commands  '  Battalion  for 
ward,  route  step,  arms  at  will,  march  ! '  the  band  strikes  up 

"  '  To  Dixie's  land  I  am  bound  to  travel ;' 


we  all  cast  a  lingering  glance  at  our  late  home,  and  with 
cheerful  hearts,  bidding  many  an  audible  farewell  to  Car- 


A    CHANGE   OF   BASE.  37 

roll  and  to  Maryland,  we  take  the  first  step  in  our  march 
for  Washington.  The  citizens  of  the  Capital  have  ceased 
to  watch  regiments  with  interest.  But,  fortunately  for  us, 
though  disastrously  for  some  sufferer,  a  heavy  fire  has  just 
taken  place  on  the  Avenue,  and  large  crowds  were  on  the 
streets.  To  say  that  our  battalion  attracted  notice  would 
be  self -laudation.  But  I  will  be  permitted  to  state  that 
numerous  cheers  greeted  us,  and  that  very  many  white 
handkerchiefs  were  waved  by  fair  hands  as  our  glorious 
tooys,  with  heads  erect  and  elastic  tread,  measured  off  the 
long  stretch  of  that  magnificent  thoroughfare  upon  which 
Washington  is  tastefully  strung. 

"  Through  Georgetown  and  across  the  Aqueduct  bridge 
we  wound  our  way,  and,  after  two  halts  for  resting,  reached 
Fort  Corcoran  at  1  o'clock,  having  accomplished  the  dis 
tance  of  about  eight  miles  without  fatigue.  The  day  was 
cool,  cloudy,  and  well  suited  for  marching." 

Just  as  the  regiment  arrived,  however,  a  terrible  storm 
set  in.  At  first  composed  of  sleet  and  hail,  it  changed  to  a 
driving  snow  squall,  and  then  gradually  settled  down  to  a 
steady,  cold  rain,  which  penetrated  tents  and  clothing,  mak 
ing  everybody  wet  and  uncomfortable  before  adequate  shel 
ter  could  be  secured.  Darkness  came  on  and  the  storm 
kept  up  with  unabated  violence  all  night.  Says  Captain 
Dennis  :  ' '  Waking  in  the  morning  I  heard  the  music  of  a 
trickling  rill,  and  discovered  a  fine  mill-privilege  coursing 
through  my  tent  and  under  my  bed,  making  a  noise  like  an 
infantile  Niagara !'' 

The  storm  continued  for  several  days,  and  Captain  Burt 
relates  that  the  red  mud  of  the  wagon  road  had  assumed 
the  consistency  of  a  mortar-bed  or  sewer  ;  so  that  Captain 
Burns'  s  Battery  coming  along,  with  twelve  horses  to  a  piece, 
the  mud  fairly  reached  the  muzzles  of  the  guns,  and  one  of 
the  horses,  getting  down  amid  the  struggles  of  the  others, 
actually  strangled  in  the  mud. 

Speaking  of  this  removal,  A.  E.  Borthwick  says  :  "  After 
a  short  halt  at  Fort  Corcoran  our  Company  B  went  on  to 
Fort  DeKalb,  about  half  a  mile  farther,  where  we  went  into 


38  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

camp  in  a  drizzling  rain  and  sleet,  our  first  impression  on 
the  sacred  soil  of  Virginia  being  decidedly  adhesive.  For 
the  next  two  days  it  rained  and  snowed  most  of  the  time, 
and  our  discomforts  were  not  much  lessened  by  being  called 
out  on  guard  duty.  However,  we  soon  settled  down  to 
regular  drill,  camp  and  picket  routine,  our  hopes  of  being 
called  to  join  our  comrades  on  the  Peninsula  becoming  less 
every  day.  About  the  last  of  April  we  received  two  months' 
pay,  which  with  a  few  of  us  included  a  gold  dollar,  the  last 
seen  of  specie  payments  for  years.  Artillery  practice  was 
resumed  here  with  good  range  and  target  at  sixteen  hun 
dred  yards,  which  we  managed  to  break  up  about  every 
practice  day." 

The  regiment  now  occupied  five  of  the  forts  south  of  the 
Potomac — viz.,  Corcoran,  Companies  C,  D,  and  H ;  Wood- 
bury,  Companies  A  and  E  ;  DeKalb,  afterward  known  as 
Fort  Strong,  Company  B  ;  Bennett,  Company  F  ;  and  Hag- 
gerty,  a  detail  from  Company  H — headquarters  beins:  at  Fort 
Corcoran.  The  Eighty-eighth  Pennsylvania,  which  had 
occupied  these  forts,  with  the  exception  of  Fort  Corcoran, 
took  our  former  position  at  Fort  Carroll,  and  the  Ninety- 
seventh  New  York,  which  was  garrisoning  Fort  Corcoran 
upon  our  arrival,  left  for  Cloud' s  Mills  to  guard  a  portion 
of  the  Alexandria  and  Orange  Railroad.  The  main  object 
of  these  fortifications  was  the  protection  of  the  Aqueduct 
bridge.  This  bridge  had  been  formerly  an  aqueduct  for  the 
Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Canal.  Early  in  the  winter  of  1861- 
62,  the  water  having  been  shut  off  and  the  floor  being  over 
laid  with  planks,  it  was  converted  into  a  military  bridge, 
and  throughout  the  entire  period  of  the  war  was  recognized 
as  an  important  adjunct  to  the  defenses  of  Washington  and 
the  military  movements  across  the  river. 

Several  amusing  incidents  will  be  recalled  as  occurring 
here.  One  day  a  man  with  very  strong  anti-Union  senti 
ments  was  caught  putting  a  villainous  compound  into  the 
spring  from  whence  the  regiment  obtained  drinking-water. 
On  being  remonstrated  with,  he  said  he  meant  to  poison  the 
Yankees  ! 


WASHINGTON   BRIDGES. 


I 


A    CHANGE    OF   BASE.  41 

After  shaving  his  head  and  applying  molasses  and  flour, 
the  men  amused  themselves  by  chasing  the  poor  wretch 
back  across  the  bridge  into  "Washington. 

11 A  stalwart  female,"  says  Lieutenant  Bemis,  "  of  the  col 
ored  persuasion,  dressed  in  gaudy  attire,  with  rounded  skirts, 
made  frequent  trips  from  Georgetown  to  our  camp  across  the 
Aqueduct  bridge.  She  was  allowed  to  pass  several  times  un 
molested,  when  a  suspicion  arose  that  there  was  '  a  bear  in  the 
fence.'  On  being  ushered  into  the  guard-house  and  exam 
ined,  about  a  dozen  pint  flasks  of  whiskey  were  found  sus 
pended  beneath  her  skirt,  and  she  was  turned  back.  Then 
she  changed  her  tactics.  She  appeared  again,  leading  a 
little  girl  about  eight  years  old,  and  her  own  skirts  be 
ing  clear,  she  was  allowed  to  pass.  A  subsequent  search 
revealed  the  fact,  however,  that  the  juvenile  was  loaded 
in  the  original  style.  Then  the  fun  commenced.  The 
woman  was  soused  into  the  old  canal  and  dragged  out. 
In  this  sorry  plight  she  was  permitted  to  return,  having 
probably  had  enough  of  the  aqneduck,  as  her  visits  ended 
right  there." 

One  day  an  Irish  resident  of  Virginia,  accompanied  by 
his  wife,  appeared  at  headquarters  with  a  doleful  complaint 
about  having  a  pig  stolen.  It  was  known  that  Poke  Smith 
and  Mike  Fitzgerald  had  just  skinned  a  pig,  and,  indeed, 
there  was  an  aroma  like  the  odor  of  fresh  pork  when  cook 
ing  pervading  the  camp  at  that  moment.  Yet  no  one 
seemed  to  know  anything  about  it.  Finally  there  was  a 
purse  made  up  for  the  poor  man,  which  fully  reimbursed 
him  for  the  loss  of  his  pig,  and  afterward  the  men  were 
reprimanded  generally.  It  was  believed  that  some  of  the 
officers  had  a  piece  of  that  pork. 

That  the  command  did  not  neglect  relaxation  from  labor 
or  fail  in  securing  all  needed  recreation  at  this  period  is 
probably  true.  A  horse  race  may  be  recalled  on  Analostan 
Island,  when  Lieutenant  Wood  rode  Captain  Barnes's  black 
horse  and  Sergeant  Jones  the  other.  Reminiscences  may 
still  linger  in  the  minds  of  certain  officers,  of  dramatic  enter 
tainments  and  other  gatherings  at  Fort  Corcoran.  If  not 
the  following  will  refresh  their  memories  : 


42  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

PROGRAMME. 

SECOND  CONCERT  OF  THE  COLUMBIAD  MINSTRELS,  AT  FORT 
CORCORAN,  VA. 

Saturday  Evening,  May  \1th,  1862. 

PART  I. 

I.  Overture,  Medley Full  Company. 

II.  Local  Song Tom  Pion. 

III.  Annie  of  the  Vale B.  Ore. 

IV.  Blow,  ye  Winds  of  Morning . . .  .Tom  Pion. 

V.  Seeing  Nelly  Home B.  Ore. 

VI.  Railroad  Galop Full  Company. 

DANCE. 

Columbiad  Twist Prof.  Mapes. 

Crinoliniana By  One  who  has  Travelled. 

PART  II. 

I.  Banjo  Solo T.  Runnion. 

II.  Quartette        By  Amateurs. 

III.  Guitar  Solo Hans  Pike. 

IV.  Old  Bob  Ridley Tom  Pion. 

The  whole  to  conclude  with  a  Walk  Around,  in  which  Miss  Sally  Port  and 
Miss  Abby  T.  will  take  part. 

In  these  affairs  the  strains  of  the  light  guitar,  deftly 
fingered  by  Lieutenant  Foster,  might  have  been  distin 
guished.  It  was  on  one  of  these  festive  occasions  that  a 
song  was  sung,  written  by  W.  H.  Nixon,  in  which  the  origin 
of  the  Colonel's  name  was  explained  as  follows  : 

(Are  OP  THE  GAMBOLIER.) 

Join  in  our  cheerful  chorus,  from  New  York  State  we  come  ; 
To  fight  for  peace  and  Union,  we  left  the  North  and  home  ; 
We  left  our  friends  behind  us  and  proudly  marched  away, 
The  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  of  Colonel  Doubleday. 

The  surname  of  our  Colonel  is  one  of  Bible  fame, 
I'll  tell  you  while  you  listen  the  origin  of  the  same  : 
The  sun  stood  still  on  Gideon,  by  command  of  Joshua, 
And  as  two  days  ran  into  one,  that  made  the  Doubleday. 

This  amused  many  besides  Chaplain  Carr.  It  is  due  our 
chaplain  to  say  that  his  Sunday  service  was  attended  by  a 


A   CHANGE   OF   BASE.  43 

number  at  this  time,  and  afterward  with  great  regularity, 
though,  of  course,  the  main  body  were  absent.  A  melodeon 
furnished  the  instrumental  music.  Mrs.  Colonel  Double- 
day,  her  son,  and  daughter  were  usually  present. 

That  there  were  numerous  pets  harbored  both  by  officers 
and  men  during  their  stay  here  seems  probable,  though  it 
is  to  be  hoped  that  not  all  of  these  met  the  unfortunate  fate 
referred  to  in  the  following  sad  requiem : 

ON  THE  DEATH  OF  A  FAVORITE    MONKEY,  WHOSE   CAUDAL 
APPENDAGE  HAD  BEEN   CUT  BY  THE  FROST. 
Like  other  monkeys,  Jocko  could 

Once  on  a  time  a  tail  unfold  ; 
But,  true  to  life's  decay,  it  could 

Not  stand  the  pinch  of  winter's  cold. 
Curtailed  he  was,  and  now  his  bust 

To  parts  unknown  has  been  detailed. 
Piece  to  his  end — he's  gone,  end  first, 
Where  monkeys  are,  we  trust,  re-tailed. 

SQUIB. 
FORT  CORCORAN,  May  7th,  1862. 

Notwithstanding  the  enjoyments  of  this  period,  the  work 
was  as  arduous  and  the  regulations  as  strict  as  at  any  time 
afterward.  Inspections  were  frequent.  August  5th,  when 
the  thermometer  stood  .at  99°  F.  in  the  shade,  President 
Lincoln,  with  a  number  of  general  officers,  inspected  the 
forts.  At  Fort  Corcoran  he  was  received  with  a  salute  of 
twenty-six  guns.  The  same  day  the  regiment  marched 
seven  miles  to  a  review  of  the  division,  at  which  the  Presi 
dent  was  also  present.  The  heat  was  so  oppressive  that 
several  were  forced  to  fall  out  of  the  ranks.  Few  passes 
were  granted  to  visit  the  city  of  Washington,  though  so 
near.  If  the  boys  did  not  sing,  in  the  words  of  the  modern 
song, 

"  Thou  art  so  near  and  yet  so  far," 

they  fully  realized  the  fact.  The  details  for  guard  duty 
were  very  large,  and  the  drill,  particularly  the  artillery 
drill,  incessant.  Had  it  not  been  so  the  regiment  would  «not 
have  acquired  that  reputation  as  artillerists  awarded  them 
by  President  Lincoln  and  other  dignitaries,  to  be  referred  to 
farther  on  in  this  work. 


44 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


June  21st,  First  Lieutenant  William  Rimmer,  of  Company 
F,  and,  July  llth,  Edgar  W.  Dennis,  First  Lieutenant  com 
manding  Company  H,  resigned.  These  were  the  first  officers 
to  leave  the  regiment.  Henry  G.  Harris,  First  Lieutenant 
in  Company  B,  died  September  10th,  and  on  the  15th  of  the 
same  month  Surgeon  Reese  B.  Berky  and  Acting  Adjutant 
Mears  both  resigned. 

On  the  opposite  page  the  following  points  of  interest  in 
and  about  Washington  and  vicinity  in  1862  are  shown  : 


1.  Matthias  Point. 

2.  Aquia  Creek. 

3.  Shipping  Point. 

4.  Fredericksburg. 

5.  Mount  Vernon. 

6.  Alexandria. 

7.  Orange  &  Alexandria  R.R. 

8.  London  &  Hampshire  R.R. 

9.  Manassas  Junction. 

10.  Bull  Run. 

11.  Centreville. 

33.  Forts  Scott,  Albany,  Runyon, 


12.  Fairfax  Court  House. 

13.  Vienna. 

14.  Falls  Church. 

15.  Arlington  House. 

16.  Chain  Bridge. 

17.  Aqueduct  Bridge. 

18.  Long  Bridge. 

19.  Georgetown. 

20.  Washington. 

21.  President's  House, 

22.  Smithsonian  Institute. 

Richardson,  Craig,  Woodbury,  Corcoran,  Bennett,  etc. 


23.  Patent  Office. 

24.  General  Post  Office. 

25.  Capitol. 

26.  Navy  Yard. 

27.  Arsenal. 

28.  Maryland  Shore. 

29.  Fort  Washington. 

30.  Indian  Head. 

31.  Maryland  Point. 

32.  Port  Tobacco. 


CHAPTER  V. 


ARTILLERY   PRACTICE. 

EAYY  artillerymen,  it  is  safe  to  say, 
were  subjected  to  more  kinds  of  drill 
than  the  volunteers  of  any  other  branch 
of  the  military  service.  While  at 
Staten  Island  the  officers  were  taken 
over  to  Fort  Hamilton  and  other  forta 
about  the  harbor  and  instructed  in. 
artillery  practice  by  Major  Ulysses 
Doubleday.  A  portion  of  the  regiment 
were  also  drilled  in  infantry  movements 
and  the  use  of  muskets,  the  Enfield 
rifle  being  the  gun  used.  Across  the  Anacostia  the  com 
panies  were  required  to  drill  two  hours  a  day  as  artillery 
and  two  as  infantry,  having  a  battalion  drill  of  the  whole, 
regiment  at  Fort  Carroll  every  Friday.  Belgian  rifles  were 
used  in  the  infantry  drill,  and  the  artillery  work  was  chiefly 
done  with  eight-inch  siege  guns  mounted  on  barbette  car 
riages.  At  Fort  Greble  the  target  was  usually  a  buoy 
anchored  out  in  the  river.  Lieutenant  G.  L.  Morrison  dis 
tinguished  himself  on  the  occasion  of  a  visit  of  Inspector- 
General  Barry  to  this  post  by  splitting  the  buoy. 

Fort  Woodbury,  where  Company  A  was  located,  south  of 
the  Potomac,  mounted  two  twenty-four-pound  smooth-bore 
guns  on  siege  carriages,  two  guns  of  the  same  calibre  on 
barbette  carriages,  and  one  on  a  casemate  carriage  ;  also 
four  six-pound  rifled  guns,  three  thirty-pound  Parrotts, 
and  one  siege  mortar. 

Company  B,  at  Fort  DeKalb,  had  to  drill  on  twenty-four- 
pound  siege  guns,  of  which  there  were  four  mounted  on  siege 
carriages,  one  on  a  barbette  carnage,  two  on  casemate  car 
riages  ;  also  one  twenty- four-pound  brass  field  howitzer, 


48  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

four  thirty-pound  Parrotts,  one  six-pound  field  gun,  and 
two  ten-inch  siege  mortars. 

Company  H,  at  Fort  Haggerty,  were  limited  to  four 
twenty-four-pound  smooth  bores  mounted  on  barbette  car 
riages. 

Company  F,  at  Fort  Bennett,  had  the  benefit  of  practice 
on  two  eight-inch  sea-coast  howitzers  and  three  twenty-four- 
pound  smooth  bores. 

The  other  companies  at  Fort  Corcoran  had  two  eight-inch 
sea-coast  howitzers  and  three  three-inch  rifled  Parrotts  to 
try  their  skill  upon. 

May  5th  Company  E  came  from  headquarters  at  Fort 
Corcoran  and  joined  Company  B  at  Fort  DeKalb  (Fort 
Strong). 

As  soon  as  the  weather  became  settled  infantry  drill  and 
artillery  practice  on  both  light  and  heavy  pieces  was  re 
sumed  by  all  the  companies.  Targets  made  of  heavy  timber 
were  put  up  at  various  ranges  of  from  two  hundred  to  two 
thousand  yards,  and  not  unf  requently  broken  up  on  practice 
day. 

Some  rivalry  was  developed  among  the  drill-sergeants  and 
cannoneers  on  these  occasions.  General  Whipple,  in  com 
mand  of  the  division,  made  a  personal  inspection  on  several 
practice  days  of  the  work.  One  visit  of  General  Whipple 
will  never  be  forgotten  probably  by  the  sentinel  who  was 
on  guard  at  the  entrance  to  the  fort  that  day.  The  soldier 
had  just  joined  the  command,  but  had  been  instructed  to 
halt  and  present  arms  to  a  general  officer,  should  one  ap 
pear.  When  he  saw  General  Whipple  approaching  on  foot 
his  musket  was  at  a  "  right  shoulder  shift."  Halting  and 
facing  to  the  front,  he  immediately  brought  the  gun  from 
that  position  to  a  "  present." 

The  General  smiled  and  said  : 

"  Let  me  see  you  do  that  again,  sir." 

The  guard  repeated  the  movement  with  great  precision. 
After  asking  a  number  of  questions  about  the  movement, 
the  General  said,  suavely  : 

11  Let  me  take  your  piece,  sir." 

The  confiding  sentinel  promptly  handed  over  his  gun. 


ARTILLERY    PRACTICE.  49 

"  Now,  sir,  what  kind  of  a  guard  are  you  ?  Here,  Cor 
poral,  take  this  man  to  the  guard-house  !" 

At  the  conclusion  of  his  visit  the  General  had  the  unfor 
tunate  sentry  released,  after  giving  him  some  suggestions. 

A  sentry  from  the  same  Company  pursued  quite  a  differ 
ent  course  with  General  Banks,  on  one  occasion,  at  Fort 
Alexander.  He  would  not  allow  the  General  to  go  on  to  the 
parapet.  As  he  was  acting  under  orders,  the  General  com 
plimented  him  highly. 

Some  time  in  August  General  Corcoran,  a  tall,  thin  man 
with  blue  eyes  and  light  hair,  visited  the  forts.  At  the  fort 
named  in  his  honor  he  made  a  complimentary  speech,  con 
gratulating  the  command  on  their  fine  military  appearance. 

One  afternoon  at  Fort  Woodbury,  where  Company  A  was 
stationed,  the  command  had  been  given,  "  Cannoneers,  to 
your  posts — march !"  and  the  several  detachments  had 
reached  their  guns,  when  there  was  quite  a  little  excitement 
developed  among  the  men  by  the  sudden  arrival  of  a  volun 
teer  inspecting  officer.  He  did  not  seem  in  the  best  of 
humor  for  some  reason  unknown  to  the  subjects  of  his  in 
spection.  The  nearest  detachment  had  halted  in  the  rear 
of  a  thirty-pound  Parrott. 

"  Go  right  on  with  your  work,  Sergeant,"  said  the  officer, 
sternly,  addressing  Sergeant  Benjamin  A.  Dickens,  who  was 
drilling  the  squad. 

The  Sergeant,  who  was  acting  as  chief  of  piece,  was  in  a 
state  of  considerable  trepidation,  but  he  did  not  show  it. 
He  gave  the  commands,  "  Cannoneers,  right  face — to  your 
posts — march !"  and  the  cannoneers  took  their  positions 
promptly. 

Meanwhile  the  officer  had  dismounted,  and,  walking  up 
to  the  rear  of  the  gun,  said  : 

"  Before  you  commence  firing,  let  me  see  if  you  know 
what  a  cannon  is  ;  what  do  you  call  this,  sir  ?" 

"  The  cascable,"  said  the  Sergeant,  saluting. 

"  The  cascable  2    What  is  the  breech  ?" 

"  The  breech  is  the  mass  of  metal  behind  the  bore  which 
extends  to  the  cascable." 

The  officer,  a  little  put  out  with  himself,  evidently,  said  : 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


"  I'll  be  -  -  if  you  don't  know  something  about  it. 
Well,  go  on  ;  what  do  you  call  this  1" 

"  The  re-enforce." 

"  What  is  it  made  of 
in  this  piece  ?" 

"  A  wrought-iron  jack 
et,  sir,  shrunk  on  to  the 
cast-iron  gun." 

11  Correct  ;  what  range 
is  your  target  ?" 

"  About  fifteen  hun 
dred  yards." 

"  What  charge  do  you 
use  for  that  distance  ?" 

"  Three  and  one-quar 
ter  pounds." 

"At  what  elevation?" 

"  Three  and  one-quar 
ter  degrees." 

"  Very  well,  sir  ;  now 


WHAT    DO    YOU   CALL  THIS,  SIR?' 


go  on,  let  us  see  what  you  can  do." 

The  Sergeant  had  recovered  his  equilibrium  completely. 
He  gave  the  command,  "  Load  by  detail  —  load  !" 

The  men  went  through  their  various  parts  without  a 
break.  The  Sergeant  acted  as  gunner,  and  had  the  satis 
faction  of  grazing  the  top  of  the  target.  Meanwhile  Cap 
tain  Sears,  in  command  of  the  fort,  had  come  up. 

"  I  congratulate  you,  sir,  on  the  efficiency  of  your  com 
mand,"  said  the  officer,  as  he  rode  away. 

A  similar  incident  occurred  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  after 
Colonel  Tidball  took  command  of  the  regiment,  where  we 
were  inspected  several  times  by  General  Barnard. 

The  visit  was  unexpected,  and  things  were  not  in  the  best 
shape.  Some  chiefs  of  pieces  could  not  answer  promptly 
the  questions  put  to  them.  This  was  particularly  notice 
able  in  the  case  of  the  Sergeant  in  charge  of  the  mortar,  and 
Colonel  Tidball  became  excited. 

The  last  piece  inspected  was  a  forty-two-pound  siege  gun 
commanded  by  Sergeant  S.  I.  More,  of  Company  B.  When 


ARTILLERY   PRACTICE.  51 

the  inspectors  reached  his  gun  the  Colonel  was  exceedingly 
angry  and  the  Inspecting  Officer  very  critical. 

Walking  up  to  the  piece,  he  said  : 

"  Sergeant,  do  you  command  this  gun  ?" 

"  I  do,  sir,"  was  the  prompt  reply. 

"  What  kind  of  a  gun  is  it  ?" 

"  A  forty-two-pound  siege." 

"  What  do  you  use  ?" 

"  Solid  shot,  grape,  and  spherical  can-shell." 

"What  is  this?"  putting  his  hand  on  the  knob  of  the 
cascable. 

"  Knob  of  the  cascable,  sir." 

"  What  is  this  ?" 

"  First  re-enforce." 

"  What  are  those  ?" 

"  The  trunnions,  sir." 

To  every  question  Sergeant  More  gave  prompt  and  ready 
answers.  The  Colonel  was  evidently  pleased  and  interested, 
for  his  face  brightened  and  his  brow  cleared.  After  becom 
ing  fully  satisfied  that  the  Sergeant  was  properly  acquainted 
with  his  piece,  the  General  expressed  a  desire  to  see  some 
firing. 

The  Sergeant  sighted  the  gun,  and  was  about  to  fire  when 
Captain  Charles  Morrison  came  up,  evidently  much  excited, 
and  asked : 

"  Have  you  got  that  right,  Sergeant  ?" 

"  I  have,  sir,"  answered  More. 

"  Let  me  see,"  said  the  Captain,  anxiously.  Looking 
through  the  breech-sight  he  turned  the  elevating  screw 
down  two  threa'ds,  saying,  "  Now,  Sergeant,  it  is  all  right ; 
let  'er  go." 

The  command  to  fire  was  given,  and  the  shot  sped  wide  of 
the  mark,  going  completely  over  the  target. 

Turning  to  the  Captain,  Colonel  Tidball  said,  sharply  : 

"  Keep  away  from  that  gun,  Captain  Morrison,  or  you 
will  get  your  -  -  old  United  States  head  blowed  off  ;  let 
your  Chief  of  Piece  fire." 

The  Sergeant  again  sighted  the  gun  and  hit  the 
target. 


52  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

"  The  best  shot  on  the  line  and  the  Banner  Squad,"  ex 
claimed  Inspector- General  Barnard,  heartily. 

Colonel  Tidball  looked  happy,  for  the  "  Siege-gun  Squad  " 
had  redeemed  all. 

Captain  Charles  Morrison,  the  first  Captain  of  Company 
B,  had  been  a  militia  officer,  and  was  very  rigid  in  his  ideas 
of  discipline,  but  was  likely  to  be  excited  on  occasions 
where  the  cause  was  slight. 

At  Fort  De  Kalb,  on  one  occasion,  when  the  command 
was  inspected  by  President  Lincoln,  Captain  Morrison  was 
in  a  state  of  great  trepidation.  James  L.  Bailey,  known  as 
"  Buck  Bailey,"  was  the  member  of  the  squad  whose  duty 
it  was  to  pull  the  lanyard  after  the  gun  was  sighted.  Cap 
tain  Morrison  was  so  excited  that,  instead  of  giving  the 
proper  command,  "Gun  squad  No.  2,  fire!"  he  yelled, 
"  Buck  Bailey  No.  2,  fire  !"  to  the  great  amusement  of  the 
boys. 

This  became  a  catch-phrase  among  the  men  for  some  time 
afterward, 

Whenever  any  disturbance  occurred  among  the  men, 
especially  anything  not  in  accordance  with  his  wishes,  the 
Captain  was  wont  to  use  the  expression,  "  Mutiny  !  there's 
mutiny  in  camp  !" 

At  Fort  Marcy,  on  one  occasion,  some  of  the  boys  had 
put  up  a  job  on  another  member  of  the  command,  and 
arranged  that  when  he  entered  the  barrack's  door,  a  half 
bushel  of  potatoes  poised  above  the  door  should  come  down 
upon  his  head. 

This  trick  was  arranged  to  be  executed  while  the  com 
pany  were  on  parade.  One  of  the  men  was  up  over  the 
door,  and  another,  who  was  to  give  him  the  signal  for  letting 
the  potatoes  go,  was  sitting  in  his  bunk  opposite  the  door, 
it  being  understood  that  the  latter  was  to  lean  backward 
when  the  potatoes  were  to  drop. 

Captain  Morrison  noticed  the  absence  of  this  latter  soldier 
from  parade  after  the  company  had  been  formed,  and  rush 
ing  to  the  barrack' s  door,  looked  up  at  the  bunk.  The  man, 
to  avoid  being  seen,  leaned  back,  and  the  other  chap  over 
head,  taking  the  movement  for  the  signal,  let  go  the  half 


ARTILLERY   PRACTICE.  55 

bushel  of  potatoes,  which  came  rattling  down  around  the 
old  Captain. 

He  ran  out  of  the  barracks,  yelling  at  the  top  of  his  voice  : 
"  Damn  my  soul,  there's  mutiny  in  camp  !" 

The  result  was  that  both  of  these  men  were  put  in  the 
guard-house. 

One  day  while  drilling  his  men  in  company  evolutions  at 
Fort  Marcy,  Captain  Morrison  explained  to  them  about  the 
way  they  should  act  in  making  a  charge,  and  after  the  de 
tails  of  the  manoeuvre  had  been  gone  through,  the  men 
being  at  company  front,  he  gave  the  command,  "  Fix  bay 
onets  !"  then,  "  Charge  bayonets  !"  and  then,  "  Forward- 
double-quick  !" 

They  were  out  near  the  Leesburg  Pike.  He  moved  off  in 
front  of  the  centre  of  the  company  and  directly  up  a  hill. 
Some  of  the  men  thought  it  would  be  a  good  chance  to  get 
off  a  joke  on  the  old  Captain,  so  they  increased  their  speed 
beyond  the  regulation  limit.  At  the  brow  of  the  hill  was  a 
rail  fence.  As  they  got  in  proximity  to  this  the  bayonets 
of  the  men  behind  him  were  very  close  to  the  Captain's 
person.  He  suddenly  turned  around  to  halt  the  command, 
but  was  so  out  of  breath  that  he  could  not  give  the  order. 
Meanwhile  the  bayonets  were  touching  his  coat. 

Sputtering  and  blowing,  he  managed  finally  to  say : 
"Halt!  Mutiny!  Damn  my  soul,  there's  mutiny  in 
camp  !" 

Captain  Morrison  thought  the  world  of  his  men.  A  num 
ber  of  the  command  had  been  down  to  Lewinsville,  and  came 
back  with  some  poultry,  potatoes,  and  beef,  which  they 
had  procured  from  some  source. 

Next  morning  quite  early,  a  very  tall,  lanky  old  man  ap 
peared  at  the  entrance  to  the  fort,  and  was  challenged  by 
the  sentry,  who  happened  to  be  one  of  the  soldiers  in  the 
previous  day's  expedition. 

The  old  man  wanted  to  see  the  commander  of  the  fort. 

"  You  cannot  pass,  sir,"  said  the  sentry. 

Old  Captain  Morrison  happened  to  be  upon  the  parade 
ground  and  noticed  the  altercation  at  the  sally-port,  and 
sent  his  orderly  down  to  see  what  was  wanted.  The  old 


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HEAVY   GUNS    AND    LIGHT. 


man  said  his  name  was  Ganz,  and  that  he  wanted  to  see  the 
commander  of  the  fort. 

"  Let  him  pass  right  in,"  said  the  Captain. 
When  the  old  man  reached  him  he  gave  Captain  Morrison 
a  pitiful  account  of  having  been  deprived  of  his  poultry  and 
beef  the  day  previous  by  some  soldiers,  who,  he  believed, 
belonged  to  this  fort. 

"What!"  said  the  old  Captain,  "my  soldiers  steal 
chickens  2  No,  sir  !  Old  man,  you  are  entirely  mistaken. 

I  am  a  good  Catholic  my 
self,  but  I  am  so  unfor 
tunate  as  to  be  in  com 
mand  of  a  lot  of  damned 
Methodists,  and  they 
won't  steal  anything." 

This  put  off  the  old 
man  of  secesh  proclivities 
until  the  return  of  Major 
Doubleday,  before  he 
could  get  a  further  hear 
ing. 

President  Lincoln  in 
spected  the  command 
several  times.  Before 
leaving  Fort  Corcoran  on 
one  occasion,  while  en 
gaged  in  artillery  prac 
tice,  the  companies  of  the  fort  were  surprised  by  a  visit  from 
the  President,  accompanied  by  his  son  "Tad,''  Secretary 
Seward,  young  Stanton,  General  Sturgis  and  staff,  with 
several  other  officers. 

The  gun  they  first  stopped  at,  a  rifled  piece,  was  being 
fired  at  a  range  of  two  thousand  yards  The  gunner  made 
an  indifferent  shot,  the  ball  striking  the  ground  and  throw 
ing  dust  on  the  target.  The  President,  who  was  holding 
Tad  up  in  his  arms  to  see  the  result,  without  a  word  moved 
on  to  the  next  gun,  which  was  a  smoothbore  casemate 
howitzer  used  for  clearing  the  ditch,  and  being  fired  at  com 
paratively  short  range,  some  two  hundred  yards. 


GIVE  ME  THE  OLD  SHOTGUN  YET. 


ARTILLERY    PRACTICE.  57 

Lieutenant  G.  L.  Morrison  was  the  gunner.  The  target  was 
a  wall  tent  fly  suspended  between  two  poles  by  wires.  The 
gunner  took  careful  aim,  and  as  the  smoke  cleared  the  cen 
tral  portion  of  the  fly  had  disappeared.  President  Lincoln, 
throwing  up  his  right  hand,  slapped  his  leg  in  seeming  de 
light,  as  he  cried  out : 

11  Give  me  the  old  shot-gun  yet." 

The  piece  was  afterward  known  as  Uncle  Abram's  shot 
gun. 

Later  on  detachments  from  the  regiment  were  sent  to 
Forts  Albany,  Barnard,  Craig,  Tillinghast,  and  Ethan  Allen, 
referred  to  in  the  following  report  of  General  Barnard. 

WASHINGTON,  August  28,  1862. 
General  George  B.  McClellan,  Alexandria : 

In  Fort  Marcy  is  one  platoon,  the  Fourth  New  York 
Artillery  ;  near  it  one  regiment  of  new  troops.  In  Fort 
Ethan  Allen,  one  company  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  ; 
near  it  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-seventh  Pennsylvania 
(new  regiment).  In  Fort  Corcoran  one  company  and  one 
platoon  Fourth  New  York  Artillery.  In  Forts  DeKalb, 
Woodbury,  Tillinghast,  Craig,  Haggerty,  and  Barnard  one 
platoon  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  each,  and  in  Fort 
Albany  two  companies  of  same  regiment.  This  regiment  is 
about  six  hundred  strong,  and  is  well  used  to  the  use  of  the 
guns. 

J.  G.  BARNARD, 

Brigadier-General . 

As  illustrative  of  the  petty  rivalry,  probably,  within  two 
days  after  this  report  was  made  by  General  Barnard,  Chief 
of  Engineers  of  the  United  States  Army,  an  assistant  in 
spector,  of  course  belonging  to  another  artillery  regiment, 
reported  the  Fourth  Artillery  as  "indifferent  artillerists." 
As  President  Lincoln  had  been  present  at  the  target  practice 
on  several  occasions  and  complimented  the  officers  person 
ally  on  the  efficiency  of  the  men,  and  as  General  McClellan 
had  also  witnessed  their  work  and  evinced  his  high  opinion 
of  their  skill,  the  report  of  the  inspector  aforesaid  did  not 
count  for  much  with  the  boys. 

The  following  is  an  official  order  of  similar  import  : 


58  HEAVY  GUNS  AND  LIGHT. 

HEADQUARTERS  RESERVE  ARMY  CORPS, 

ALEXANDRIA,  VA.,  August  6,  1862. 

GENERAL  ORDERS,  No.  31. 

The  commanding  General  takes  pleasure  in  announcing 
to  the  officers  and  men  of  Whipple's  Division,  that  his 
Excellency,  the  President  of  the  United  States,  has  been 
pleased  to  express  himself  in  the  highest  degree  gratified 
with  the  military  appearance  of  the  troops  and  the  superior 
skill  displayed  by  them  in  the  use  of  the  guns. 

The  General  commanding  would  further  avail  himself  of 
this  occasion  to  congratulate  Brigadier-General  Whipple, 
and  through  him  his  officers  and  men,  on  the  high  state  of 
discipline  and  drill  to  which  they  have  attained,  and  which 
elicited  so  much  praise  throughout  the  whole  operations  of 
yesterday. 

By  order  of  Brigadier- General  STURGIS, 

HENRY  R.  MIGHELS,  Captain  and  A.  A.  G. 

One  visit  of  General  McClellan's  is  decidedly  worthy  of 
note.  An  earthwork  or  battery  called  Fort  Taylor,  some 
distance  beyond  the  defenses  of  Washington  proper,  was 
occupied  by  a  detachment  of  the  Fourth  Artillery  during 
the  latter  part  of  August,  1862.  It  will  be  remembered 
that  after  the  close  of  the  Peninsular  campaign,  and  General 
Pope  had  superseded  General  McClellan,  the  latter  had  been 
placed  in  command  of  the  defenses  at  Washington,  with 
headquarters  at  Alexandria.  A  day  or  two  before  the  bat 
tle  of  Manassas  occurred,  General  McClellan,  accompanied 
only  by  an  orderly,  rode  into  the  fort  at  Munson's  Hill.  It 
happened  that  a  detachment  under  Lieutenant  Hamlink 
were  engaged  in  testing  the  range  and  accuracy  of  the  guns. 
It  also  happened  that  a  man  for  a  misdemeanor  was  tied  to 
a  cannon-wheel.  The  General,  without  noticing  the  unfor 
tunate,  engaged  in  conversation  with  the  Lieutenant,  and 
expressed  himself  as  well  pleased  with  his  observations  of 
their  work.  Colonel  Hamlink  informs  the  writer  that  this 
battery  did  some  excellent  service  on  September  2d,  the 
morning  after  the  battle  of  Chantilly  occurred.  Located 
near  Falls  Church,  it  was  in  the  line  of  the  pursuing  column 
of  the  enemy,  and  when  the  Confederate  cavalry  came 


ARTILLERY    PRACTICE. 


61 


MAJOR-GENERAL  GEO.   B.  MCCLELLAN. 


within  range  of  the  guns,  a  few  volleys  served  to  stop  their 
course.  August  31st  General  McClellan  visited  Company 
C  at  Fort  Ramsay  and 
remained  a  short  time. 
On  September  3d  Gen 
eral  McDowell  visited 
the  same  fort.  Fort 
Ramsay  was  egg-shap 
ed  and  mounted  eleven 
guns,  six  thirty-pound 
Parrotts  and  five 
smooth-bores. 

This  fort,  also  Fort 
Buffalo  and  Fort  Tay 
lor,  were  all  beyond  the 
defenses  of  Washing 
ton,  some  four  miles 
west  of  Arlington,  lo 
rn  t»«d  on  a  cluster  of 
commanding  heights, 
lying  between  Four-Mile  Run  and  a  tributary  of  Hunting 
Creek. 

During  the  summer  various  details  of  companies  and  de 
tachments  from  the  regiment  had  been  made  to  other  forts 
and  batteries.  Thus  we  find  a  detachment  at  Fort  Albany, 
another  at  Fort  Pennsylvania,  and  Major  Allcock  in  com 
mand  of  Fort  Gaines  and  a  portion  of  his  command  garrison 
ing  Forts  De  Russy,  Franklin,  Alexander,  Ripley,  and  also 
batteries  Cameron  and  Vermont. 

At  Fort  Alexander  on  one  occasion  a  detachment  of  Com 
pany  A  were  engaged  in  testing  a  one-hundred-pound  Par- 
rott  at  very  long  range,  the  target  being  located  some  four 
miles  up  the  Potomac.  Major-General  Banks  was  present, 
and  as  a  shot  wTas  fired,  the  General,  holding  his  field-glass 
with  both  hands,  cried  out : 

"  Very  good,  very  good  !     Try  that  over  again." 

But  the  firing  squad  were  in  dismay,  for  through  the 
neglect  of  one  of  their  number  the  big  gun  had  not  recoiled 
properly,  but  instead  had  reared  upright  in  the  air. 


62  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

The  General  burst  into  a  laugh  as  he  turned  and  saw  the 
position  of  the  cannon. 

"Never  mind,"  said  he;  "you  can  try  it  some  other 
day." 

General  Augur  with  other  officers  was  present  at  Fort 
Marcy  on  one  practice  day,  and  complimented  the  command 
on  its  efficiency. 


FORT   MARCY   (LOOKING    IN). 


While  on  the  subject  of  artillery  practice,  it  may  be  of 
interest  to  refer  to  two  other  incidents  which  occurred  later 
on,  one  at  Fort  Franklin  and  the  other  at  Fort  Marcy.  At 
the  former  post  Captain  Frank  Williams' s  Company  were 
located  for  a  short  time,  and  the  One  Hundred  and  Seven 
teenth  New  York  Volunteers,  Colonel  Pease  commanding, 
were  stationed  near.  One  day  there  seemed  to  be  an  im 
portant  addition  to  the  post  rations  in  the  shape  of  fresh 
pork.  About  the  same  time  an  old  farmer  complained  to 
Colonel  Pease  that  his  soldiers  had  attacked  and  captured 


ARTILLERY    PRACTICE. 


63 


some  of  his  hogs.  There  being  not  even  a  smell  of  pork  to 
be  detected  about  the  infantry  quarters,  the  Colonel  sent 
for  Captain  Williams,  and  stated  that  some  of  his  artillery 
men  had  evidently  been  molesting  the  fanner' s  hogs. 

"  Did  you  notice,"  said  the  Captain,  addressing  the 
farmer,  "  what  sort  of  a  stripe  they  had  on  their  panta 
loons  r 

"  Yes,"  said  the  farmer  ;  "  they  had  blue  stripes." 
That  seemed  to  settle  the  matter,  though  the  infantry 


FORT    MARCY    (LOOKING    OUT). 


soldiers  had  been  so  sly  about  it  that  the  culprits  failed  to 
be  discovered.  It  was  incidentally  found  out,  however, 
after  the  company  left  Fort  Franklin,  that  some  of  the  artil 
lerymen  possessed  infantry  pants. 

As  the  other  incident  reflects  on  two  inspecting  officers, 
their  names  are  not  given.  An  inspection  of  the  Fourth 
New. York  Heavy  Artillery,  for  the  real  purpose  of  preferring 
charges  against  a  commanding  officer,  had  been  suddenly 
and  unexpectedly  ordered.  The  officer  in  command  at  Fort 


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IIKAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Marcy  was  quite  friendly  to  the  commanding  officer  at  Fort 
Ethan  Allen,  and  in  some  way  had  discovered  the  purpose 
of  this  special  inspection  but  only  a  few  minutes  in  ad 
vance.  He  immediately  formed  a  plan  to  detain  the  inspec 
tors.  AVhen  two  young  officers,  elegantly  attired,  drew  rein 
at  Fort  Marcy  there  was  no  one  to  be  seen  except  the  sentry 
in  front  of  the  officers'  quarters,  who  promptly  saluted. 
"  Who  is  in  command  of  this  post  ?" 

The  officer  was  sum 
moned.  He  was  very  po 
lite,  and  the  weather  was 
exceedingly  warm.  His 
servant,  who  was  a  con 
noisseur  in  the  art,  had 
just  prepared  a  light  sum 
mer  drink,  and  he  would 
be  pleased  to  have  the 
two  officers  step  into  his 
quarters  and  participate. 
The  officers  assented,  giv 
ing  their  horses  in  charge 
of  an  orderly.  The  drink 
did  indeed  taste  like  nec 
tar  of  the  gods  ;  but  in 
order  to  form  a  just  esti 
mate  of  its  composition, 
the  fact  may  be  disclosed, 
that  about  a  week  previ 
ously  the  officer  in  command  had  received  a  present  from 
a  friend  in  the  shape  of  a  case  containing  samples  of 
nearly  every  variety  of  known  liquor  ;  and  the  light  sum 
mer  drink  embodied  a  portion  of  the  contents  of  nearly 
every  bottle.  Things  seemed  to  look  differently  after  the 
inspecting  officers  had  taken  one  drink  only.  They  were 
charmed  with  the  view  from  Fort  Marcy,  the  quarters  were 
delightful,  and  as  the  commandant's  dinner  was  nearly 
ready,  they  decided  to  accept  his  invitation  to  dine  ;  mean 
while  they  took  another  glass  of  the  light  summer  drink. 
After  dinner  the  company  was  found  drawn  up  ready  for 


INSPECTION  THROUGH   A   GLASS. 


ARTILLERY   PRACTICE. 


65 


inspection,  and  one  of  the  officers  remarked  that  he  "  never 
shaw  a  spbetter  lookin'  set  of  men." 

They  signed  a  report  for  the  entire  command  without 
visiting  the  regimental  headquarters — a  report  said  to  have 
been  prepared  by  a  young  man  named  Price.  After  being 
assisted  on  their  horses  the  inspectors  departed  in  excellent 
spirits. 


CHAPTER   VI. 


DEFENDING  THE   CAPITAL. 

his  communications  to  General  Halleck, 
the  day  before  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  be 
gan,  General  McClellan  said : 

"Please  see  Barnard,  and  be  sure  that 
the  works  toward  the  Chain  Bridge  are 
perfectly  secure.  I  look  upon  these  works, 
especially  Ethan  Allen  and  Marcy,  as  of 
the  first  importance.  I  have  heard,  inci 
dentally,  that  there  is  no  garrison  in  Ethan 
Allen,  but  presume  it  is  a  mistake.  I  have  just  conversed 
with  Colonel  Holabird,  and  think  the  enemy  is  in  such  force 
near  Manassas  as  to  make  it  necessary  for  us  to  move  in 
force." 

This  was  at  1  P.M.  ;  in  a  despatch  at  10  P.M.  he  said 
further : 

"  Colonel  Wagner,  Second  New  York  Artillery,  has  just 
come  in  from  the  front.  He  reports  strong  infantry  and 
cavalry  force  of  rebels  near  Fairfax  Court  House.  Reports 
numerous,  from  various  sources,  that  Lee  and  Stuart  with 
large  forces  are  at  Manassas  ;  that  the  enemy,  with  one 
hundred  and  twenty  thousand  men,  intend  advancing  on 
the  forts  near  Arlington  and  Chain  Bridge,  with  a  view  of 
attacking  Washington  and  Baltimore. 

"  General  Barnard  telegraphs  me  to-night  that  the  length 
of  line  of  fortifications  on  this  side  of  the  Potomac  requires 
two  thousand  additional  batterymen  and  additional  troops 
to  defend  intervals,  according  to  circumstances.  At  all 
events,  he  says  an  old  regiment  should  be  added  to  the 
force  at  Chain  Bridge  and  a  few  regiments  distributed 
along  the  line  to  give  confidence  to  our  new  troops.  I  agree 
with  him  fully,  and  think  our  fortifications  along  the  upper 


DEFENDING   THE   CAPITAL.  67 

part  of  oar  line  on  this  side  of  the  river  very  unsafe  with 
their  present  garrisons,  and  the  movements  of  the  enemy 
seem  to  indicate  an  attack  upon  these  works. 

(Signed)  "  GEORGE  B.  MCCLELLAN, 

"  Major-General. 
"  Major-General  H.  W.  HALLECK, 

"General-in-Chief,  United  States  Army." 

At  this  time  Company  D,  under  Captain  Jones  of  our 
regiment,  was  already  in  Fort  Ethan  Allen  arranging  the 
heavy  guns  for  defense,  and  one  platoon  of  Company  B, 
under  Lieutenant  Morrison,  was  doing  similar  duty  in  Fort 
Marcy.  On  the  day  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  terminated  so 
disastrously  Company  A  went  into  Forts  Alexander  and 
Franklin  across  the  river.  Companies  H  and  G  were  dis 
tributed  in  Fort  Gaines,  Fort  De  Russy,  Battery  Martin 
Scott,  Battery  Cameron,  Battery  Vermont,  and  Fort  Penn 
sylvania.  September  7th  Company  C  arrived  at  Fort  Ethan 
Allen.  Within  a  week  the  entire  regiment  was  located  in 
the  forts  about  Chain  Bridge. 

Another  regiment  was  urged  for  the  fortifications  at  Chain 
Bridge.  But  General  Barnard  in  the  following  communi 
cation  to  General  McClellan  seems  to  have  favored  the  re 
tention  of  our  regiment  at  that  point : 

WASHINGTON,  August  29,  1862. 

Brigadier-General  S.  Williams,  Assistant  Adjutant-Gen 
eral,  Alexandria : 

Please  direct  the  Fourteenth  Massachusetts  to  report  to 
Brigadier-General  Whipple  at  Arlington.  I  will  have  it 
distributed  in  the  most  important  works,  but  there  are  good 
reasons  at  the  present  moment,  I  think,  for  not  sending  a 
part  to  Fort  Marcy,  as  Colonel  Doubleday,  of  the  New 
York  Fourth,  is  commanding  there,  and  the  place  has 
always  been  garrisoned  from  his  regiment.  I  would  relieve 
part  of  his  regiment  and  send  it  to  Ethan  Allen  and  Marcy. 

J.  G.  BARNARD, 

Brigadier-General. 

On  the  day  our  boys  left  Fort  Corcoran  Sumner'  s  division 
arrived  there,  sent  by  General  McClellan  from  Alexandria. 


68  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Their  appearance  was  that  of  a  worn-out,  seedy  army. 
They  pitched  their  tents  on  a  little  plateau  near  Fort  Cor 
coran,  and  had  fairly  settled  down  to  rest  when  an  orderly 
was  noticed  bringing  despatches  to  their  headquarters.  It 
was  probably  an  order  for  them  to  re-enforce  Pope  ;  for  in 
ten  minutes  they  wTere  on  the  march  again.  Other  divisions 
of  troops  from  General  McClellan's  Peninsular  army  arrived 
about  the  same  time,  all  looking  jaded  and  dirt-begrimed, 
yet  for  the  most  part  wiry  and  tough. 

After  the  result  of  the  battle  became  known,  the  greater 
part  of  these  troops  were  ordered  back,  and  passed  over  the 
same  route  our  boys  had  taken  to  Chain  Bridge  and  across 
the  river.  It  was  rumored  that  Stonewall  Jackson  had 
crossed  the  river  near  Pools  ville,  about  twenty  miles  up, 
and  General  McClellan,  who  seemed  to  be  especially  on  the 
alert  for  the  defense  of  the  city,  had  sent  these  troops  to 
intercept  him.  Many  of  these  poor  fellows  seemed  almost 
in  a  starving  condition.  They  were  glad  to  eat  the  water 
melon  rinds  which  they  found  lying  along  the  road.  Eveiy 
fort  on  the  route  was  besieged  by  them,  and  many  of  our 
boys  found  a  positive  satisfaction  in  going  without  their 
own  suppers  in  order  to  feed  these  starving  soldiers.  The 
difficulty  was,  of  course,  due  to  the  confusion  incident  to 
the  defeat,  and  not  to  any  lack  of  stores  at  headquarters. 

A  system  of  patrols  was  organized  by  members  of  the 
regiment,  which  proved  of  great  service,  both  as  a  defense 
and  as  a  means  of  conveying  information  of  the  enemy's 
movements  to  the  Capital,  referred  to  in  the  following : 

HEADQUARTERS  WHIPPLE'S  DIVISION, 

RESERVE  ARMY  CORPS, 
ARLINGTON,  VA.,  August  23,  1862. 

SPECIAL  ORDERS,  No.  79. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  H.  H.  Hall  and  Major  Allcock,  of 
the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  are  hereby  directed  to 
organize  the  system  of  patrols,  picket-guards,  and  chain  of 
sentinels  from  Fort  Marcy,  via  these  headquarters,  to  Fort 
Lyon.  The  daily  details  which  may  be  required  for  this 
purpose  will  be  made  from  the  regiments  of  this  command 
outside  of  the  forts. 


DEFENDING   THE   CAPITAL.  69 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Hall  will  superintend  the  lower  and 
Major  Allcock  the  upper  portions  of  this  line.  The  com 
manding  officers  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Seventh  New 
York,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fourth,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth,  and  One  Hundred  and  Thirtieth  Pennsylvania, 
will  detail  one  Lieutenant  each  to  report  for  duty  to  Lieu 
tenant-Colonel  Hall,  at  Fort  Albany. 

The  commanding  officers  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
seventh  and  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-second  Pennsylvania 
will  detail  one  Lieutenant  each  to  report  to  Major  Allcock, 
at  Fort  DeKalb. 

By  command  of  Brigadier-General  WHIPPLE, 

HENRY  E.  DALTON,  A.  A.  G. 

An  order  came  subsequently,  directing  Major  Allcock  to 
take  one  hundred  men  from  each  new  regiment  entering  the 
defenses  of  Washington  for  the  purposes  of  this  patrol .. 
The  special  duty  in  which  Lieutenant-Colonel  Hall  and 
Major  Allcock  were  engaged,  in  directing  the  line  of  pickets, 
around  the  south  side  of  the  defenses  of  Washington,  proved 
especially  serviceable  when  the  unfortunate  battle  of  Ma- 
nassas  occurred.  Two  days  before  the  battle  the  cavalry 
pickets  were  entirely  intrusted  to  Major  Allcock. 

HEADQUARTERS  WHIPPLE' s  DIVISION, 

RESERVE  ARMY  CORPS, 
ARLINGTON,  VA.,  August  28,  1862. 

MAJOR  :  The  General  directs  me  to  inform  you  that  you 
may  employ  the  cavalry  mentioned  as  you  see  fit. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

U.  D.  EDDY,  A.  D.  C. 

And  on  the  morning  of  the  30th,  the  following  : 

ARLINGTON,  August  30,  1862. 

MAJOR  ALLCOCK  :  You  are  hereby  detailed  to  continue 
on  special  service  in  charge  of  chains  of  sentinel  pickets  and 
outposts  established.  Please  see  that  the  arrangements  are 
perfected  to-night. 

Very  respectfully, 

A.  W.  WHIPPLE, 

Brigadier-General. 

Please  communicate  with  headquarters  often  and  freely. 
—A.  W.  W. 


70  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

The  countersign  for  Saturday,  August  30,  1862,  was 
'"  Malvern,"  and  the  first  announcement  from  an  official 
source  that  the  Federals  were  not  successful  was  the  follow 
ing  communication  referring  to  this  countersign  : 

Major  Allcock. 

DEAR  SIR  :  Your  communication  received  at  11.50  P.M. 
I  thank  you  for  the  favor.  Fugitives  are  seen  to  be  enter 
ing  with  false  passes.  Examine  them  closely. 

A.  W.  WHIPPLE, 
Brigadier-General. 

The  following  night  an  amusing  incident  occurred. 

The  countersign  was  "  Napoleon."  Major  Allcock  sent 
it  to  the  fort  at  Upton's  Hill  by  Lieutenant  Darling,  of  the 
Signal  Corps,  who  was  especially  ordered  to  carry  it  to 
General  Cox's  Division.  The  Major  went  to  Ethan  Allen, 
with  two  companies  of  the  Tenth  New  York  Cavalry, 
stationed  an  officer  there,  and  went  with  a  third  to  a  church 
at  Lewinsville,  met  General  Sigel's  Corps  retreating,  and 
gave  the  General  the  countersign.  After  this  corps  had 
passed  the  cross-roads,  Major  Allcock,  leaving  the  cavalry 
to  guard  the  rear  of  General  Sigel's  command,  started  with 
an  orderly  for  Upton's  Hill.  He  was  intercepted  in  the 
woods  by  some  cavalry  pickets  belonging  to  the  Sixth  Ohio, 
who  ordered  him  to  halt  and  give  the  countersign. 

"  Napoleon,"  whispered  the  Major  over  the  guard's  car 
bine. 

"  Not  right,  sir ;  consider  yourself  under  arrest,"  was 
the  astonishing  reply. 

The  Major  demanded  to  be  taken  to  General  Cox,  when 
it  came  out  that  the  signal  officer  had  sent  the  countersign 
Bonaparte^  instead  of  Napoleon,  to  the  Sixth  Cavalry. 
But  the  Major  was  held  a  prisoner  about  three  hours. 

Though  the  actual  fighting  performed  by  the  artillery  in 
the  defenses  of  Washington  at  this  time  was  unimportant, 
the  labor  and  anxiety  were  something  quite  immense.  In 
every  fort,  at  least  those  to  the  south  and  west  of  the  city, 
for  several  nights  the  guns  were  shotted  and  ready  for  use, 


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detachments  of  cannoneers  relieved  each  other  at  regular 
intervals,  the  guards  were  doubled,  and  every  precaution 
taken  to  prevent  surprise. 

Says  Lieutenant  Bemis,  in  a  letter  of  September  7th,  1862, 
written  from  Fort  Pennsylvania,  D.  C.  : 

"  You  will  see  by  my  heading  that  we  (Company  H)  are 
garrisoning  a  fort  two  miles  out  from  Georgetown.  We 
have  two  companies  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
New  York  with  us  inside  the  fort,  while  four  other  com 
panies  of  the  same  regiment  are  encamped  outside.  As 
you  may  suppose,  we  have  had  to  sleep  for  the  last  few 
days  with  one  eye  open,  and  on  Tuesday  night  last  our  de 
tachments  were  at  the  heavy  guns,  and  the  supernumeraries 
with  their  loaded  muskets  paraded  along  the  wall,  on  short 
notice.  We  remained  at  our  guns  all  night,  the  men  sleep 
ing  on  their  arms.  During  the  afternoon  clouds  of  smoke 
could  be  seen  rising  on  the  distant  horizon,  as  if  from  artil 
lery,  and  the  Colonel  watched  these  indications  of  battle 
through  his  field-glass  with  evident  interest.  The  morning 
brought  a  quiet  to  our  apprehensions  of  an  attack,  and 
since  then  we  have  been  getting  settled.  We  left  Fort  Cor 
coran  one  week  ago  yesterday,  about  dusk,  with  Company 
A,  the  latter  bound  for  Fort  Franklin,  and  we  for  this 
place.  Headed  by  our  brass  band,  we  marched  gayly  on, 
crossing  by  the  Aqueduct  Bridge  to  Georgetown,  and  giving 
the  '  secesh '  sympathizers  there  a  touch  of  the  '  Star- 
Spangled  Banner.'  By  some  mistake  we  fetched  up  for 
the  night  at  '  Battery  Vermont,'  whose  guns  command  the 
Chain  Bridge,  and  one  of  which  is  constantly  looking  right 
at  it,  requiring  but  the  pull  of  the  lanyard  to  blow  the  nota 
ble  structure  into  fragments.  On  Monday  morning  we 
marched  to  this  post  through  a  by-path,  the  baggage  going 
around  by  the  road.  Our  orders  were  to  pitch  our  camp 
inside  the  fort.  The  only  unoccupied  ground  was  low  and 
uninviting,  but  we  set  to  work,  and  before  night  our  city 
began  to  assume  proportions.  A  tremendous  rain-storm 
drove  some  of  the  men  to  neighboring  barns  for  the  night, 
and  now  we  are  enjoying  our  otium  cum  dignitateS ' 


72  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

The  value  of  the  Signal  Corps  as  an  auxiliary  branch  of 
the  service  began  to  be  appreciated  about  this  time.  Lieu 
tenant  Bemis  says  in  this  letter:  "Looking  out  from  my 
tent  as  I  write,  there  is  going  on  from  the  top  of  the  Col 
onel's  headquarters,  communications  with  some  distant 
point  by  means  of  signals.  A  man  is  now  swinging  a  flag 
of  black  ground  and  white  centre,  first  to  the  right  and  then 
over  his  head  to  the  left — back  again — now  forward  and 
back — now  upright — chassez  again.  Then  comes  white 
ground  with  red  centre,  striving  to  outdo  its  predecessor. 
'Tis  all  Greek  to  me,  but  I  suppose  it  means  '  something.' 
In  the  evening,  lamps,  single  and  double,  go  through  the 
same  fantastic  evolutions,  much  to  the  edification  of  those 
that  understand  them." 

Fort  Pennsylvania,  which  was  afterward  called  Fort  Reno, 
occupied  the  highest  point  of  ground  north  of  the  village 
of  Tenallytown  and  between  the  Potomac  and  Rock  Creek. 
It  overlooked  the  valley  in  front  and  on  both  flanks,  com 
manding  with  its  guns  the  wide  open  plain  on  either  side 
of  the  river  road,  the  country  to  the  west  and  north,  which 
was  plainly  visible,  and  with  one  one-hundred-pound  Parrott 
could  reach  the  more  distant  hills  in  advance  of  the  line  be 
tween  Forts  Franklin  to  the  west  and  De  Russy  to  the  east. 
It  also  had  two  eight-inch  siege  howitzers,  nine  twenty -four- 
pound  sea-coast  howitzers,  four  thirty-pound  Parrotts,  two 
ten-inch  siege  mortars,  and  two  twenty-four-pound  Coehorns. 

Fort  Franklin,  afterward  known  as  Fort  Sumner,  com 
prising  three  small  redoubts,  Davis,  Kirby,  and  Cross  (orig 
inally  called,  respectively,  Alexander,  Franklin,  and  Rip- 
ley),  was  located  some  two  miles  west  of  Fort  Pennsylvania 
and  north  of  the  Washington  Reservoir,  which,  along 
with  Chain  Bridge,  it  was  built  to  protect.  It  mounted 
two  one-hundred-pound  Parrotts,  besides  twelve  other  rifled 
guns,  fifteen  smooth-bore  guns,  chiefly  twenty-four-pound 
ers,  and  three  mortars. 

Battery  Vermont  was  on  the  south  of  this  Reservoir,  and 
possessed  three  sea-coast  howitzers  ;  while  Battery  Martin 
Scott,  mounting  two  six-pound  James's  pieces,  commanded 
Chain  Bridge  at  the  Maryland  end. 


74  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

The  name  "Chain  Bridge"  was  derived  from  a  former 
suspended  structure,  which  was  carried  away  by  a  flood. 
During  the  war  a  timber-trussed  bridge  over  four  hundred 
yards  in  length,  resting  on  masonry  abutments  and  seven 
masonry  piers,  occupied  the  site.  The  water  usually  flowed 
through  a  single  span  next  to  the  Virginia  shore,  leaving 
the  rest  of  the  bed,  which  was  covered  with  huge  fragments 
of  rocks,  entirely  dry.  At  high  water  the  river,  usually 
rapid,  swept  the  whole  width  of  its  channel  in  an  angry 
flood. 

As  a  means  of  defense  iintil  the  forts  were  constructed, 
and  for  some  time  afterward,  the  floor  planks  of  the  bridge 
next  to  the  Virginia  shore  were  taken  up  every  night  by 
the  guard. 

The  value  of  the  position  on  the  Virginia  side  of  the 
bridge,  both  as  a  means  of  conducting  operations  with  the 
army  in  Virginia  and  incidentally  to  the  defense  of  Wash 
ington,  had  been  noted  early,  and  in  September  of  the  pre 
vious  year  the  fortifications  had  been  laid  out  and  partly 
constructed.  In  Judd's  history  of  the  Thirty-third  New 
York  Volunteers,  we  find  that  that  regiment,  with  others, 
performed  considerable  work  in  constructing  this  fort.  It 
was  materially  altered  and  strengthened  after  our  regiment 
reached  the  place,  and  commodious  barracks  for  the  men 
and  comfortable  quarters  for  the  officers  erected.  The  two 
forts,  Ethan  Allen  and  Marcy,  were  connected  by  lines  of 
rifle-trenches,  which  also  extended  to  the  banks  of  the  river, 
which,  with  auxiliary  batteries,  commanded  a  portion  of 
the  Leesburg  Pike,  as  well  as  the  numerous  ravines  and 
approaches  to  the  works.  A  strong  stockade  with  large 
gates  was  also  placed  across  the  Leesburg  Pike  as  security 
against  sudden  dashes  of  cavalry.  Fort  Ethan  Allen  was 
strengthened  by  increasing  the  thickness  of  the  parapets 
on  the  exposed  front  and  by  rebuilding  the  magazines  and 
bomb  j)roofs  to  protect  them  from  artillery  fire.  This  fort 
mounted  thirty-four  guns,  and,  flanked  by  the  river  and 
having  a  deep  ravine  in  its  front,  it  was  altogether  a  very 
formidable  affair.  Eleven  of  these  guns  were  thirty-pound 
rifled  Parrotts ;  three  were  twelve-pound  Whitworths ; 


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three,  thirty -two-pound  brass  howitzers  ;  four,  ten-inch 
siege  mortars  ;  and  six,  twenty-four-pound  Coehorns. 

Fort  Marcy  had  six  thirty-pound  and  three  twenty-pound 
Parrotts,  five  smooth-bores,  and  three  mortars. 

Until  some  time  after  the  battle  of  Antietam  was  fought, 
the  work  of  our  garrisons  was  by  no  means  light.  The 
picket  duty,  however,  which  had  been  performed  by  the 
artillery,  was  for  a  time  performed  by  the  infantry  supports. 

Says  Eugene  Cooley,  of  Company  D,  who,  with  other 
recruits,  joined  the  regiment  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  a  day  or 
two  before  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  occurred  : 

"  Our  first  experience  was  to  be  ordered  out  in  the  middle 
of  the  night ;  eight  of  us  green  farmer  boys  were  stationed  at 
a  brass  field-piece,  with  one  old  soldier  in  charge.  We  loaded 
the  cannon  with  a  percussion  shell,  put  in  the  primer, 
hooked  on  the  lanyard,  and  waited  nearly  a  week  for  the 
enemy." 

On  the  night  of  August  29th,  1862,  the  men  stood  all 
night  at  the  guns,  which  were  loaded  with  shell  and  canis 
ter.  The  infantry  took  position  in  accord  with  the  follow 
ing  memoranda  furnished  by  General  Allcock  : 

"  AT  FORT  ETHAN  ALLEN. — Colonel  McCallister,  Eleventh 
Regiment  Pennsylvania,  seven  hundred  men,  nineteen  car 
tridges  each  ;  Colonel  Sharp,  One  Hundred  and  Twentieth 
New  York,  nine  hundred  men,  five  cartridges  each  ;  Col 
onel  Jennings,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-seventh  Pennsyl 
vania,  three  companies  in  fort,  remainder  in  rear. 

"  AT  FORT  MARCY. — Captain  Zime,  One  Hundred  and 
Thirtieth  Pennsylvania,  one  company  in  fort,  balance  in 
rear,  extending  from  the  timber  to  the  river." 

A  day  or  two  before  the  battle  of  Antietam  occurred,  at 
the  darkest  time  of  night,  an  orderly  rode  into  the  post  with 
a  despatch  from  General  Barnard,  which  made  the  startling 
announcement : 

"  An  attack  is  expected  to-night.  Have  all  the  troops 
under  arms,  guns  shotted  and  ready  for  action." 

This  order  had  the  effect  at  least  of  making  things  exceed- 


76  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

ingly  lively  along  that  line  of  works,  and  showed  what 
might  be  done  in  case  of  an  attack,  though  no  enemy  ap 
peared.  These  "night  attacks"  continued  for  some  time 
after  the  battle  of  Antietam. 

Says  Lieutenant  Bemis,  in  a  letter  of  October  20th,  writ 
ten  from  Fort  Pennsylvania : 

"Since  my  former  letter  we  have  slept  at  our  guns' an 
other  night,  but,  as  before,  without  the  compliment  of  a 
call  from  our  rebellious  neighbors.  They  evidently  feel 
'  above '  us,  as  they  choose  to  operate  above  the  river. 
The  look  of  the  thing  just  now  would  seem  to  be  a  design 
on  the  part  of  the  rebel  army  to  go  around  us  and  find  a 
way  of  escape  to  Richmond  on  the  east  side  of  the  Blue 
Ridge.  The  several  divisions  of  Hancock,  Woodbury,  etc., 
seem  to  be  crowding  their  rear-guard,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that  our  '  fire  in  the  rear,'  with  a  concerted  move  of  McClel- 
lan  by  a  short  cut  via  the  Manassas  route  toward  Gordons- 
ville,  will  materially  impede  their  escape  to  the  rebel  cap 
ital.  Could  our  army  thus  succeed  in  trapping  the  game 
among  these  rugged  mountains,  I  think  the  result  would 
be  rather  decisive  on  the  fate  of  General  Lee's  army.  But 
we  must  wait  for  events  as  time  and  the  Government  will 
develop  them. 

"The  fortifications  and  armaments  in  this  vicinity  are 
being  put  in  their  fullest  and  most  complete  order.  Some 
batteries  are  being  enlarged,  and  new  ones,  as  well  as  rifle- 
pits,  are  being  liberally  constructed.  We  are  transferring 
a  portion  of  our  twenty-four-pounders  to  the  eastern  face 
of  the  fort,  and  are  to  have  one  or  more  one  hundred- 
pounder  Parrott  guns  put  in  position,  all  commanding  an 
extensive  range  of  valley,  embracing  the  turnpike  to  Har 
per's  Ferry,  also  that  leading  to  Rockville,  as  well  as  a 
country  road,  all  concentrating  at  Tenallytown,  less  than 
a  hundred  rods  from  us.  So  you  see  that  this  post  is  one 
of  great  importance.  As  I  mentioned  before,  ours  is  the 
only  company  of  heavy  artillery  attached  to  the  fort,  being 
inside  ;  but  there  are  several  companies  of  an  Albany 
county  regiment  (the  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth)  just 


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outside.  Some  of  these  companies  are  more  or  less  occu 
pied  in  throwing  up  new  batteries,  rifle-pits,  etc.,  which 
'  our  boys  have  never  been  called  on  to  do. '  This  is  a  fact 
which  should  have  been  understood  in  your  neighborhood 
some  time  ago,  as  statements  were  made  by  an  orator  from 
your  village  in  the  town  of  Bristol  which  threw  the  digging, 
etc.,  on  the  artillery,  and  represented  the  infantry  as  free 
from  it.  If  that  gentleman  will  visit  this  vicinity,  I  will 
point  him  to  Fort  Corcoran,  thrown  up  by  the  Sixty-ninth, 
and  any  number  of  similar  works  constructed  by  the  in 
fantry  alone.  The  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-eighth  New 
York  Volunteers  (Wayne  and  Cayuga),  now  encamped  a 
mile  from  here,  and  in  the  service  about  two  months,  have 
'  not  been  drilled  at  all,'  except  on  the  '  pick '  and  '  shovel.' 
The  gentleman  is  welcome  to  all  the  otium  '  come  dig '  at 
tached  to  his  favorite  branch  of  the  service." 

Alas  !  had  Lieutenant  Bemis  foreseen  our  many  months 
of  service  as  infantry,  when  pick  and  shovel  had  to  be  used 
often  in  the  face  of  the  enemy's  fire,  he  would  have  made 
his  Latin  less  emphatic. 

During  the  fall  of  1862  several  expeditions  were  made 
after  guerillas  and  marauding  rebels  in  the  vicinity  of  Falls 
Church  and  in  other  quarters.  Lieutenant  Hamlink,  with 
a  detail  from  the  regiment  acting  under  the  command  of 
the  Provost  Marshal,  was  on  one  occasion  directed  to  take 
possession  of  some  property  near  Fairfax  Court  House 
belonging  to  a  prominent  Confederate,  who  had  left  it  in 
charge  of  a  supposed  Unionist,  and  had  gone  himself  into 
the  Confederate  service.  The  Lieutenant  with  six  mule 
teams  halted  in  front  of  the  house,  and,  leaving  his  detail 
in  charge  of  a  Sergeant,  hunted  up  the  supposed  Unionist. 
He  found  him  in  a  neighboring  field,  and  he  promptly  de 
nied  having  any  such  property  in  his  possession.  As  the 
Lieutenant  had  complete  evidence  to  the  contrary,  and  the 
man  evinced  great  anxiety  to  get  to  the  house,  a  compro 
mise  was  effected,  the  man  agreeing  to  deliver  the  goods  if 
the  Lieutenant  would  go  alone  with  him  to  the  house.  It 
was  discovered  that  the  man's  purpose  really  was  to  get 


78  HEAVY   GUNS  AND   LIGHT. 

possession  of  a  double-barrelled  shot-gun  with  which  he 
might  defend  the  property.  A  lively  time  ensued,  in  which 
the  entreaties  of  the  wife  were  joined  to  the  threats  of  the 
husband.  It  is  needless  to  say,  however,  that  the  com 
mands  of  the  Provost  Marshal  were  obeyed,  and  the  goods 
all  delivered  at  Alexandria  in  good  condition. 

The  daily  exercises,  with  an  occasional  day  off  duty  and 
a  pass  to  the  city,  together  with  the  regular  routine  of  camp 
life,  a  few  "  scares"  interspersed  by  way  of  variety,  occu 
pied  the  attention  of  the  Regiment  for  some  months. 

Having  fun  with  the  darkeys  was  one  means  of  amuse 
ment. 

It  is  a  little  remarkable  what  a  change  one's  profession 
makes  in  his  feelings  and  motives.  Let  a  steady,  quiet 
citizen  once  don  the  military  garb,  and  he  becomes  reckless, 
fun -loving,  and  venturesome  to  a  degree  he  probably  never 
anticipated.  Such  was  the  case  with  that  member  of  Com 
pany  B  who  gives  us  his  experience  one  night  at  a  prayer- 
meeting  of  the  darkeys,  in  the  vicinity  of  Fort  Marcy. 

He  and  two  other  members  of  the  regiment  being  off  duty 
and  in  the  mood,  decided  on  having  a  lark  ;  and  as  the  first 
requisite  in  that  direction  procured,  surreptitiously,  a  can 
teen  full  of  whiskey.  It  then  occurred  to  them  that  on 
that  particular  evening  the  colored  people  were  accustomed 
to  hold  a  prayer-meeting  in  a  contraband  settlement,  and 
inspired  purely  by  the  love  of  deviltry,  they  took  their 
steps  in  the  direction  of  the  building  in  which  those  exer 
cises  were  held.  Arriving  at  the  shanty  before  the  meeting 
had  opened,  they  halted  near  the  door,  and  deeming  it 
necessary  to  be  filled  with  the  right  spirit  for  the  occasion, 
they  all  proceeded  to  take  a  drink  out  of  the  canteen. 

Soon  the  colored  brethren  began  to  assemble,  and  a 
goodly  number  passed  into  the  building.  They  seemed  to 
regard  the  three  soldiers  with  distrust,  for  they  closed  the 
door  carefully  after  them,  and  when  one  of  the  trio  tried  it, 
he  found  it  was  locked  on  the  inside.  Having  decided  to 
go  to  prayer-meeting,  this  circumstance  did  not  disconcert 
them  in  the  least,  and  they  awaited  the  arrival  of  the  next 
comer.  The  next  colored  member,  however,  was  admitted 


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with  a  celerity  that  prevented  their  following  suit.  Again 
was  their  effort  to  enter  the  prayer-meeting  baffled.  They 
retired  to  the  corner  of  the  building,  and  solaced  themselves 
with  another  draught  from  the  canteen.  Finally  the  build 
ing  was  full  of  brethren  and  sisters,  and  the  soldiers  were 
full  of  the  spirit  of  mischief. 

"If  we  cannot  go  to  prayer-meeting,"  said  one,  "let's 
take  a  drink  ;"  to  which  they  all  assented. 

"  What  did  we  come  for  ?"  said  another. 
.   "Sure  enough,"  replied  a  comrade.     "Is  the  United 
States  Army  to  be  baffled  by  contrabands  ?    Never  !" 

"  Well,"  said  McKeever,  "  let's  take  a  drink  ;  and  by  the 
way,  comrades,  the  only  proper  course  for  us  to  pursue  in 
a  case  like  this  is  to  follow  strictly  the  African  method." 

"  The  African  method  !    What  is  that  1" 

"  Well,  I  will  show  you,"  he  says,  "on  one  condition, 
and  that  is,  that  you  two  follow  me  whatever  happens,  and 
we  shall,  I  think,  be  able  to  convince  the  assembled  brethren 
that  the  dignity  of  the  United  States  Army  is  something 
not  to  be  trifled  with." 

They  solemnly  agreed  to  do  as  he  suggested. 

"  Very  well ;  let's  take  a  drink  first." 

McKeever  then  moved  back  about  a  rod  from  the  door, 
and  directly  in  front  of  it,  the  other  two  taking  position  in 
his  rear. 

"Now,  at  the  command,  'Forward,"'  said  he,  "you 
chaps  must  fulfil  your  agreement." 

"  Forward — double-quick—march  !"  and  at  the  word  the 
three  made  a  grand  rush  for  the  door. 

As  he  reached  it  McKeever  lowered  his  head  and  struck 
the  door  full  in  the  center  with  his  head  and  hands.  The 
denouement  was  quite  unexpected  to  the  three  men.  They 
had  expected  that  the  floor  of  the  building  would  be  on  a 
level  with  the  exterior  surface.  As  McKeever  struck  the 
door,  however,  it  gave  way — hinges,  fastenings,  etc.,  and  went 
down  nearly  two  feet  below  the  level  of  the  ground  outside, 
McKeever  on  top  of  the  door  and  his  two  comrades  on  top 
of  McKeever. 

The  colored  people  sat  dumbfounded  and  perfectly  silent. 


80  HEAVY   GUNS    AND    LIGHT. 

McKeever  rose,  and  bowing  right  and  left,  said,  "  Brethren 
and  sisters,  we  have  come  to  prayer-meeting  ;  let  the  ser 
vices  proceed,"  and  the  three  took  seats. 

After  several  minutes  had  passed  in  perfect  silence,  a 
venerable  colored  man  arose  and  opened  the  exercises  with 
fervent  prayer,  in  which  he  made  a  powerful  exhortation 
for  the  souls  of  the  three  soldiers,  "  Whom  de  Lawd  had 
led  to  dat  place  in  dat  berry  strikin'  manna'." 

The  soldiers  sat  there  all  through  and  listened  to  the  ex 
ercises  attentively. 

The  last  address  was  made  by  a  very  old  colored  woman 
of  prodigious  dimensions,  who  also  made  a  special  plea 
"  Fo'  de  'varsion  ob  de  tree  Uncle  Sam's  boys  in  bloo." 

But  the  feature  of  the  evening  was  the  conclusion  of  this 
address,  wherein  she  waxed  enthusiastic  and  vociferous. 
She  swung  her  arms,  stamped  on  the  floor,  jumped  up 
and  down,  and  shouted  at  the  top  of  her  voice,  ' '  O  Lawd, 
set  me  on  a  rock,  set  me  on  a  rock  edgewise,"  with  many 
other  curious  and  quaint  expressions. 

At  the  conclusion  the  three  soldiers  shook  hands  with  the 
entire  congregation  and  returned  to  the  fort. 

One  week  afterward  they  repeated  their  visit,  but  when 
they  reached  the  place  they  found  the  door  guarded  by  a 
stalwart  negro,  who  informed  them  that  "  Dis  wus  a  cullud 
folks'  pra'r-meetin',  an'  no  wite  trash  is  'lowed  in." 

As  he  said  this,  one  of  the  three  hit  him  in  the  neck  and 
sent  him  backward  and  down  into  the  midst  of  the  congre 
gation,  at  which  there  was  a  great  uproar,  and  numerous 
black  heads  came  peering  out  the  door.  As  soon  as  he  had 
recovered  he  rushed  to  the  outside  to  give  further  battle, 
but  was  stopped  by  the  old  black  woriian  of  huge  dimen 
sions,  who,  as  she  looked  out  of  the  door,  exclaimed : 
"  Sam  Jones,  what  fo'  you  stop  dem  wite  sojers  ?  Dem  wite 
sojers  are  good  sojers ;  dey  wus  heah  las'  week,  an'  got 
'varted.  Sam  Jones,  it  sarved  you  jus'  right.  You  let 
dem  wite  sojers  right  in  ;' '  and  the  white  soldiers  went  in. 

"  And  really,"  says  McKeever,  in  conclusion,  "notwith 
standing  the  curious  sensations  of  sight,  sound,  and  other 
senses,  some  of  which  were  laughable  in  the  extreme,  I 


DEFENDING   THE   CAPITAL.  81 

think  we  three  soldiers  derived  considerable  good  from  our 
attendance  on  these  two  sessions  of  a  darkey  prayer-meet 
ing." 

One  source  of  considerable  anxiety  to  certain  members  of 
the  regiment,  and  possibly  of  interest  to  many  more,  was 
the  persistency  with  which  whiskey  was  smuggled  over  the 
river.  Many  of  the  methods  employed  were  ingenious. 
Among  them  was  the  plan  of  pushing  barrels  over  by  swim 
ming  and  burying  them  in  the  sand  until  their  contents 
could  be  drawn  off  and  sold.  Pies  and  Bibles  were  found 
to  be  made  of  tin  containing  whiskey.  Women  were  caught 
with  rubber  hose  wound  about  them  filled  with  the  same 
fluid.  Colonel  Allcock  arrested  one  female  seated  on  a  keg 
in  a  wagon.  The  outside  of  the  keg  was  saturated  with 
kerosene,  but  the  contents  were,  less  accurately  speaking, 
"  benzine." 

The  city  of  Washington  during  the  war  was  little  more 
than  a  huge  military  camp.  The  streets  were  full  of  soldiers, 
regiments  were  constantly  passing  and  repassing,  many 
of  the  buildings  were  decorated  with  flags,  and  the  environs 
of  the  city  in  every  direction  teemed  with  military  life. 
Parks  of  artillery  occupied  the  waste  ground,  and  army 
wagons  with  their  white  coverings  were  to  be  found  in  park, 
or  with  their  six-mule  teams  and  shouting  drivers  winding 
up  the  hill  roads  or  entering  the  city.  All  sorts  of  people 
could  be  found  in  Washington  at  that  period.  The  char 
acter  of  the  city,  as  well  as  its  appearance,  had  in  a  few 
months  been  completely  changed.  Various  immoralities 
existed  which  had  probably  never  existed  before,  and  the 
class  of  crimes  commonly  known  to  cities  were  greatly  ex 
tended.  Soldiers  were  probably  not  entirely  observers, 
though  it  must  be  said  that  the  good  order  of  the  city  was 
not  lessened  by  military  discipline.  It  was  considered  quite 
a  privilege  among  the  soldiers  to  receive  an  "  all  day  off" 
to  the  city,  and  though  it  occasionally  happened  that  a 
man  would  return  with  his  memory  so  beclouded  with  the 
sights  of  the  day  that  he  couldn't  recollect  the  countersign, 
and  so  completely  exhausted  that  his  steps  were  anything 
but  regulation,  yet  the  Fourth  Heavies  probably  passed 


82  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

this  period  without  seriously  ill  effects  from  their  contiguity 
to  the  Capital. 

January  1st,  1863,  President  Lincoln  published  his  procla 
mation  confirming  the  manifesto  of  September  22d,  1862,  de 
claring  all  the  slaves  in  the  Confederate  States  free.  This 
may  have  been*  the  occasion  of  the  accession  of  several  contra 
bands  to  the  cooking  departments  of  the  regiment— a  source 
of  amusement  rather  than  advantage.  Lieutenant  Burt 
could  tell  you  of  a  certain  colored  "pusson"  of  exceptional 
capacity,  inasmuch  as  the  Lieutenant  actually  won  a  wager 
on  the  eating  powers  of  his  man,  but  he  lost  a  peck  of  apples, 
every  one  of  which  the  darkey  downed  at  a  sitting.  As  to 
eating,  it  was  a  matter  not  wholly  tabooed  or  lost  sight  of 
by  any  one.  Some  minds  quite  naturally  reverted  to  the 
former  days  of  roast  pork,  gingerbread,  and  new  cider,  and 
would  not  be  satisfied  with  Uncle  Sam's  fare,  but  were  con 
stantly  looking  for,  or  in  receipt  of  boxes  and  barrels  from 
home. 

Several  changes  occurred  in  the  officers  of  the  regiment 
about  this  time.  In  November  First  Lieutenant  George 
\V.  Young,  of  Company  E,  was  discharged.  Frank  C. 
Filley,  of  Company  D,  also  left  the  service  October  25th. 
In  the  same  month  Second  Lieutenants  Edward  C.  Knower, 
Gardener  L.  Morrison,  William  Van  Name,  D.  K.  Smith 
Jones,  and  Henry  L.  Smith  were  advanced  to  the  grade  of 
First  Lieutenant ;  and  Edward  C.  Knower  and  John  B. 
Vanderviele  were  promoted  to  captaincies.  In  December 
Second  Lieutenant  Martin  Van  Buren  Aiken  was  promoted 
to  First  Lieutenant ;  George  Bliss,  Jr.,  who  had  been  nom 
inal  Captain  of  Company  H,  was  succeeded  by  Lieutenant 
William  Arthur.  Quartermaster  Thorp  had  resigned  in 
October  previously.  About  the  same  time  Surgeon  Berky 
resigned  and  was  succeeded  by  Surgeon  George  Bayles.  A 
little  later,  upon  the  resignation  of  Colonel  Doubleday, 
Captain  Gustavus  A.  De  Hussy  became  Colonel.  In  May, 
1863,  he  was  promoted  to  Brigadier-General,  and  Lieuten 
ant-Colonel  Henry  H.  Hall  became  Colonel.  Several  raids, 
especially  offensive  in  character,  occurred  during  the  early 
part  of  1863.  March  9th  a  band  of  rebel  cavalry  passed 


GENERAL  GUSTAVUS  A.  DERTTSSY,  COLONEL 

Of  4th  N.  Y.  Art'y  from  Mar.  7  to  May  23,  '63. 

THOMAS  D.  DOUBLEDAY,  COLONEL  HENRY  H.  HALL,  COLONEL 

Of  4th  N.  Y.  Art'y  from  Organization  to  Mar.  7,  '63.    Of  4th  S.  Y.  Art'y  from  May  23  to  Aug.  6,  '63. 


DEFENDING   THE   CAPITAL.  85 

through  the  Union  lines,  entered  Fairfax,  Va.,  and  captured 
General  Stoughton  and  a  few  others. 

An  event  similar  to  this  occurred  early  in  July.  About 
two  hundred  of  White's  Confederate  cavalry  made  a  dash 
onto  a  Government  farm  at  Lewinsville  guarded  by  our 
pickets.  They  killed  three  of  our  men,  wounded  five,  cap 
tured  twenty,  and  subsequently  destroyed  some  ten  thou 
sand  dollars'  worth  of  property  in  the  shape  of  horses, 
equipments,  sabres,  revolvers,  etc.  One  of  the  killed,  a 
Sergeant,  was  asked,  in  guerilla  style,  for  his  money  or  his 
life.  Refusing  to  yield  the  former,  he  was  thrust  through 
with  a  sabre.  Colonel  Allcock,  with  three  companies,  went 
to  the  scene  of  the  tragedy  some  four  miles  away.  The 
slain  were  buried  on  the  afternoon  of  July  8th  by  a  detail 
from  headquarters,  and  with  military  honors  escorted  by 
our  regiment  and  band. 

There  was  considerable  diversion  all  through  the  season 
from  anticipated  attacks,  guerilla  raids,  the  sounding  of 
the  long  roll,  and  midnight  rallies  in  consequence.  The 
following  is  a  specimen  order  received  at  Fort  Marcy  : 

HEADQUARTERS  FOURTH  REGIMENT  N.  Y.  H.  ARTILLERY, 
FORT  ETHAN  ALLEN,  VA.,  June  28,  1863. 

11  P.M. 

Lieutenant-Colonel   TJiomas  Allcock,   Fourth  New   York 
Heavy  Artillery,  Commanding  Fort  Marcy. 

COLONEL  :  Agreeably  to  instructions  received  this  even 
ing  from  General  De  Russy,  you  will  have  your  garrison 
under  arms  at  3  o'clock  to-morrow  morning,  and  remain  so> 
until  broad  daylight,  or  until  the  sentinel  can  see  the  sur 
rounding  country  and  distinguish  the  movement  of  anybody 
over  its  surface. 

The  Forty-seventh  Regiment  New  York  State  Militia  was 
ordered  to  report  to  me  for  duty,  but  as  the  regiment  num 
bered  only  two  hundred  and  fifty-four,  the  order  was  coun 
termanded  by  the  General,  who  promises  to  send  a  larger 
regiment  of  infantry,  if  possible,  to-morrow. 

A  telegraphic  operator  is  here.  Signal  Officer  at  Mun- 
son's  Hill  reports  Swain's  Cavalry  (Scott's  nine  hundred) 
on  duty  as  patrols  between  Fort  Albany,  Bailey's  Cross 
roads,  Falls  Church,  Munson's  Hill.  Ball's  Cross-roads,  etc. 


86  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

• 

The  detachment  assigned  to  our  line  (twenty)  are  well 
posted  and  connect  with  the  detachment  of  same  regiment 
below. 

Yours  truly, 

H.  H.  HALL, 
Colonel  Commanding. 

A  sample  expedition  is  also  indicated  in  the  following 

report : 

HEADQUARTERS  DEFENSES, 
SOUTH  OF  THE  POTOMAC,  July  13,  1863. 

Lieutenant-Colonel    Taylor,  Assistant  Adjutant-General, 
•  Department  of  Washington : 

On  receipt  of  your  communication  of  the  llth  inst.,  I  sent 
a  letter  to  Colonel  Hall,  commanding  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen, 
who  sent  about  two  hundred  infantry  and  fifteen  cavalry, 
as  many  troops  as  he  could  spare,  to  Mrs.  Jones's  farm. 
They  remained  out  all  night,  but  no  traces  of  any  enemy 
were  found,  not  even  a  horse  track,  and  reliable  citizens  in 
that  neighborhood  had  no  intelligence  of  any  rebels  being 
in  the  vicinity. 

Very  respectfully, 

G.  A.  DEK.USSY, 
Brigadier-General  Commanding. 

All  through  the  season  of  1863  it  seemed  necessary  to 
sleep  with  one  eye  open,  in  view  of  a  possible  raid  of  the 
enemy's  cavalry  ;  and  the  details  for  picket  and  outpost 
duty  from  the  regiment  were  very  large.  Some  of  the  boys 
thought,  however,  that  solid  fighting  would  be  preferable 
to  the  anxiety  incurred.  Passing  events  were  scanned 
closely.  General  Burnside's  command  fought  the  battle  of 
Fredericksburg,  and  as  a  result  General  Hooker  superseded 
him  ;  then  the  latter  tried  his  fortune  upon  nearly  the  same 
ground  to  meet  a  similar  fate.  Important  victories  were 
also  heard  of  in  the  West,  and  the  artillerymen  were  grow 
ing  desirous  of  emulating  some  of  this  glory.  In  July, 
after  the  Confederates  had  crossed  the  second  time  into 
Pennsylvania,  there  were  rumors  that  the  Fourth  had  orders 
to  move  up  the  Potomac.  But  this  proved  to  be  only  a 
rumor.  Early  in  the  fall  our  numbers  were  augmented  by 
the  addition  of  the  Third  Battalion,  and  we  shall  now  have 
to  debouch  to  the  rear  and  bring  up  that  organization. 


CHAPTER  VII. 


ORGANIZATION   OF  THE   THIRD  BATTALION. 

BOUT  January  1st,  1863,  Captain  William 
B.  Barnes,  of  Company  C,  Fourth  New 
York  Artillery,  was  detailed  on  recruiting 
service  in  connection  with  a  furlough  to 
visit  his  family,  and  on  the  way  to  his 
home,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  being  of  a  some 
what  ambitious  turn,  he  stopped  at  Albany 
and  secured  authority  to  raise  a  regiment. 
Following  is  the  special  order  : 

GENERAL  HEADQUARTERS  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK, 
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S  OFFICE, 

ALBANY,  February  7,  1863. 

SPECIAL  ORDERS,  No.  70. 

A  regiment  of  artillery  is  hereby  authorized  to  be  raised 
in  this  State,  to  be  known  as  the  Eleventh  Regiment  of 
Artillery,  New  York  State  Volunteers,  to  serve  in  the  Army 
of  the  United  States  for  three  years,  or  during  the  war. 

For  purposes  of  organization,  Captain  William  B.  Barnes 
is  appointed  Colonel  of  this  regiment,  who  will  establish  his 
headquarters  at  Rochester,  in  the  county  of  Monroe,  and 
proceed  in  its  organization  in  conformity  with  the  provisions 
of  General  Orders,  No.  126,  series  of  1862,  War  Department. 

Sixty  days  will  be  allowed  for  the  organization  of  this 
regiment,  and  if  not  completed  in  that  time  it  will  be  con 
solidated. 

By  order  of  the  Commander-in-Chief, 

JOHN  T.  SPRAGUE, 

Adjutant-General. 

This  authority  was  extended,  May  28th,  1863,  to  "  sixty 
days  from  date." 

Captain  Barnes  having  such  a  limited  time  in  which  to 
raise  a  regiment,  and  having  had  some  experience  in  recruit 
ing,  hit  upon  a  novel  scheme,  as  will  appear,  for  the  rapid 


88  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

enlistment  of  men.  Captain  Barnes  was  a  man  of  culture 
and  not  evilly  disposed  toward  any  one  ;  but,  like  many 
another  enrolling  officer  of  that  period,  he  was  doubtless  more 
patriotic  than  scrupulous.  He  claimed  to  have  authority  for 
his  plan.  We  are  unable  to  find  out  now,  however,  just  what 
authority  he  had.  On  establishing  his  headquarters  in  the 
city  of  Rochester,  such  of  his  purposes  were  presented 
to  various  persons  desirous  of  raising  companies  for  the 
military  service  as  seemed  necessary,  and  recruiting  offices 
were  quickly  opened  in  that  city  and  adjoining  towns. 

Andrew  J.  Hatck,  having  raised  the  first  sixty-five  men, 
was  mustered  as  adjutant  of  the  prospective  regiment  by 
Mustering  Officer  Captain  James  Moony,  in  March.  These 
men  were  attached  to  Company  K. 

Captain  Barnes's  plan  seemed  to  work.  A  half  dozen 
students  from  Canandaigua  Academy  sauntering  down 
Main  Street  in  that  village  one  morning,  Stopped  to  read 
an  attractive  bill  just  posted  in  the  Court  House  Park.  It 
will  be  found  on  the  following  page. 

It  happened  that  all  of  these  six  boys  had  thought  about 
entering  the  military  service.  Some  of  them  had  even  en 
listed  and  been  taken  out  by  their  friends,  on  the  ground 
of  not  being  old  enough.  But  here  was  a  proposition  that 
their  friends  might  even  assent  to,  "  expressly  for  the 
defense  of  New  York  Harbor." 

This  was  the  taking  clause  in  Captain  Barnes's  scheme. 

"  I  will  go,  if  the  rest  will,"  said  one. 

"  So  will  I,"  said  another,  till  they  all  had  agreed  to  enlist. 
A  short  time  after  (May  6th)  a  war  meeting  was  advertised. 

"A  WAR  MEETING 

"  This  evening  (Wednesday)  at  the  Town  House,  for  the 
purpose  of  enlisting  men  in  Captain  Brown's  Company  of 
Heavy  Artillery.  Rev.  Mr.  Buck,  J.  P.  Faurot,  Esq.,  and 
other  speakers  are  expected  to  address  the  meeting. 

"  The  company  is  designed  to  garrison  the  forts  in  New 
York  Harbor,  where  duty  is  light  and  danger  afar  off." 

Hon.  A.  H.  Howells  was  chairman  of  this  meeting,  and 
the  other  speakers  were  Professor  N.  T.  Clarke,  Hon.  E.  G. 


ORGANIZATION   OF  THE  THIRD   BATTALION.  89 


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BeomliB  enrolled  ^* 


90  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

Lapham,  and  Captain  A.  C.  Brown.  A  large  number  of 
recruits  were  obtained.  A  similar  success  was  met  with  at 
other  recruiting  stations.  So  rapid  were  the  enlistments, 
that  on  June  15th  over  eleven  hundred  men  had  been  se 
cured,  a  camp  established  called  Camp  Spragne  on  the 
Fair  Grounds,  Rochester,  X.  Y.,  and  as  the  Colonel  was 
enrolling  recruits  at  the  rate  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  per 
week,  the  maximum  of  eighteen  hundred  men  would  soon 
be  reached.  But,  as  often  happens  with  "  the  best  laid 
plans  of  mice  and  men,"  an  obstacle  was  encountered. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  Colonel  E.  G.  Marshall,  formerly 
of  the  Thirteenth  New  York  Volunteers,  was  a  brave  and 
gallant  soldier.  But  Napoleon  has  said,  "  The  worse  the 
man,  the  better  the  soldier  ;  if  soldiers  be  not  corrupt,  they 
ought  to  be  made  so."  And,  however  much  of  truth  there 
may  be  in  the  statement,  certain  it  is  that  many  of  the 
officers  of  the  Eleventh  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  regarded 
Colonel  Marshall  as  their  evil  genius.  Says  Captain  A.  C. 
Brown  in  a  letter  written  to  his  father,  November  3d,  1863  : 

11  About  June  1st  Colonel  Marshall  came  to  Rochester  as 
United  States  Mustering  and  Disbursing  Officer,  and  to 
raise  a  regiment  for  the  same  arm  of  the  service,  and,  of 
course,  as  United  States  Mustering  Officer  we  had  consider 
able  business  to  transact  through  him.  It  now  appears 
that  he  soon  conceived  the  idea  of  smashing  the  Eleventh 
and  building  up  his  own  regiment  upon  its  ruins.  Being 
in  Albany  about  the  time  of  the  Pennsylvania  raid,  he  en 
couraged  General  Sprague  to  send  us  off,  and  Sprague  tele 
graphed  to  Barnes  to  know  how  many  men  he  could  move 
with.  Now,  as  we  had  not  expected  to  move  for  two  months, 
we  had  furloughed  most  of  our  men,  and  a  large  number 
were  then  absent  on  furlough,  and  some,  to  be  sure,  had  de 
serted,  leaving  about  seven  hundred  and  fifty  in  camp,  so 
Barnes  replied  he  could  move  with  about  eight  hundred. 
Sprague  then  ordered  him  to  consolidate  his  command, 
apply  to  Marshall  to  muster  it,  and  proceed  at  once  to  Har- 
risburg.  Barnes  then  consolidated  to  six  companies  (I  com 
manding  the  Fourth)  and  applied  to  Marshall  for  muster, 
when  he  sent  up  one  Dr.  Backus,  saying  that  the  men  must 


ORGANIZATION    OF   THE   THIRD    BATTALION.  91 

all  be  examined  by  the  doctor,  a  tiling  never  heard  of  before, 
as  all  the  men  had  already  been  examined  by  our  Surgeon 
Avery,  who  had  been  in  service  before  and  ought  to  know 
whether  a  man  was  all  right  or  not.  Barnes  telegraphed  to 
Sprague,  and  he  replied  that  it  must  be  done  if  Marshall 
insisted,  and  so  we  had  to  submit.  Backus  threw  out  about 
two  hundred  men,  every  one  of  whom  was  entirely  able  to 
do  duty.  We  then  consolidated  to  four  companies,  and 
when  Marshall  passed  along  the  line  he  threw  out  about 
sixty  more,  and  men  had  to  be  taken  from  my  company 
(the  Fourth)  to  fill  the  others,  leaving  me  only  seventy-eight 
men,  and  that  is  the  way  I  came  to  be  First  Lieutenant  in 
stead  of  Captain,  and  that  is  why  Clarke  and  Page  were 
thrown  out.  The  consolidation  was,  of  course,  distasteful 
to  many  of  the  men,  as  many  of  their  officers  were  thrown 
out  and  the  men  placed  under  strange  officers  and  among 
strange  men.  Add  to  the  fact  that  none  of  the  promised 
bounties  had  been  paid  ;  that  some  of  the  men  had  three  or 
four  months'  pay  due  them,  and  their  families  actually 
needed  the  money  ;  and  on  top  of  all  this  that  we  were 
armed  with  rifles  and  ordered  into  the  rifle-pits  instead  of 
manning  heavy  guns  ;  in  short,  that  the  Government  had 
done  nothing  it  had  promised,  and  the  men  had  to  do  every 
thing  which  they  had  been  assured  they  would  not  be  called 
upon  to  do,  and  you  will  have  some  idea  of  the  *  patriotic 
hearts '  with  which  we  went  through  the  Pennsylvania 
campaign." 

Probably  the  urgency  of  the  situation  in  Pennsylvania 
had  much  to  do  with  this  consolidation,  but  this  was  not  so 
well  understood  at  the  time  ;  and  the  fact  that  many  of  the 
men  thrown  out  of  the  Eleventh  by  the  Mustering  Officer 
and  his  surgeon,  and  many  more  who  were  away  on  fur 
lough  were  subsequently  enrolled  in  said  officer's  new  regi 
ment,  the  Fourteenth,  could  not  but  give  color  to  the  sus 
picions  referred  to. 

But  another  phase  of  Colonel  Barnes's  plan  developed 
about  this  time  ;  he  called  the  officers  together  one  evening 
and  stated  that  he  expected  "  a  telegram  to  move  the  regi 
ment  to  Fort  Ethan  Allen  in  the  defenses  of  Washington." 


92 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 


He  did  receive  a  telegram,  but  not  as  anticipated*  The 
message  was  from  the  Adjutant-General  at  Albany,  and 
read  as  follows  :  "  Colonel  Barnes  will  have  his  regiment 
mustered  at  once  ;  will  proceed  immediately  to  Harrisbnrg, 
Pa.,  and  await  orders." 

It  was  said  to  have  been  a  very  stormy  session  in  Major 
Barnes's  quarters  after  the  officers  assembled  came  to  under 
stand  the  situation— a  session  which  continued  nearly  all 
night.  The  muster  of  the  regiment,  or,  more  accurately, 
the  battalion,  occurred  the  next  day,  however.  It  may  not 
surprise  the  reader  to  learn  that  when  the  enlisted  men, 
filled  with  the  expectancy  of  handling  heavy  guns,  were 
informed  by  their  officers  that  they  were  to  be  immediately 
mustered  and  sent  to  the  front  as  infantry,  some  of  them 
objected.  The  ease  and  readiness  with  which  the  Muster 
ing  Officer  rejected  men  in  the  ranks,  however,  did  not 
leave  much  excuse  for  obstinacy  when  the  work  was  done. 

Still,  quite  a  number  exhibited  such  fiery  dispositions  that 
some  were  put  in  the  guard-house  and  others  in  the  city 
jail,  commonly  called  the  "  Blue  Eagle,"  to  cool  off.  Owing 
to  this  dissatisfaction  considerable  excitement  prevailed 
during  the  afternoon  and  evening  following.  One  rejected 
volunteer  named  James  Stevens  was  mortally  wounded  by 
a  shot  in  the  abdomen.  It  was  fired  by  one  of  the  guards 
from  another  regiment. 


THE    COMPANIES. 

COMPANY  was  recruited  in  Rochester 
and  other  towns  of  Western  New 
York,  and  contained  some  veterans 
who  had  served  in  the  Third,  Tenth, 
Fourteenth,  Eighteenth,  Twenty-first, 
Twenty-third,  Thirty-second,  and  One 
Hundred  and  Fifth  New  York  State 
Volunteers.  The  enrolling  officers 
were  chiefly  H.  E.  Richmond,  W.  F. 
Goodwin,  H.  Z.  Wells,  A.  J.  Smith, 
H.  H.  Cowles,  and  W.  R.  Cummings. 


ORGANIZATION    OF   THE   THIRD   BATTALION. 


93 


COMPANY  was  made  up  of  men 
largely  from  the  cities  of  Rochester, 
Buffalo,  Oswego,  Syracuse,  and 
New  York.  S.  F.  Gould,  H.  L. 
Kelly,  J.  W.  Dickenson,  Rodney 
Dexter,  J.  E.  Prevost,  and  J.  S. 
Evans  were  the  chief  enrolling  offi 
cers.  The  company  contained  many 
veterans. 


COMPANY  was  recruited  in  Rochester, 
Mt.  Morris,  Leroy,  Avon,  and  other  west 
ern  towns  of  the  State.  Some  were  also 
enrolled  at  Oswego,  Syracuse,  and  New 
York.  The  enlistments  were  secured 
largely  by  H.  P.  Merrill,  H.  M.  Lillie, 
B.  N.  Curtis,  A.  R.  Williams,  and  W. 
H.  Meldrum.  A  good  many  of  those 
enrolled  had  also  seen  service. 


COMPANY  was  composed  of  recruits 
from  Canandaigua,  Geneva,  and  other 
towns  of  Ontario  County,  also  from 
Rochester  and  other  cities.  Many  of 
them  were  quite  young,  though  the  com 
pany  also  contained  numerous  veterans. 
A.  C.  Brown,  W.  N.  Page,  and  E.  C. 
Clarke  were  the  most  prominent  enrolling 
officers. 

Some  days  after  the  battalion  had  moved  into  the  field 
the  following  order  was  received  : 

GENERAL  HEADQUARTERS  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK, 
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S  OFFICE, 

ALBANY,  July  1,  1863 

SPECIAL  ORDERS,  No.  361. 

Special  Orders,  No.  70,  current  series,  authorizing  the 
Eleventh  Regiment  of  Artillery,  New  York  State  \olun- 
teers,  is  hereby  revoked. 


94  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

The  battalion  of  the  Eleventh  Regiment  of  Artillery,  now 
in  the  field,  which  has  been  recruited  under  the  order,  will 
be  known  as  the  "  Battalion  of  the  Eleventh  Regiment  of 
Artillery,  New  York  State  Volunteers,"  commanded  by 
Major  William  B.  Barnes. 

The  Surgeon,  Quartermaster,  and  Adjutant  will  be  mus 
tered  out  of  service. 

Adjutant  Hatch,  of  the  Eleventh  Regiment  of  Artillery, 
New  York  State  Volunteers,  will  turn  over  to  Colonel  E.  G. 
Marshall,  commanding  Fourteenth  Regiment  of  Artillery, 
New  York  State  Volunteers,  the  clothing  and  other  public 
property  which  may  be  in  his  charge. 

By  order  of  the  Commander-in- Chief, 

(Signed)         JOHN  T.  SPRAGUE, 

Ad  j  utant-  General. 

The  officers  named  below  were  mustered  June  21st,  1863, 
into  the  military  service  of  the  United  States  by  E.  G. 
Marshall,  Captain  Sixth  United  States  Infantry  : 

FIELD   AND   STAFF. 

William  B.  Barnes  as  Major,  age  twenty-four. 

George  W.  Avery  as  Surgeon,  age  thirty-six. 

Richard  P.  Egan  as  First  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster, 

age  twenty-eight. 
Andrew  J.  Hatch  as  First  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  age 

twenty-one. 
Clinton  P.  Lawrence  as  Assistant  Surgeon,  age  twenty-six. 

NON-COMMISSIONED   STAFF. 

Samuel  Beswick  as  Sergeant-Major. 
T.  J.  Connor  as  Quartermaster  Sergeant. 
Newell  H.  Goodrich  as  Commissary  Sergeant. 
P.  Foote  Henry  as  Hospital  Steward. 

LINE  OFFICERS. 

William  Church,  Captain,  \  Co.    A  of  the  llth, 

Henry  E.  Richmond,  First  Lieut.,  afterward  I  of  the 

Alva  J.  Smith,  Second  Lieut.,  )      4th. 


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95 


Seward  F.  Gould,  Captain, 
Howard  L.  Kelly,  First  Lieut., 
Rodney  Dexter,  Second  Lieut., 
Henry  P.  Merrill,  Captain, 
Herman  M.  Lillie,  First  Lieut., 
Birdseye  N.  Curtis,  Second  Lieut.. 

Augustus  C.  Brown,  First  Lieut., 


Co.    B  of  the  llth, 

afterward  K  of  the 

4th. 
Co.  C  of  the  llth, 

afterward  L  of  the 

4th. 
Co.  D  of  the  llth, 

afterward  M  of  the 

4th. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


IT*   PENNSYLVANIA. 

FHOSE  of  the  battalion  who  felt  themselves 
so  aggrieved  by  being  thus  suddenly  con 
verted  into  infantry,  had  they  once  ex 
perienced  something  of  the  monotony 
incident  to  garrison  duty,  would  have 
been  quite  satisfied  with  the  change.  A 
large  majority  of  them  had  no  objection 
whatever  to  entering  upon  active  service 
at  once.  But  it  is  the  nature  of  a  soldier 
— an  "  old  soldier" — tofigJit;  and  a  few 
succeeded  in  making  a  great  many  others  miserable  by 
giving  vent  to  this  disposition.  Says  Colonel  Gould : 
"  This  ride  from  Rochester  to  Harrisburg  was  one  thing 
I  would  not  like  to  repeat,  and  which  very  few  will  look 
back  to  with  any  pleasant  thoughts." 

On  the  evening  of  June  24th,  1863,  the  battalion  left 
Camp  Hillhouse,  better  known  as  Camp  Sprague,  marched 
down  West  Main  Street,  across  Clarissa  Street  bridge  and 
halted  at  the  Erie  Depot. 

The  train  was  a  special,  ordered  to  follow  the  7  P.M.  ex 
press,  "  and  to  be  careful  to  be  on  time."  The  conductor 
and  engineer  were  instructed  that  the  train  had  the  right 
of  way  to  Harrisburg.  It  was  9  o'clock  before  the  Eleventh 
Heavy  Artillery  were  all  aboard,  when  the  train  moved  out. 
No  very  memorable  incident  occurred  on  the  trip  that 
night,  except  that  a  man  who  was  full  of  the  idea  that  it 
was  better  to  ride  on  the  top  of  a  car  than  on  the  inside,  and 
had  taken  in  too  much  ballast  probably  to  steady  him, 
rolled  off  in  the  darkness  when  the  train  was  going  at  full 
speed.  Strange  to  say  he  was  unharmed,  and  rejoined  the 
battalion  afterward.  If  he  had  not  been  so  full  of  his 


IN   PENNSYLVANIA.  97 

"  idea,"  his  tumble  would  undoubtedly  have  killed  him. 
The  next  day  it  was  discovered  that  the  rations  provided 
were  both  deficient  in  quantity  and  quality,  and  Colonel 
Barnes  telegraphed  ahead  to  several  stations  asking  if  food 
could  be  provided  for  the  battalion.  The  town  of  Sunbury, 
Pa.,  responded  most  nobly.  All  the  inhabitants  seemed  to 
have  turned  out  to  greet  the  command  as  the  battalion  ar 
rived  ;  and  the  meal  which  had  been  prepared  and  was  served 
by  the  ladies  was  regarded  as  a  most  excellent  evidence  of 
patriotism  as  well  as  skill  in  the  culinary  art.  This  was 
the  only  square  meal  partaken  of  on  the  trip. 
The  battalion  reached  Harrisburg  about  11  o'clock  P.M. 


HAERISBURG. 

Great  excitement  existed  in  the  city  and  throughout  the 
Cumberland  Valley.  General  Lee,  it  was  reported,  was 
very  close  at  hand,  marching  on  Harrisburg  by  way  of 
Carlisle,  with  his  entire  army.  Citizens  were  going  North 
by  every  train. 

Ample  rations  were  dealt  out  to  the  soldiers  in  the  shape 
of  bread  and  ham  ;  and  with  a  comfortable  night's  rest  the 
morning  of  the  26th  found  the  battalion  in  much  better 
humor,  though  the  day  was  rainy  and  unpleasant.  Arms 


98  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

were  given  the  men  at  Camp  Curtin,  and  the  command 
crossed  the  Susquehanna  and  marched  to  a  point  on  the 
York  Road  opposite  the  city,  where  intrenchments  had 
been  begun.  An  incident  of  the  day  was  the  refusal  of  a 
militia  regiment  to  cross  the  river.  They  were  willing  to 
defend  Harrisburg,  but  unwilling  to  cross  the  bridge.  The 
project  was  discussed  of  having  our  battalion  guard  these 
unruly  militiamen,  but  we  escaped  this  unpleasant  task. 

That  night  a  detail  from  the  battalion  was  put  on  picket, 
and  Private  Fox  distinguished  himself  by  shooting  at  a 
stump,  which  he  mistook  for  a  prowling  rebel.  This  shot 
deprived  nearly  the  entire  command  of  sleep  for  the  re 
mainder  of  the  night.  On  the  28th  inst.,  the  battalion  was 
assigned  to  the  command  of  General  W.  F.  Smith,  First 
Division  N.  Y.  S.  N.  G.,  and  became  a  part  of  the  Fourth 
Brigade  commanded  by  Brigadier- General  John  Ewen.  The 
movements  of  General  E wen's  command  from  the  28th  inst., 
as  given  in  his  report,  are  here  inserted  : 

"  An  attack  from  the  enemy  being  momentarily  antici 
pated,  broke  up  camp  pursuant  to  orders,  moved  the 
Twenty-second  and  Thirty-seventh  Regiments  behind  the 
rifle  pits.  Received  into  my  command  the  Eleventh  Artil 
lery,  New  York  Volunteers,  Colonel  Barnes,  doing  duty 
as  infantry.  Employed  a  detachment  of  this  regiment 
in  felling  the  woods  in  front,  and  detachments  of  the 
Twenty-second  and  Thirty-seventh  regiments  in  completing 
the  works  of  the  pits,  and  men  on  picket  duty. 

"  It  was  designed  by  the  commanding  general  that  my 
command  should  check  the  advance  of  the  enemy  by  the 
York  Road,  and  if  hard  pressed,  retire  to  the  front,  where  a 
more  effectual  stand  could  be  made.  Desiring  to  avoid  such 
a  contingency,  I  solicited  and  obtained  from  him,  June 
29th,  a  section  of  light  battery,  posting  it  on  the  turnpike, 
supported  on  each  side  by  the  Eleventh  and  Thirty-seventh 
regiments  in  the  trenches.  The  Twenty-second  Regiment 
being  held  in  reserve,  continued  the  detachments  in  clearing 
away  the  woods  in  front  and  completing  the  rifle-pits,  those 
of  the  Thirty-seventh  being  engaged  at  the  latter  during  the 
whole  night  of  the  29th." 


IN   PENNSYLVANIA. 


99 


At  this  time  a  number  of  men  were  detailed  from  the  bat 
talion  to  go  into  light  batteries.  Quite  a  number  went  in 
the  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Independent,  known  as  Good 
win's  Battery.  The  guns  were  breech-loading  rifled  pieces 
and  the  invention  of  Goodwin.  In  its  operation  the  breech 
was  lifted  up  by  a  lever  and  a  chamber  containing  the  car 
tridge  to  be  fired  was  inserted.  At  each  firing  an  empty 
chamber  was  taken  out  and  a  loaded  one  put  in,  so  that  the 
gun  was  kept  comparatively  cool,  and  a  rapidity  of  twenty 
shots  per  minute  was  claimed  for  it.  This  battery  was  in 
the  neighborhood  of  Carlisle  till  after  Gettysburg,  and  then 
followed  up  the  rear  of  Lee's  retreating  army  through 
Chambersburg,  Greencastle,  and  Hagerstown.  It  was  sub 
sequently  taken  to  Pottsville,  Pa.,  and  assisted  in  quelling 
a  riot,  and  rejoined  the  battalion  at  Fort  Hamilton  in  Sep 
tember 

Large  details  from  the  battalion  were  kept  at  work  on 
Fort  Washington,  and  those  who  were  especially  desirous 


GETTYSBURG    AND   VICINITY. 


100  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

of  realizing  some  measure  of  the  terms  of  their  enlistment 
looked  forward  to  putting  in  cannon  and  handling  them  as 
artillerymen  should.  When  they  found,  however,  that  there 
would  be  no  consideration  of  what  they  thought  to  be  their 
rights,  they  grew  obstreperous,  and  some  had  to  be  put 
tinder  guard.  A  statement  of  their  grievances  was  made, 
however,  to  the  general  in  command  ;  and  it  may  be  truth 
fully  said  that  the  commanding  officers  generally  sympa 
thized  with  the  members  of  the  battalion. 

On  the  morning  of  the  30th  General  E wen's  brigade 
moved  but  about  three  miles  for  the  purpose  of  intercepting 
a  body  of  cavalry.  He  found  no  trace  of  the  enemy,  and 
was  returning  when  some  Union  horsemen  who 'had  been 
driven  in,  rode  up  and  informed  the  General  of  the  enemy's 
location.  The  brigade  moved  several  miles  in  the  direction 
indicated,  to  a  place  called  Sportsman's  Hill,  and  was 
stopped  by  a  volley  of  both  musketry  and  cannon. 

This  fire  was  returned  with  muskets  and  light  field- 
pieces,  and  after  a  few  rounds  the  enemy' s  fire  ceased.  It 
was  learned  afterward  that  the  enemy's  force  consisted  of 
thirty-five  hundred  cavalry,  with  field -pieces,  under  General 
Fitz-Hugh  Lee. 

The  brigade  was  moved  about  in  the  vicinity  of  Harris- 
burg  and  Carlisle  for  several  days  ;  meanwhile  the  discontent 
existing  in  the  ranks  of  our  battalion  was  not  entirely 
allayed. 

If  Major  Barnes  had  evinced  as  much  skill  and  diplomacy 
in  managing  his  men  in  the  field  as  he  had  in  enlisting 
them,  there  would  probably  have  been  no  trouble.  But, 
unfortunately,  he  adopted  quite  a  different  course.  This 
is  illustrated  in  the  following  curious  order  : 

HEADQUARTERS  ELEVENTH  N.  Y.  HEAVY  ARTILLERY, 
IN  FIELD  NEAR  HAKRISBURG, 

July  3,  1863. 
GENERAL  ORDERS,  No.  1. 

Hereafter  there  will  be  a  company  roll-call  of  each 
company  in  this  command  every  two  hours,  and  any  one 
being  absent  from  roll-call  will  "be  fined  six  and  one  half 


IN   PENNSYLVANIA.  101 

($6.50)  dollars  for  each  and  every  offence,  to  be  deducted 
from  his  next  monthly  pay.  Company  commanders  will 
report  every  offender  to  the  Colonel  commanding  imme 
diately. 

By  Command  of  Colonel  WILLIAM  B.  BARNES. 

A.  J.  SMITH, 

Acting  Adjutant. 

About  9  o'  clock  on  the  first  day  of  July  the  dull  boom  of 
cannon  was  heard  afar  to  the  southwest.  This  was  repeated 
at  various  intervals  during  the  day  and  also  on  the  two  days 
following.  Particularly  on  the  afternoon  of  Friday,  the  3d 
inst.,  were  these  sounds  audible.  By  that  time  we  had 
learned  that  a  great  battle  was  being  fought  at  Gettysburg, 
but  no  one,  not  even  the  participants,  probably,  appreciated 
its  real  greatness  at  that  time.  We  were  listening  to  the 
sounds  of  a  battle  which,  for  severity  of  fighting,  for  the 
grandeur  of  the  spectacle  presented,  and  for  the  momentous 
character  of  the  results  dependent  upon  it,  has  rarely,  if 
ever,  been  surpassed  ;  a  battle  which  was  doubtless  the 
turning-point  in  deciding  the  question  of  national  existence, 
the  maintenance  of  a  government  designed  to  secure  just 
rights  and  equal  liberty  to  its  subjects. 

Of  the  days  following,  we  quote  from  General  Ewen's 
report : 

"  July  4th,  command  consisting  of  the  Eleventh,  Twenty- 
second,  and  Thirty-seventh  regiments  of  New  York,  marched 
with  the  division  from  Carlisle,  forming  the  rear  guard. 
At  Paperstown  I  directed  Colonel  Roome  to  report  with  his 
regiment  to  General  W.  F.  Smith  for  special  duty  in 
guarding  roads  in  that  vicinity.  Reached  Laurel  Forge  in 
the  mountains  of  Pennsylvania  on  the  evening  of  July 
5th." 

Though  no  copy  of  it  can  be  found,  another  order  was 
given  to  Colonel  Barnes  to  proceed  with  the  Eleventh  Bat 
talion  to  New  York  City  and  report  to  the  Commander  of 
that  Department. 

Captain  Brown  says  :  "  While  at  Harrisburg  we  received 
an  order,  or,  as  Major  Barnes  construed  it,  a  request,  to  go 


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to  Carlisle  and  thence  to  the  front  as  infantry.  This  was 
too  much,  and  the  men  declined  doing  it  as  a  matter 
of  choice,  though  they  never  refused  to  obey  it  as  an  order. 
It  seems  that  General  Couch,  not  at  all  surprised,  con 
cluded,  to  our  great  delight,  to  send  us  to  New  York." 


CHAPTER  IX. 

NEW   YORK — THE  DRAFT   RIOTS   OF  1863. 

CCORDING  to  its  moods  a  large  city 
presents  the  attractiveness  of  an  active 
organism,  the  indifference  of  a  slum 
bering  ruminant,  or  the  ferocity  of  an 
aroused  and  maddened  tiger.  The  larger 
the  ci4y  the  greater  the  range  of  its  re 
semblance  to  nature,  and  the  more  com 
pletely  will  it  manifest  the  varying  emo 
tions  of  animal  life. 

The  Third  Battalion  of  the  Fourth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  reached  New  York 
City  from  Harrisburg  on  July  10th,  1863,  and  was  distrib 
uted  in  the  fortifications  there  as  follows  : 
Company  I  at  Fort  Hamilton. 
Company  K  at  Fort  Richmond. 
Company  L  at  Sandy  Hook. 
Company  M  at  Fort  Hamilton. 

The  battalion  found  various  troubles  awaiting  attention, 
both  of  public  and  private  interest.  Private  griefs  were 
shared  more  extensively  by  the  officers  than  by  the  men. 
As  to  their  nature  it  is  not  necessary  to  speak  now. 

A  trouble  more  affecting  public  interests  was  the  fact 
that  within  the  city  of  New  York  a  monster  lay  sleeping 
whose  awakening  should  be  attended  with  all  the  parox 
ysms  of  brute  ferocity,  and  whose  struggles  should  threaten 
the  destruction  of  the  city,  if  not  the  hopes  of  the  nation. 
Enrolment  for  the  draft  under  the  call  for  troops  had  been 
in  operation  for  several  days  in  the  city  of  New  York.  It 
was  believed  by  many,  and  some  of  them  persons  of  emi 
nence  and  authority,  that  the  mode  of  enforcing  the  draft  by 
provost-marshals  was  an  encroachment  on  municipal  rights. 


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And  there  was  a  turbulent  element,  by  no  means  unimpor 
tant,  that  lost  no  opportunity  of  asserting,  and  in  language 

most  vehement,  if  not  al 
ways  polite,  that  the  draft 
was  an  encroachment  on 
their  individual  rights  to 
which  they  would  never 
submit. 

This  feeling  had  been 
fed  by  leaders  of  ability, 
some  of  whom  were  as 
serted  to  be  emissaries 
from  the  South.  It  ex 
tended  through  the  worst 
and  lowest  quarters  of  the 
city.  For  some  weeks 
ATTACK  ON  PROVOST  MARSHAL.  threatening  rumors  of  re 
sistance  to  the  draft,  in 

conjunction  with  the  invasion  of  Pennsylvania  by  Gen 
eral  Lee,  had  been  a  source  of  alarm  among  thoughtful 
citizens  everywhere,  and  especially  among  residents  of  that 
city.  From  private  sources  Governor  Seymour  was  in 
formed  on  June  29th  that  a  secret  organization,  made  up  of 
eighteen  hundred  deserters  from  the  army  and  a  large 
number  of  "  Copperheads,"  had  been  formed  to  resist 
the  draft ;  but  subsequently  this  report  was  regarded  as  a 
hoax. 

The  draft  began  on  Saturday,  July  13th,  in  the  Ninth 
and  Eleventh  police  precincts.  Very  fortunately  the  police 
were  not  in  sympathy  with  those  opposing  or  likely  to 
oppose  the  draft.  Some  of  the  enrolling  officers  had  been 
assailed  a  few  days  before  with  abusive  language  when 
taking  the  names.  Provost-Marshal  Erhardt,  in  the  per 
formance  of  this  preliminary  duty,  came  near  losing  his 
life.  In  enrolling  the  names  of  the  laborers  on  a  building 
at  the  corner  of  Liberty  Street  and  Broadway,  the  officer 
stepped  on  a  plank  laid  from  the  sidewalk  and  asked  a  man 
at  w^ork  on  a  ladder  for  his  name.  The  workman  refused  to 
vgive  it,  and  after  some  altercation  leaped  down,  and,  seizing 


NEW    YORK — THE   DRAFT    RIOTS    OF   1863.  105 

an  iron  bar,  advanced  to  strike  the  officer  ;  but  a  pistol 
stopped  him. 

The  Marshal  went  on  enrolling  names.  Suddenly  the 
man  made  a  rush  and  clinched  the  officer.  The  two  fell 
from  the  plank  into  the  cellar,  Erhardt  on  top.  Covered 
with  dirt  he  regained  the  street  and  sent  for  a  force  of 
soldiers.  They  did  not  come,  though  promised  if  resistance 
was  offered.  The  officer  stood  for  several  hours  facing  the 
excited  workman  with  his  pistol,  and  then  had  to  desist. 

The  foreman  was  arrested  the  next  day,  but  the  moral 
effect  of  this  incident  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  active  causes 
of  the  riot.  Another  immediate  cause  was  the  fact  that 
the  draft  began  on  Saturday.  Twelve  hundred  and  thirty- 
six  names,  drawn  out  of  fifteen  hundred  called  for  in  the 
Twenty-second  Ward,  were  all  published  in  the  Sunday 
morning  papers,  so  they  were  seen  and  discussed  by  laborers 
and  others  not  having  anything  better  to  do  on  that  day. 
Such  was  the  excitement  produced  that  the  police  were 
kept  very  busy  during  the  evening,  and,  in  fact,  all  that 
Sunday  night,  and  many  ugly  rumors  were  in  circulation. 
Telegrams  poured  into  the  Central  Police  Office  from  every 
quarter  of  the  city,  showing  that  mischief  was  brewing  of 
an  ominous  character. 

One  of  these  telegrams  was  to  the  effect  that  there  was  a 
plot  to  seize  the  Arsenal ;  to  anticipate  which  Superintend 
ent  Kennedy  ordered  it  to  be  occupied  by  fifty  policemen. 
Several  members  of  Fire  Engine  Company  No.  32,  located 
near  Fifty-eighth  Street  and  Broadway,  were  among  the 
names  published,  and  these  in  a  meeting  bound  themselves 
to  resist  the  draft  to  the  uttermost.  Their  engine  was 
known  as  the  "  Black  Joke,"  and  they  were  sometimes 
called  the  "  Black  Jokers  ;"  possibly  it  was  in  keeping  with 
this  cognomen  that  they  were  among  the  foremost  in  the 
outbreak. 

That  night  gangs  of  men  were  seen  along  the  wharves  on 
both  sides  of  the  city,  not  unusually  noisy,  but  seemingly 
engaged  in  earnest  conversation.  Every  saloon,  rookery, 
and  out-of-the-way  place  seemed  to  have  occupants.  The 
quiet-sleeping  beast  was  being  goaded  into  wakefulness. 


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Early  Monday  morning,  as  if  by  a  preconcerted  plan,  crowds 
began  to  assemble  in  different  parts  of  the  city  and  to  move 
along  the  various  avenues,  all  in  a  northerly  direction. 
Every  factory  or  other  place  which  they  came  to,  occupied  by 
workmen,  was  invaded  and  the  men  compelled  to  stop  work 
and  join  their  ranks.  Augmented  in  this  way,  these  motley 
crowds,  armed  with  sticks,  clubs,  and  many  with  firearms, 
moved  north  until  they  came  to  a  vacant  lot  in  Central  Park. 
Here  a  consultation  was  held,  and  dividing  into  two  separate 
bodies,  they  moved  down  Fifth  and  Sixth  avenues  until 
Forty-fifth  and  Forty-sixth  streets  were  reached,  and  then 
they  turned  directly  east.  What  was  their  purpose  I 

In  Forty-sixth  Street 

fl 


^  A     *  i  * 

ilTi  !'* 

II* 


THE  MOB. 


at  the  corner  of  Third 
Avenue  was  the  Pro- 
vost  Marshal's  office,  in 
which  the  remaining 
names  filling  the  quota 
for  the  Twenty-second 
Ward  were  being  drawn. 
Down  both  streets,  fill 
ing  them  full  from  curb 
stone  to  curbstone,  men 
without  coats,  ragged 

and  hatless,  women  with  dishevelled  hair,  yelling  and  curs 
ing,  swept  in  a  wild  tumult.  The  tiger  is  aroused  and 
looking  for  its  prey. 

Suddenly  the  officers  stationed  at  the  drafting  bureau 
were  astonished  by  an  angry  roar  outside  the  building,  and 
as  suddenly  a  paving-stone  came  crashing  through  a  win 
dow.  The  doors,  which  were  hastily  barred,  gave  way 
and  the  yelling  crew  poured  into  the  apartment.  Quickly 
they  smashed  the  furniture,  including  the  wheel  in  which 
were  the  names  yet  to  be  drawn,  and  tore  indiscriminately 
the  lists,  books,  and  papers  into  fragments.  A  safe  con 
taining  important  documents  was  attacked  with  clubs  and 
stones.  It  resisted  every  effort. 

Then  a  wild-looking  man  produced  a  can  of  spirits  of  tur 
pentine,  which  he  poured  over  the  floor.  He  rolled  up  a 


NEW    YORK — THE   DRAFT   RIOTS    OF   1863. 


107 


he  shouted  to  a  man  standing 


newspaper.  He  lighted  a  match.  "  Get  out  o'  here,"  he 
shouted,  as  he  waved  the  burning  paper  to  and  fro.  The 
crowd  poured  out  of  the  doors.  The  smoke  began  to  ascend, 
the  flames  burst  out,  and  the  mob  outside,  now  filling  the 
streets  in  all  directions,  set  up  a  loud  cheer.  Then  they 
began  to  throw  stones  against  the  upper  windows  of  the 
burning  building. 

The  upper  floors  were  occupied  by  families,  who  were 
terror-stricken  at  the  prospect.  A  provost-marshal  tried  to 
explain  this.  He  was  knocked  down  instantly,  and  nar 
rowly  escaped  being  killed.  The  tiger  begins  to  show  its 
teeth. 

As  a  man  in  citizens'  dress,  carrying  a  light  cane,  made 
his  way  through  the  crowd,  some  one  cried  out :  "  There's 
Kennedy,  Chief  of  Police."  They  set  upon  him,  knocked 
him  down,  stamped  him  into  the  mud.  He  struggled  to 
get  into  a  pond  of  water  out  of  their  reach.  "  Drown  him, " 
they  yelled. 

"  Save  me,  John  Egan,' 
on  the  bank.     The  Su 
perintendent's  life  was 
saved  as  only  by  a  mir 
acle. 

Kennedy  was  not  kill 
ed  outright,  but  his 
treatment  maddened  the 
police,  and  they  were 
doubly  efficient  from 
that  very  time.  Then 
some  invalid  soldiers 
from  the  Park  barracks 
came,  and  thinking  to 
intimidate  the  mob, 
fired  a  harmless  volley 
over  their  heads. 

Foolish  men !     Their 

guns  were  wrested  away  from  them,  two  left  for  dead  on 
the  pavement,  a  third  pursued  to  the  river,  hurled  down 
upon  a  ledge  of  rocks,  and  his  corpse  hidden  by  the  stones 


MOB    CHASING    NEGROES. 


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cast  down  upon  it,  and  the  remainder  only  saved  from 
similar  treatment  because  the  attention  of  the  rioters  was 
drawn  to  the  arrival  of  a  police  force  under  Sergeant 

McCredie.  The  tiger  has 
tasted  blood,  and  it  will 
need  a  pretty  good  po- 
lice  force  now  to  bring 
it  into  subjection. 

The  mob  does  not 
wait  for  the  police  to 
begin  the  attack.  They 
brandish  their  clubs  and 
muskets  and  rush  down 
upon  that  intrepid  band 
of  policemen,  only  for 
ty-four  in  number. 
"  Charge  !"  shouts  Mc 
Credie.  With  their  clubs 
raised  the  forty-four  de-r 
ployed  across  the  street 
rushed  forward.  Heads 
and  arms  were  broken  as  the  clubs  fell. 

The  undisciplined  horde  fight  savagely,  but  are  forced 
back.  For  several  blocks  they  are  driven.  Then  the  ex 
hausted  policemen  find  themselves  hemmed  in  by  another 
crowd  in  the  rear.  They  break  and  flee,  and  though  all 
finally  escape,  nearly  every  policeman  engaged  is  badly  in 
jured.  Now  the  huge  savage  beast  is  thoroughly  aroused  ; 
it  has  tasted  blood  and  gained  a  victory. 

The  surging  mass  of  not  less  than  fifty  thousand  persons 
divides  into  several  sections.  One  attacks  the  Armory  in 
Twenty -first  Street,  and  though  several  are  killed  in  the 
attempt  they  capture  the  arms  and  burn  the  building. 
Others  sack  jewelry  and  dry-goods  stores,  and  then  set  them 
on  fire.  And  a  great  crowd,  yelling,  "  Down  with  the  nig 
gers,"  engage  in  chasing  and  hanging  every  colored  man 
they  meet. 

One  colored  man  caught  in  Clarkson  Street  was  horribly 
mutilated  and  thrown  into  a  barrel  of  burning  whiskey. 


HANGING    NEGROES. 


NEW    1ORK — THE   DRAFT    RIOTS    OF    1863.  109 

Burning  and  sacking  dwellings  as  the  caprice  seizes  them, 
they  move  up  town,  first  by  one  avenue  and  then  another. 
At  Forty-third  Street  they  set  fire  to  the  Colored  Orphan 
Asylum,  and  it  is  burned  to  the  ground.  Various  dwellings 
in  Lexington  Avenue,  Forty-sixth  Street,  and  Twenty- 
fourth  Street  are  sacked  and  burned. 

About  the  middle  of  the  afternoon,  maddened  with  liquor 
and  success,  more  than  five  thousand  rioters,  in  a  body, 
surged  down  Fifth  Avenue.  They  perceived  the  American 
flag  displayed  on  Judge  White's  residence,  near  Thirty-fifth 
Street.  Halting,  a  leader  cried  out :  "  Haul  down  that 
d d  rag."  No  one  obeying,  stones  were  flung  at  the  win 
dows,  and  the  house  would  have  been  consumed  had  not  some 
one  suggested  the  propriety  of  first  burning  the  Provost- 
Marshal's  office  on  Broadway.  This  they  proceeded  to  do, 
and  then  the  march  was  continued.  What  is  the  destination 
of  this  terrible  crowd  ? 

It  is  rumored  they  are  going  to  murder  the  black  waiters 
in  the  hotels  down  town.  A  despatch  is  received  at  Police 
Headquarters :  **  A  very  large  crowd  is  now  going  down 
Fifth  Avenue  to  attack  the  Tribune  building."  Shortly 
afterward  it  was  ascertained  that  the  real  purpose  of  the 
mob  was  to  attack  Police  Headquarters  in  Mulberry  Street. 
Something  must  be  done  at  once.  Inspector  Daniel  Car 
penter,  with  two  hundred  policemen,  was  despatched  by 
Commissioner  Acton  to  intercept  them. 

Carpenter  detached  two  squads  of  fifty  each  up  the  side 
streets  right  and  left,  to  strike  the  mob  in  flank.  With  the 
remaining  hundred  he  swung  into  Broadway  at  Bleecker 
Street,  when  the  tumultuous  horde,  armed  with  iron  bars, 
fire-arms,  pitchforks,  and  clubs,  red-faced  and  red-armed, 
with  their  shirt-sleeves  rolled  up,  bearing  a  banner  with  the 
words,  "No  Draft,"  were  not  a  block  away.  "By  the  right 
flank,  double-quick,  charge  !"  The  thud,  thud,  thwack, 
thwack  of  the  clubs  falling  with  precision  on  human  skulls 
were  too  much  for  even  that  crowd.  They  hesitated,  and  as 
the  fifties  in  a  similar  manner  struck  them  in  flank  they  gave 
way  panic-stricken  and  fled  in  every  direction.  Broadway 
was  strewn  with  bloody  human  forms.  The  tiger  was  cowed 


110  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

for  the  time  being,  but  not  subdued.  Night  was  coming  on, 
when  wild  beasts  prowl  in  comparative  safety. 

For  the  remainder  of  the  afternoon  the  mob  revenged 
themselves  by  chasing  down  negroes  and  hanging  them. 
A  party  of  them  tried  to  find  the  editor  of  the  New  York 
Tribune  ;  and  the  purpose  was  freely  avowed  among  them 
to  burn  the  Tribune  building  that  night. 

About  2  o'clock  P.M.  an  order  was  received  by  Lieutenant 
McElrath,  Acting  Adjutant  at  Fort  Hamilton,  from  General 
Wool,  to  send  eighty  men  to  New  York.  While  the  Ad 
jutant  was  making  out  the  detail,  General  Brown,  comman 
dant  of  the  military  post  of  the  city  and  harbor  of  New 
York,  arrived  at  Fort  Hamilton  in  person. 

He  was  astonished  that  General  Wool  should  order  so 
small  a  number,  and  immediately  directed  that  "  all  troops 
at  Fort  Hamilton,  Fort  Lafayette,  and  Fort  Richmond 
should  be  got  in  readiness  to  move  at  a  moment's  notice." 

The  first  detail  of  troops  sent,  conforming  to  General 
Wool's  order,  consisted  of  a  platoon  of  the  Twelfth  United 
States  Infantry,  Company  H,  from  Fort  Richmond,  and  a 
company  under  Lieutenant  Wood  (fifty-four  men)  from  Fort 
Lafayette.  These  were  commanded  by  Captain  W.  S. 
Franklin,  Twelfth  United  States  Infantry.  The  next  detail 
was  made  up  from  the  Permanent  Guard  at  Fort  Hamilton 
and  the  Eleventh  Battalion  ;  all  wTho  had  seen  service  were 
called  for.  It  consisted  of  about  one  hundred  and  fifty 
men,  and  was  under  the  command  of  Lieutenant  McElrath, 
but  afterward  turned  over  to  another  officer.  Another 
detail  from  Fort  Richmond  of  sixty  men  of  Company  A, 
Eleventh  Battalion, -together  with  a  small  detachment  from 
Fort  Hamilton,  under  Lieutenant  Rodney  Dexter,  was  all 
commanded  by  Lieutenant  Henry  E.  Richmond,  who  had 
seen  service  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Fortieth  New  York. 
This  detail  was  not  ordered  to  the  city  till  the  second  day 
of  the  riot ;  also  a  section  of  battery — two  brass  six-pounders 
of  "  Bragg' s  Battery,"  made  famous  in  the  Mexican  War, 
was  got  in  readiness  and  limbers  filled  with  canister. 

Lieutenant  Richard  P.  Egan,  Quartermaster  of  the  Elev 
enth,  who  had  seen  service,  commanded  this  section,  and 


NEW    YORK — THE   DRAFT    RIOTS    OF   1863.  Ill 

one  of  the  pieces  was  in  charge  of  Drum-Major  George  S. 
Browning,  of  the  Fifth  Artillery,  the  other  one  being  in 
charge  of  Commissary- Sergeant  H.  S.  Hetherington,  of  the 
Permanent  Guard.  The  men,  between  thirty  and  forty  in 
number,  were  nearly  all  of  the  Fort  Hamilton  Permanent 
Guard,  with  a  few  members  of  the  Eleventh  Battalion,  all 
veterans.  This  battery  reached  the  St.  Nicholas  Hotel 
about  2  A.M.  that  night. 

It  is  impossible  to  give  more  than  a  synopsis  of  the  move 
ments  of  these  various  details.  So  diverse  were  the  actions 
of  the  mob  and  the  consequent  movements  of  their  pursuers, 
that  no  one  could  give  a  very  definite  idea  of  what  was  oc 
curring  except  in  his  own  immediate  vicinity.  This  is  sup 
ported  by  Lieutenant  McElrath's  experience  when  reporting 
for  duty.  In  his  report  of  "  The  Draft  Riots  in  New 
York,"  he  says :  "  Approaching  Major  Christensen,  Gen 
eral  Wool's  Adjutant-General,  I  inquired  what  had  been 
going  on  in  the  city  that  day,  for  as  yet  I  was  ignorant  of 
the  details.  Major  Christensen' s  reply  was  characteristic  : 
*  Good  God,  McElrath,  this  is  the  one  spot  in  New  York 
where  the  least  is  known  of  what  is  taking  place  ! ' 

As  the  darkness  came  on  in  the  city  the  rioters  had  filled 
Printing  House  Square,  and  were  evidently  meditating  the 
destruction  of  the  Tribune  building.  "  Tear,  it  down ! 
Burn  it!"  they  yelled.  But  for  some  reason  they  seemed 
to  hesitate  about  beginning  the  attack.  Soon  an  accession 
to  the  crowd,  a  tumultuous  rabble,  came  pouring  down 
Chatham  Street.  Thus  augmented  they  became  bolder ; 
stones  were  thrown  into  the  windows.  Then  they  burst 
into  the  lower  offices,  and  had  begun  a  general  destruction 
of  the  contents,  when  three  hundred  and  fifty  bluecoats, 
under  Police  Officers  Warlow,  Devoursney,  Carpenter,  and 
Folk,  of  Brooklyn,  having  cleared  the  square,  were  found 
to  be  entering  the  building.  Then  the  cowards  rushed 
frantically  for  the  doors. 

So  effective  was  the  work  of  the  police  that  the  lower  part 
of  the  city  was  found  to  be  almost  deserted,  or  seemed  to 
be  very  soon.  Up  town,  in  Eighty-sixth  Street,  the  mob 
sought  revenge  in  burning  the  Police  Station  and  Post- 


112  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

master  Wakeman's  house.  This  was  the  closing  act  of  the 
first  day  ;  then  the  wild  beast  sank  into  a  surly  slum 
ber. 

Tuesday,  July  \4t7i. — It  rained  heavily  during  the  night, 
but  the  morning  dawned  smilingly,  and  many,  supposing 
the  work  of  the  authorities  had  been  effective,  opened  their 
places  of  business.  There  did  not  seem  to  be  much  of  a 
crowd  in  the  lower  part  of  the  city  ;  but  as  early  as  5  A.M. 
a  despatch  had  been  sent  stating  that  the  mob  were  burning 
buildings  in  Eighty-sixth  Street,  and  asking  General  San- 
ford,  the  nominal  commander,  to  send  troops.  Soon  such 
alarming  reports  were  raised  down  town  that  all  stores  and 
factories  were  closed,  and  many  workmen  were  thus  let  into 
the  ranks  of  the  rioters. 

The  guards  at  the  armories  and  public  buildings  had  been 
greatly  strengthened.  The  Times  building  was  defended 
with  Gatling  guns.  Midshipman  Stephen-  D.  Adams,  with 
a  detachment  of  marines  and  a  howitzer,  was  stationed  at 
the  Tribune  building  ;  Colonel  George  Bliss,  late  of  the 
Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  had  command  of  a  strong 
guard  and  a  battery  at  the  Sub-Treasury.  Active  demon 
strations  were  soon  resumed  in  all  parts  of  the  city  by  the 
mob.  The  police  patrolling  the  East  Side  were  assaulted  in 
Second  Avenue  near  Third  Street,  and  the  mob  was  again 
routed  by  Inspector  Carpenter.  The  same  mob  charged  on 
the  military,  and  received  a  half  dozen  shots  from-  Bragg' s 
Battery,  fired  by  Lieutenant  Egan,  which,  with  a  volley  of 
musketry,  threw  them  into  consternation.  A  Colonel 
O'  Brien,  who  had  made  himself  conspicuous  on  horseback, 
and  was  thought  to  be  responsible  for  the  firing,  was  mur 
dered  in  a  most  brutal  manner  soon  afterward. 

Lieutenant  Wood,  in  command  of  the  detachment  from 
Fort  Hamilton,  was  soon  charged  upon  in  Pitt  Street,  near 
Broome,  and  killed  and  wounded  some  thirty  of  the  mob. 
Inspector  Dilkes  had  a  desperate  fight  at  a  wire  factory 
near  Thirteenth  Street,  where  several  thousand  carbines 
were  stored.  One  of  the  leaders  who  was  killed  here, 
though  dressed  as  a  laborer,  was  found  to  wear  underneath 
his  dirty  clothing  fine  cassimere  pants,  a  handsome,  rich 


NEW   YORK— THE   DRAFT    RIOTS    OF   1863.  113 

vest,  and  a  fine  linen  shirt.  He  was  thought  to  be  a  South 
ern  emissary. 

The  mob  in  this  neighborhood  attacking  the  rear  of  Cap 
tain  Franklin's  command,  he  suddenly  faced  his  men  about 
and  ordered  them  to  fire.  The  streets  were  strewn  with 
dead  and  dying.  Captain  Putnam,  in  repelling  an  attack 
at  Forty-sixth  street  and  Fifth  Avenue,  killed,  about  forty 
rioters.  Captain  Wilkins  captured  and  destroyed  four  bar 
ricades  erected  in  Ninth  Avenue  near  Thirty-fifth  Street. 
Lieutenant  McElrath  dispersed  a  mob  which  attacked  his 
battery  at  Thirty-sixth  Street.  Though  the  mob  was  put 
to  rout  so  frequently,  yet  the  number  of  rioters  was  such 
that  new  mobs  would  soon  spring  up  in  the  neighborhood. 

Several  hundred  citizens,  including  General  Wetmore  and 
William  E.  Dodge,  enrolled  themselves  in  volunteer  com 
panies  to  act  with  the  militia.  The  crouching  tiger  resist 
ing  discipline  had  given  place  to  a  hydra-headed  monster, 
whose  snaky  visage  seemed  everywhere  now  intent  not 
merely  on  resistance,  but  upon  rapine,  murder,  and  revenge. 
Mayor  Opdyke's  house,  Brooks  Brothers'  store,  Colonel 
Nugent' s  house,  Mr.  Gibbon's  house,  and  many  others  were 
looted.  Negroes  were  murdered  when  caught. 

The  saloon  of  a  German  was  robbed  and  burned  because 
he  was  known  to  have  some  negro  customers.  Trains  leav 
ing  the  city  were  filled  with  frightened  citizens,  until  flight 
was  prevented  by  the  tracks  being  torn  up.  The  fire-bells, 
which  were  kept  constantly  ringing,  the  shouts  of  the  mob, 
the  volleys  of  musketry  and  cannon  all  combined  to  make 
the  city  seem  a  veritable  pandemonium. 

Serious  disturbance  had  occurred  during  the  day  in  York- 
ville.  Harlem  Bridge  would  certainly  have  been  burned 
had  not  the  rains  of  the  previous  night  rendered  the  timbers 
too  wet  to  ignite. 

The  additional  detachments  from  our  battalion  left  the 
wharf  at  Fort  Hamilton  about  8  o'clock,  as  the  sunset  gun 
was  being  fired.  Captain  S.  P.  Putnam,  one  of  the  party, 
in  an  account  of  this  trip,  says  :  "  All  over  the  bay,  the 
islands,  the  forts,  the  vast  city  Hashed  golden  rays  of  light. 
We  landed  at  Castle  Garden.  There  were  but  few  specta- 


114  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

tors  of  our  rapidly-forming  ranks.  As  we  marched  up 
Broadway  it  was  absolutely  deserted  ;  the  silence  was  omi 
nous,  the  dangers  unknown.  We  reported  at  Police  Head 
quarters  in  Mulberry  Street,  and  were  detailed  to  patrol  the 
eastern  section  of  the  city,  where  disturbance  was  brood 
ing.  Occasional  sounds  of  tumult  were  heard  and  the  dis 
charge  of  musketry.  As  we  filed  along  squads  gathering 
at  the  corners  of  the  streets  broke  and  disappeared.  Stones 
were  hurled  from  dark  recesses  and  shots  fired  from  tall 
tenement  buildings  along  which  we  were  passing,  for  we 
seemed  to  be  in  the  midst  of  the  most  lawless  of  the  popu 
lation.  It  was  a  sort  of  brigand  warfare.  A  halt  would 
occur,  an  officer  and  a  dozen  men  search  the  houses.  In 
some  instances  there  wras  resistance,  in  most  cases  flight. 
The  disorderly  crowds  after  one  volley  would  slink  away 
into  the  darkness,  and  it  was  impossible  to  follow  them.  We 
could  simply  keep  the  streets  clear.  We  were  in  arms  until 
early  morning. " 

Says  Major  H.  E.  Richmond,  who  had  command  of  the 
detail :  "  We  were  under  marching  orders  nearly  the  entire 
night,  patrolling  the  various  streets,  cleaning  out  the  rioters. 
Our  special  attention  was  directed  to  the  safety  of  the 
Times  and  Tribune  buildings.  On  the  morning  of  the  loth 
I  was  called  into  the  presence  of  General  Brown,  and  from 
him  received  orders  to  '  proceed  at  once  to  Yorkville  to  pre 
serve  good  order,  prevent  rioting  and  to  protect  property 
generally  and  the  lives  of  the  citizens.'  We  were  quartered 
in  Harwood  Hall,  corner  of  Eighty-sixth  Street  and  Fourth 
Avenue,  the  property  of  Postmaster  WTakeman,  whose 
dwelling  had  been  burned  the  day  before." 

Wednesday,  July  \5tJi. — Contrary  to  the  hopes  and  ex 
pectations  of  many,  the  spirit  of  the  beast  mob  was  not  yet 
broken,  and  the  terrible  scenes  of  the  former  days  were  even 
surpassed  on  this  third  day  of  the  riot.  A  bare  synopsis 
only  of  the  events  is  possible.  Buildings  were  burned  in 
Second  Avenue,  East  Broadway,  and  many  attempts  made 
elsewhere.  Negroes  were  hung  in  Second  and  Seventh 
avenues,  at  Pier  No.  4,  and  in  the  Twenty-first  Precinct. 
Several  different  station-houses  were  attacked,  and  bands 


NEW    YORK — THE   DRAFT    RIOTS    OF    1863.  115 

of  robbers  were  engaged  in  looting  stores  and  dwellings  all 
over  the  city.  Several  thousand  rioters  at  the  corner  of 
Seventh  Avenue  and  Thirty-second  Street  were  engaged  in 
sacking  houses  and  hanging  negroes,  when  General  Dodge 
and  Colonel  Mott,  with  a  detachment  of  cavalry,  and  Cap 
tain  Ho  well,  with  a  section  of  the  Eighth  New  York  Artil 
lery,  came  up.  The  crowd  fell  back  when  charged  upon  by 
the  infantry  and  cavalry  and  then  halted,  refusing  to  dis 
perse.  Soon,  emboldened,  they  filled  up  the  streets,  and 
then,  suddenly,  sent  a  shower  of  stones  at  the  cannoneers. 
"  Fire  !"  shouted  Captain  Ho  well. 

The  canister  tore  through  that  mass  of  human  bodies  with 
sickening  effect.  Again  they  came  on,  and  again  the  deadly 
shot  ploughed  through  them.  Not  until  some  six  rounds 
were  fired  did  the  rioters  disperse.  The  military  charged 
through  the  various  streets,  making  many  arrests,  and 
then  moved  elsewhere.  Scarcely  had  they  retired  when  a 
mob  gathered  afresh  and  strung  up  the  lifeless  bodies  of  the 
negroes. 

Later  in  the  day  Captains  Putnam  and  Shelley  dispersed 
a  desperate  mob  in  Fifth  Avenue,  between  Eighteenth  and 
Nineteenth  streets.  Commissioner  Acton  and  his  force  of 
police,  as  well  as  the  limited  number  of  troops  engaged, 
were  getting  worn  out ;  yet  the  beast  was  still  rampant  and 
unsubdued.  Another  night  of  horror  passed. 

Thursday,  July  IGlTi. — The  Seventh  Regiment  and  other 
troops  returned  during  the  night  from  the  seat  of  war  in 
the  South  to  a  worse  conflict  at  home.  During  the  day 
there  were  disturbances  in  Yorkville.  Trouble  in  that 
vicinity  had  been  allayed  somewhat  by  the  Catholic  priest, 
who  had  called  his  people  together  Wednesday  afternoon, 
and  in  a  public  speech  counselled  them  "  to  strictly  observe 
the  law  and  preserve  good  order."  Nevertheless,  such 
were  the  demonstrations  on  Thursday  that  the  matron  of 
an  orphan  asylum  near  by  with  several  hundred  inmates, 
made  a  written  appeal  to  Lieutenants  Richmond  and  Dexter 
to  guard  their  lives  "  against  assaults  which  were  threatened 
by  the  riotous  mob."  In  accordance  with  this  appeal  suit 
able  provisions  were  made  and  all  danger  averted. 


116 


HEAVY    GUNS    AXD    LIGHT. 


A  squad  of  soldiers  were  chased  into  Jackson's  foundry 
at  First  Avenue  and  Twenty-eighth  Street,  when  a  stubborn 
fight  occurred.  There  were  but  twenty-five  soldiers  against 
thousands  of  the  mob.  On  the  arrival  of  the  Seventh  Regi 
ment  the  crowd  dispersed,  to  reassemble,  however,  in  Twenty- 
ninth  Street,  where  they  began  to  plunder  stores. 


A    DESPERATE   BUT   FINAL   STRUGGLE. 


They  attacked  the  cavalry  soldiers  sent  to  disperse  them, 
and  one  Sergeant  was  brutally  beaten  to  death  and  his  body 
left  in  the  street.  For  some  time  the  mob  commanded  the 
situation.  Captain  H.  R.  Putnam  some  time  after  9  P.M. 
reached  the  place  with  several  companies  of  Regulars. 
Scarcely  had  the  dead  body  of  the  Sergeant  been  placed  in  the 
wagon  when  the  rioters  began  to  harass  the  Captain's  men. 
Placing  his  cannon  in  position  he  swept  the  streets  repeat 
edly  with  canister,  and  then  charged  vigorously  upon  all  the 
houses  where  they  were  firing  from  the  roofs  and  windows 
upon  his  troops.  This  was  a  desperate  but  final  struggle. 


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117 


Before  it  was  concluded,  as  if  re-enforcing  the  authorities, 
Heaven's  artillery  opened  and  a  drenching  thunder-storm 
closed  the  last  act  in  the  mad  drama.  Twelve  hundred 
lives  had  been  sacrificed.  The  city  lay  in  peculiar  gloom 
that  night.  Its  great  inarticulate  voice,  so  well  defined  in 
its  daily  toils  and  triumphs,  was  hushed  in  mournful  slum 
ber.  Though  the  lightning  would  occasionally  reveal 
groups  of  prowlers  and  the  gleam  of  bayonets,  the  beast  of 
unreason  was  dead.  Yet  peace  was  bordered  with  sadness, 
and  truly  symbolized  by  the  clouds,  the  tear-dimmed 
streets,  and  the  sobbing  waves  along  the  shore. 


CHAPTER  X. 


CONSOLIDATED. 


jS  to  the  private  griefs  referred  to  in 
the  last  chapter  it  was  asserted  by 
some  of  our  officers  that  their  evil 
genius,  in  the  shape  of  their  late 
mustering  officer,  had  been  dili 
gently  engaged  in  weaving  a  web 
for  their  destruction.  At  any  rate, 
Major  Barnes  became  the  recipient 
of  a  somewhat  startling  order  from 
the  War  Department,  informing 

him  that  he  "  and  all  other  officers  of  the  battalion  will  be 
dishonorably  mustered  out  of  the  service,  with  forfeiture  of 
all  pay  and  allowances,  for  fraudulent  conduct  in  connection 
with  the  recruitment  of  the  force."  Lieutenant  A.  C.  Brown 
was  immediately  sent  by  the  officers  to  Albany  to  interview 
Governor  Seymour.  After  hearing  a  statement  of  the  mat 
ter,  the  latter  telegraphed  to  Washington,  requesting  and 
recommending  that  this  obnoxious  order  be  suspended. 
This  was  done,  and  an  investigation  ordered,  and  the  officers 
began  to  congratulate  themselves  that  they  should  at  least 
have  fair  treatment.  In  this,  however,  their  anticipations 
were  somewhat  weakened  when  they  learned  that  the  officer 
appointed  to  make  the  investigation,  Captain  Clinton,  of 
General  Canby's  staff,  was  an  intimate  friend  of  Captain 
Marshall.  Various  charges  were  furnished  Colonel  Barnes 
on  which  the  original  order  of  dismissal  had  been  based, 
and  on  which  the  investigation  would  now  be  made.  Among 
these  was  that  of  enlisting  men  physically  incompetent ;  of 
enlisting  men  solely  to  garrison  forts  in  New  York  Harbor  ; 
of  enlisting  men  previously  discharged  from  the  service  for 
physical  disability,  and  of  signing  false  accounts  for  rations. 


CONSOLIDATED.  119 

Captain  A.  C.  Brown,  in  a  letter  written  November  3d, 
1863,  to  his  father,  states  the  situation  as  follows  : 

"  While  we  had  been  in  the  field  totally  unconscious  of 
enemies  at  home,  and  entirely  unable  to  defend  ourselves,  it 
appears  that  Marshall,  not  satisfied  with  taking  over  sixty 
men  which  he  and  his  doctor  had  rejected  from  our  regi 
ment  into  his  own,  had  been  diligently  engaged  in  corre 
spondence  with  a  friend  in  the  War  Department,  charging 
Barnes  and  his  officers  with  all  sorts  of  irregularities  and 
frauds,  not  forgetting  to  enlarge  well  on  the  Harrisburg 
affair.  The  result  was  an  order  '  dishonorably  dismissing 
us  all  from  the  service,  without  pay  or  allowances.'  ' 

After  referring  in  his  letter  to  the  friendship  between  Cap 
tains  Marshall  and  Clinton,  Captain  Brown  says  further  : 

i%  \Ve  were  all  to  be  mustered  out  on  the  charges  pre 
sented,  when,  as  was  admitted  on  the  trial,  none  of  us  were 
touched  by  any  one  of  them  except  that  of  '  enlisting  men 
previously  discharged  from  service  for  physical  disability  ;* 
and  as  that  was  withdrawn,  no  one  could  be  tried  but  Barnes 
and  Surgeon  Avery.  On  the  trial  I  defended  Barnes,  and 
put  in  a  written  defense,  supported  by  numerous  affidavits 
of  the  strongest  character,  such  as  no  court  under  Heaven 
could  have  passed  by  lightly.  I  also  assisted  Dr.  Avery, 
and  he  was  as  strongly  posted  as  Barnes.  What  was  our 
surprise,  then,  when  Captain  Clinton  in  his  report  stated 
only  a  few  points  of  Barnes's  and  Avery' s  defenses,  omit 
ting  entirely  the  strong  arguments  they  depended  upon, 
and  remarked  that  he  did  not  think  Marshall  was  quite  im 
partial,  and  indeed  did  not  think  Barnes  and  Avery  quite 
guilty,  but,  upon  the  whole,  would  recommend  that  they  be 
dismissed  dishonorably  and  that  the  line  officers  go  before 
an  examining  board.  Of  course  General  Canby  '  approved ' 
the  *  report,'  and  the  thing  was  done." 

As  the  result  of  this  examination,  which  sought  to  deter 
mine  an  officer's  fitness  to  command  a  company  by  means 
of  hard  questions  in  arithmetic  and  other  branches — a  sort 
of  incipient  civil  service  with  a  military  annex — nearly  all 
the  line  officers  regained  their  positions,  though  the  result 
was  not  known  till  some  time  afterward.  A  few,  through 


120  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Indifference  or  disgust  not  pressing  their  claims  very  hard, 
were  dropped. 

The  experience  of  "  guarding  the  forts  in  New  York  Har 
bor"  for  the  four  months  the  battalion  was  located  there, 
was  interesting,  though  not  always  pleasant  in  character. 
The  source  of  unpleasantness,  so  far  as  the  officers  were  con 
cerned,  has  already  been  explained.  To  the  men,  especially 
the  raw  recruits  of  the  command,  one  difficulty  was  the 
rigidity  of  the  discipline.  Fort  Hamilton,  the  headquarters, 
was  in  military  regulations  and  discipline  a  sort  of  gilt- 
edged  post.  Red- tape  and  shoe  polish  prevailed.  Parades, 
guard-mounts,  inspections — in  fact,  all  exercises  affecting 
the  relations  of  officers  and  men  in  and  about  the  post,  were 
conducted  under  the  strictest  military  rules.  This  was  en 
tirely  proper,  of  course,  but  to  a  young  farmer,  clerk,  or 
school-boy  accustomed  to  think  himself  as  good  as  anybody, 
it  was  a  little  irksome  to  be  suddenly  brought  to  a  halt  in 
the  street,  to  have  to  "  face  to  the  front,"  "  salute  with  the 
hand  most  remote,"  and  to  stand  like  a  mummy  for  per 
haps  a  minute,  because  another  fellow  with  shoulder-straps 
happened  to  be  passing.  Even  some  of  the  old  veterans 
"  kicked,"  and  in  some  instances  were  duly  incarcerated  in 
the  Fort  Hamilton  guard-house.  This  guard-house  deserves 
mention.  So  many  regiments  were  temporarily  located 
here,  that  the  guard-house  frequently  contained  more  than 
a  hundred  occupants.  A  gang  of  these  fellows  organized 
themselves  for  the  purpose  of  relieving  new-comers  of  their 
surplus  cash.  This  gang  managed  to  keep  in  the  guard 
house  for  a  time,  and  did  a  thriving  business,  rifling  the 
pockets  of  drunken  men  newly  paid  off  and  put  in  to  sober 
up,  until  some  of  the  leaders  happened  to  get  out  and  were 
duly  pummelled  by  some  of  the  ' '  fresh  fish' '  they  had 
robbed. 

Those  of  the  battalion  who  were  not  detailed  in  the  city 
with  the  regulars  during  the  riot  were  left  in  charge  of 
Fort  Hamilton  and  of  Fort  Richmond,  Staten  Island.  On 
the  night  of  July  18th  an  amusing  incident  occurred  at  the 
latter  post.  There  was  a  riotous  element  on  the  island, 
which  had  been  evinced  in  connection  with  the  workmen 


FORT  HAMILTON. 
FORTS  IN   NEW   YORK   HARBOR. 


CONSOLIDATED.  123 

employed  on  Fort  Wadsworth,  located  above  Fort  Rich 
mond  ;  and  the  orders  were  strict  as  to  challenging  any  one 
approaching  the  sally-port  during  the  night.  That  night 
the  sleeping  inmates  and  the  small  relief  of  a  half  dozen 
sentinels  were  startled  by  a  challenge,  "  Who  goes  there  ?" 
followed  by  a  shot,  a  yell,  and  considerable  of  a  commotion 
at  the  rear  entrance.  It  turned  out  that  a  yoke  of  oxen  had 
been  left  all  night  with  the  harness  on  their  necks  and  a 
long  chain  dragging  therefrom.  Possibly  actuated  by  the 
spirit  of  discord  so  prevalent,  about  midnight  they  had 
started  pell-mell  down  the  hill,  as  if  to  capture  the  fort. 
They  were  well-nigh  successful  at  least,  for  the  sentinel  was 
pretty  badly  frightened  and  knocked  off  the  bridge  into 
the  ditch. 

A  gun  was  discharged  one  night  at  Fort  Richmond  and 
blew  off  a  man's  finger.  There  were  suspicions  at  the  time 
that  the  man  himself  had  a  hand  in  it,  though  he  proved 
too  good  a  soldier  afterward  to  warrant  the  belief  that  it 
was  intentional. 

The  companies  were  drilled  daily  while  here  in  the  manual 
of  arms,  company  movements,  and  on  the  heavy  guns  in  the 
forts.  The  company  officers  were  assisted  in  this  work  by 
sergeants  detailed  from  the  Seventh  and  Twelfth  United 
States  Infantry. 

Bathing  was  a  chief  recreation  while  here.  Opportunity 
was  also  given,  though  sparingly,  to  visit  the  city  and  take 
in  the  museums,  theatres,  etc. 

In  September  Goodwin' s  rifled  battery,  manned  by  our 
boys,  returned  from  Pennsylvania,  and  a  few  days  after 
ward,  while  exhibiting  it,  a  premature  discharge  blew  off 
one  of  the  inventor' s  hands  and  partially  blinded  him. 

On  October  8th  the  report  was  circulated  that  the  bat 
talion  was  consolidated  with  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,  then  serving  in  the  defenses  of  Washington.  On 
the  10th  of  the  same  month,  about  9  A.M.,  the  men  were 
ordered  to  pack  up  and  fall  in  as  soon  as  possible  to  go  on 
board  a  transport  in  the  harbor.  Companies  K  and  M,  quar 
tered  at  Fort  Hamilton,  fell  in  line  about  3  P.M.  A  few 
members  had  already  ft  fallen  in"  the  boozing  places  along 


124  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

shore,  and  had  to  be  hunted  up  by  the  sergeants  who  com 
manded  the  companies,  and  in  some  instances  wheeled  down 
to  the  dock  in  barrows.  The  tug  which  was  to  convey  the 
companies  on  board  the  transport  did  not  reach  the  dock 
till  dark.  One  man,  from  the  effects  of  having  drunk  ob 
stinate  liquor,  probably,  refused  to  go  on  board. 

The  officer  of  the  Post  Guard,  a  Lieutenant  in  the  Sixth 
Regulars,  knocked  the  man  into  the  dock  with  the  flat  of 
his  sword.  Loaded  down  with  his  accoutrements,  he  came 
near  drowning,  but  was  finally  fished  out  in  a  much  more 
tractable  state  of  mind.  On  reaching  the  transport,  another 
man  walked  overboard,  and  was  duly  rescued,  and  finally  a 
man  fell  down  the  hatchway  of  the  Constitution  fourteen 
feet  and  broke  a  rib  or  two.  The  other  two  companies  were 
already  stowed  away  in  the  vessel.  The  sergeants  com 
manding  reported  to  Captain  John  B.  Vandeweile,  of  the 
Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  who  was  accompanied 
by  Lieutenants  George  H.  Warner  and  James  McKeel. 

The  transport  Constitution  weighed  anchor  about  10 
p.  M.  The  voyage  was  imeventf ul,  except  that  a  good  many 
suffered  from  sea-sickness,  which  even  quinine  and  whiskey 
would  not  allay.  About  midnight,  Sunday,  October  llth, 
Fortress  Monroe  was  reached,  and  about  twelve  hours  after 
ward  the  transport  entered  the  Potomac.  Anchored  at 
Alexandria  for  the  night,  and  on  Tuesday,  after  passing  the 
drawbridge  the  men  disembarked  at  the  foot  of  G  Street 
wharf,  Washington.  The  rolls  were  called  by  the  respec 
tive  orderlies,  under  the  direction  of  Captain  Vandeweile, 
and  the  companies  fell  in  and  marched  through  Georgetown 
to  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

Upon  the  arrival  of  the  four  companies,  locations  for 
camping  were  assigned  and  tents  furnished  them  until 
barracks  could  be  constructed.  The  battalion  as  such 
ceased  to  exist,  the  regimental  battalions  being  organized 
anew. 

During  the  spring  and  summer  of  1«863  a  number  of  events 
of  a  striking  character  had  occurred  at  the  fort. 

February  IQth. — A  man  in  Company  A  was  accidentally 
shot.  Another  man  in  handling  a  gun,  the  hammer  caught 


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his  belt,  and  it  went  off,  blowing  out  the  brains  of  the  man 
in  front  of  him. 

May  '30th. — Company  H,  at  Fort  Marcy,  having  been 
challenged  by  Company  C  to  come  over  to  Ethan  Allen  and 
play  a  game  of  base-ball,  came  and  played  nine  innings, 
winiung  the  game  by  one  run. 

May  Sth. — An  interesting  affair  occurred  at  Fort  Marcy, 
of  which  the  following  account  is  given  : 

SWORD   PRESENTATION  AND    SURPRISE. 

FORT  MARCY,  VA.,  May  8,  1863. 

An  elegant  sword  was  presented  to  Lieutenant  Hay  den  of 
Company  A,  Fourth  N.  Y.  Y.  Artillery,  by  the  members  of 
his  command,  on  Friday  of  the  above  date.  The  presenta 
tion  was  made  by  Major  Allcock,  commanding  said  post,  ac 
companied  with  the  following  remarks  : 

"  Lieutenant  Hayden,  the  non-commissioned  officers  and 
privates  of  Company  A  have  requested  me  in  their  name 
to  present  you  with  a  small  testimonial  of  their  esteem  for 
you  as  a  man  and  a  soldier,  on  the  occasion  of  your  merited 
promotion.  It  is  most  gratifying  to  see  good  feeling  exist 
ing  between  the  officer  and  men,  but  it  is  not  always  the  case 
when  the  officer  has  been  strict  in  enforcing  discipline. 

"  That  you,  sir,  have  always  done  your  duty,  and  all  in 
your  power  to  promote  the  efficiency  of  your  company, 
your  officers  as  well  as  myself  can  testify,  and  that  it  is 
fully  appreciated  by  the  company  this  costly  and  beautiful 
sword,  sash,  belt,  and  other  articles  fully  prove.  Receive 
them,  sir,  not  for  their  intrinsic  value  only,  but  as  an  evi 
dence  of  the  deep  friendship  and  strong  attachment  they 
have  for  you  and  their  satisfaction  at  your  advancement. 

"  You  may  soon  be  called  upon  to  use  this  sword  in  the 
defense  of  your  country,  and  I  feel  confident  that  you  will 
never  let  it  be  stained  with  dishonor." 

Lieutentant  Hayden  replied  as  follows  : 

1 '  To  those  members  of  Company  A  who  contributed  toward 
this  magnificent  present  of  which  I  am  here  the  honored 
recipient,  I  have  to  express  my  grateful  acknowledgments. 


128  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

It  is  in  vain  for  me  to  attempt  to  express  the  emotions 
which  I  feel.  I  appreciate  the  kind  motives  which  actuate 
you,  and  thank  you  from  the  bottom  of  my  heart ;  and  it 
is  my  earnest  wish  that  my  conduct  as  a  soldier  may  be 
worthy  of  this  beautiful  gift,  in  the  estimation  of  both  the 
members  of  my  company  and  my  superior  officers. 

"  I  could  not  ask  to  be  connected  with  a  more  noble  com 
pany  of  men,  and  I  hope  and  trust  that  I  may  have  the 
pleasure  of  returning  your  love  and  respect,  and  remaining 
with  you  until  such  time  as  Uncle  Sam  shall  have  no 
further  use  for  one  of  the  best  companies  in  the  United 
States  service.  Again,  gentlemen,  I  thank  you." 

THE   SURPRISE. 

After  the  conclusion  of  the  former  ceremony,  Companies 
A  and  H,  of  the  previously-named  regiment,  now  garrison 
ing  Fort  Marcy,  proceeded  to  present  Major  Allcock,  com 
mander  of  said  post,  with  an  elegant  bridle,  saddle,  set  of 
spurs,  revolver,  etc.  The  presentation  was  made  by  Cor 
poral  Wheeler,  of  Company  H,  accompanied  with  the  fol 
lowing  remarks — viz.  : 

"  Major  Allcock,  it  becomes  my  pleasing  duty,  sir,  to 
testify  to  you  both  by  word  and  deed  that  you  have  by 
gentlemanly  and  soldierly  conduct  endeared  yourself  to  us. 

11  To-day  is  a  day  of  peril,  and  our  nation  is  clad  in  the 
mourner's  sable  garb.  Yet,  sir,  you  have  not  been  called 
upon  to  lead  us  to  the  bloody  fields  of  strife  and  carnage, 
but  should  you  be  thus  called  upon,  we  trust  and  confide  in 
your  ability  so  to  do,  trusting  also  that  you  would  lead  us 
to  a  successful  issue,  and  that  you  would  return  crowned 
with  the  laurel  wreaths  of  a  nation's  gratitude. 

"  The  fortunes  of  war  has  called  us  together.  It  has 
called  upon  you  with  us  to  sacrifice  the  society  of  friends, 
the  comforts  of  domestic  life,  and  also  to  bear  with  us  the 
burdens  of  an  unholy  rebellion. 

"  It  is  true,  sir,  that  while  many  have  been  called  upon  to 
try  the  sterner  realities  of  war,  we  have  been  spared,  and 
while  mothers  are  now  mourning  the  loss  of  sons,  wives  of 
husbands,  sisters  of  brothers,  children  of  parents,  and 


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friend  of  friend,  our  mothers,  our  wives,  our  sisters,  our 
children  and  friends,  only  mourn  our  absence,  ever  cherish 
ing  the  fond  hope  that  we  may  soon  return  to  them  richly 
laden  with  the  blessings  of  peace,  bearing  with  us  also  the 
fruits  of  our  labors — namely,  a  Union  restored,  a  firm  and 
free  republican  Government. 

"  Although  we  are  and  have  been  thus  favored,  every 
soldier  has  a  duty  to  perform,  and,  in  our  opinion,  you  have 
performed  yours  well  and  with  an  impartial  hand. 

"  Therefore,  in  behalf  of  your  command — viz.,  A  and  H, 
I  present  you  with  these  gifts,  as  a  token  of  our  regard  for 
your  welfare  and  respect  for  you  as  a  commander,  hoping 
that  the  same  friendly  feeling  may  ever  exist  between  us, 
and  that  you  may  ever  be  found  worthy  of  the  respect  and 
esteem  of  those  whom  you  have  the  honor  to  command,  and 
ever  bear  upon  your  forehead  the  impress  of  a  true  patriot, 
and  that  we  may  in  turn,  by  our  gentlemanly  conduct  and 
soldierly  bearing,  ever  prove  ourselves  worthy  the  respect 
and  confidence  of  so  noble  a  commander." 

Reply  of  Major  Allcock. 

"  CORPORAL  AND  SOLDIERS  :  You  have  stolen  a  march 
and  taken  me  by  surprise. 

"  For  your  many  flattering  remarks,  and  the  costly  and 
magnificent  presents  which  you  ask  my  acceptance,  I  am 
profoundly  grateful. 

"  I  cannot  find  language  to  express  my  feeling  toward 
you. 

"  I  accept  your  beautiful  presents,  and  shall  esteem  them 
the  more  as  coming  from  the  enlisted  men  of  this  post, 
wrhom  I  have  the  honor  to  command,  and  if  it  shall  ever  be 
my  lot  to  ride  to  fame,  I  trust  it  may  be  in  this  saddle, 
spurred  on  by  the  consciousness  of  being  backed  by  your 
valor. 

"  I  thank  you  once  more  for  your  splendid  gift,  which 
will  ever  be  cherished  by  me  as  a  memento  of  your  kindly 
feelings." 

May  31st. — Details  were  sent  out  to  barricade  the  roads, 
as  the  rebels  were  reported  in  the  vicinity. 

June  2^.— While  practising  with  light  artillery,  the  shells 


130  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

set  some  woods  on  fire,  spreading  over  a  few  hundred 
acres. 

June  6th. — Company  C  won  a  game  of  ball  played  with 
H.  Score,  forty -nine  to  thirty-six. 

June  \St7i.  — A  heavy  hail-storm,  with  stones  as  large  as 
black  walnuts,  fell. 

June  21  st.— Heavy  cannonading  heard  in  the  direction  of 
Leesburg. 

June  26th. — Men  called  up  at  1  o'clock  A.M.  to  man  the 
guns.  Details  at  the  guns  for  several  days. 

July  4th. — There  were  athletic  exercises — wrestling,  chas 
ing  a  greased  pig,  wheelbarrow  races,  etc. 

July  28t7i. — A  young  fellow  of  Company  F  while  bathing 
was  swept  into  the  current  of  the  Potomac  and  drowned. 
Owing  to  heavy  showers,  the  river  was  very  high  and  rapid. 
The  body  was  recovered  on  the  30th  and  buried  with  mili 
tary  honors. 

August  9th. — Dr.  Mudie  fell  from  his  horse  and  broke 
his  leg. 

August  Wth. — Quite  in  contrast  to  former  orders,  an 
order  was  read  on  parade  allowing  every  man  a  gill  of 
whiskey  per  day.  This  was  not  regarded  with  favor  by 
aU. 

August  31st. — The  men  received  new  Springfield  rifles 
and  turned  in  their  old  guns. 

September  3d. — General  John  C.  Tidball,  recently  ap 
pointed  Colonel,  appeared  for  the  first  time  on  parade. 

Colonel  Tidball,  who  had  won  an  excellent  reputation  as 
an  artillery  officer  on  the  Peninsula,  at  Antietam,  and  more 
recently  at  Gettysburg,  was  especially  careful  of  all  means 
looking  to  the  comfort  as  well  as  discipline  of  his  command. 
When  the  new  battalion  arrived,  carpenters  and  other  work 
men  were  detailed  for  all  the  companies  needing  barracks, 
and  the  work  of  building  went  on  jointly  with  the  daily 
drill  and  guard  duty.  Every  new  barracks  was  duly  dedi 
cated  with  a  ball.  In  fact,  it  was  the  aim  of  some  of  the 
officers  to  dedicate  every  new  building  with  appropriate 
ceremonies.  The  new  chapel,  which  Chaplain  Can-,  with 
customary  zeal,  had  worked  long  to  have  erected,  was  ac- 


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tually  dedicated  twice  ;  secularly,  as  a  building,  and  on  the 
Sabbath  following  as  a  house  of  Divine  worship.  Perhaps 
the  good  chaplain  remembers  with  disgust  to  this  day  how 
it  came  about  that  he  consented  to  the  former  ceremonies. 
A  meeting  of  officers  was  held  in  the  building  on  its  com 
pletion.  The  point  was  first  discussed  that  the  house  was 
not  yet  a  chapel.  To  which  the  chaplain,  who  was  then 
preparing  his  address  for  the  dedicatory  ceremonies,  duly 
assented.  It  was  then  moved  and  seconded  that  it  would 
be  eminently  proper  to  hold  a  reception  in  the  building  ;  to 
which  the  reverend  gentleman  also  assented.  When,  how 
ever,  he  came  into  the  new  chapel  on  the  evening  appointed 
and  saw  the  quadrilles,  the  waltzes,  the  jigs  performed  at 
that  reception,  he  waxed  righteously  wroth,  and  would  have 
remonstrated,  but,  alas  !  it  was  too  late. 

Forenoons  were  devoted  to  drilling  on  field-pieces,  and 
varied  with  target  firing.  A  number  of  chiefs  of  pieces 
who  were  most  successful  in  handling  their  respective  de 
tails  and  in  hitting  the  target  were  recommended  for  com 
missions  by  the  Colonel,  though  some  did  not  receive  these 
documents  till  a  long  time  afterward.  A  non-commissioned 
school  for  instructing  the  chevroned  officers  in  all  kinds  of 
drill,  including  infantry,  light  and  heavy  artillery,  bayonet 
and  sabre  exercises,  was  under  the  immediate  command  of 
Lieutenant  Morrison  and  Captain  Miller. 

The  following  troops  were  encamped  in  the  vicinity  of 
Fort  Ethan  Allen  while  we  garrisoned  it,  named  in  the 
order  in  which  they  arrived  :  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
seventh  Pennsylvania,  Fortieth  Massachusetts,  One  Hun 
dred  and  Sixty-ninth  New  York,  One  Hundred  and  Eigh 
teenth  New  York,  Sixteenth  Virginia,  One  Hundred  and 
Forty-second  New  York,  Twenty-third  Maine,  and  a  bat 
talion  composed  of  different  regiments. 

After  the  buildings  were  all  completed,  there  were  eight 
outside  of  the  fort  and  two  within.  The  latter  were  built 
of  logs  and  covered  with  earth,  so  as  to  be  bomb-proof. 
Those  outside  were  one  hundred  feet  long  by  twenty  wide 
and  twenty  high,  made  of  boards  battened.  There  were 
four  doors,  one  in  the  middle  of  each  side  and  one  at  each 


132  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

end.  Each  contained  twelve  windows.  They  were  heated 
by  cylindrical  stoves  six  feet  long. 

The  officers'  tents  were  located  along  the  east  side  of  the 
parade  ground.  The  barracks  of  K  and  B  were  at  the  south 
end,  and  along  the  west  side  of  the  parade  ground,  in  order, 
came  those  of  D,  F,  E,  C,  and  M,  LT  s  barracks  being  at  the 
north  end.  G  was  inside  the  fort.  A,  H,  and  I  were  at  Fort 
Marcy,  of  which  post  Lieut.  H.  E.  Richmond  was  Adjutant. 

Much  of  the  fatigue  duty  was  done  at  this  time  by  the 
recruits,  who  came  in  in  large  numbers  during  the  winter. 
They  did  very  much  more  drilling,  too,  than  the  remainder 
of  the  command. 

A  good  many  incidents  will  be  remembered  as  occurring 
about  this  time — some  exciting,  some  humorous,  and  some 
pathetic.  Expeditions  after  guerillas  and  deserters  were 
numerous.  The  latter  were  usually  men  who,  without  in 
tending  to  desert,  would  go  out  in  the  country  and  forget 
to  return. 

The  first  Provost  Marshal  was  Major  Ulysses  Doubleday, 
who  was  succeeded  by  Major  Young.  On  the  death  of  the 
latter,  Lieutenant  A.  J.  Hatch  was  appointed  to  this  posi 
tion.  Lieutenant  U.  D.  Eddy  was  the  first  Assistant  Pro 
vost  Marshal,  who  was  succeeded  by  Lieutenant  W.  H.  Burt. 

Lieutenant  Burt  and  Captain  Brewster,  of  Scott's  Nine 
Hundred,  went  out  one  night  to  capture  a  man  who  had 
deserted  from  the  First  Ohio  Cavalry.  Strong  suspicions 
were  entertained  that  he  was  located  in  the  house  of  a 
secesh  farmer,  where  they  halted  about  midnight.  Care 
fully  surrounding  the  house,  a  shot  was  fired  to  arouse  the 
occupants,  when  suddenly  the  front  door  opened,  and  a  man 
who  appeared  to  be  seven  feet  high,  as  thin  as  a  rail,  with 
head  perfectly  bald,  a  long  red  beard,  attired  in  one  gar 
ment,  with  a  candle  in  one  hand,  stalked  forth  to  the  edge 
of  the  piazza,  and  gazed  cautiously  around  until  his  eye 
rested  on  the  command,  when  he  said  :  "  What  do  you  'uns 
want?"  On  being  informed,  he  very  graciously  allowed 
them  to  search  the  house.  The  deserter  was  not  there,  but 
they  found  a  man  who  was  so  positively  and  dangerously 
insane  that  they  were  glad  to  get  away.  Their  man  was 


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found  later  on  engaged  in  the  revelry  of  a  dance  near 
Leesburg. 

Captain  Brewster  will  excuse  the  reminiscence,  but  if 
memory  does  not  fail,  the  Captain  himself  was  so  wrought 
upon  by  the  spectacle  of  the  ball  that  he  detained  the  com 
mand  there  until  he  could  try  his  foot  and  figure. 

On  another  occasion  Lieutenant  Burt  found  a  deserter  he 
was  seeking  up  a  chimney,  though  the  girls  said  there  was 
no  one  about  the  house.  But  when  the  Lieutenant  pro 
posed  to  fire  up  the  chimney,  our  man  came  down  very 
lively. 

Some  of  the  officers  may  recall  the  night  when  friends  of 
Sutler  King,  from  Washington,  opened  oysters  in  Aiken's 
tent ;  the  incident  of  one  officer  awaking  suddenly  to  find 
a  lighted  torch  in  his  mouth  ;  false  alarms  of  Moseby  and 
Washingtonians  in  retreat ;  the  touching  incident  of  Sur 
geon  Lawrence's  kitten  which  he  encountered  in  the  road, 
and  which  proved  to  be  not  a  kitten,  etc.  Just  after  dress 
parade  one  evening,  a  carriage  containing  two  ladies  from 
Washington,  who  had  been  visiting  at  the  fort,  was  run 
away  with,  the  team  dashing  down  the  rocky  hill  to  Chain 
Bridge.  One  of  the  ladies  was  thrown  out  and  injured 
quite  severely. 

Some  idea  of  the  routine  life  among  the  enlisted  men  may 
be  suggested  by  the  following  extracts  from  the  writer's 
diary,  then  sergeant  in  Company  M. 

October  30^,  1863. — Drilled  in  light  artillery,  went  on 
dress  parade,  and  had  charge  of  police  squad  in  the  after 
noon. 

October  31st. — Drilled  in  the  forenoon  on  light  field-pieces, 
in  the  afternoon  did  fatigue  duty  on  barracks. 

November  5th. — Detailed  as  Sergeant  of  the  G-uard. 
Went  grand  rounds  with  Captain  Jones,  Officer  of  the  Day. 
During  the  twenty-four  hours  turned  out  the  guard  once 
for  Officer  of  the  Day  and  twice  for  Colonel  Tidball. 

December  \ktJi. — Detailed  as  Sergeant  of  Picket  Guard. 
With  twelve  men  and  two  corporals,  went  over  to  Maryland 
side  of  Chain  Bridge  and  took  charge  of  two  light  pieces 
near  bridge.  Purchased  meals  at  the  "  Dominie's."  Had 


134  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

quarters  in  a  small  building  containing  a  stove.     Managed 
to  keep  comfortable. 

December  23d. — Detailed  as  Sergeant  of  Picket  Guard. 
Turned  out  guard  for  Officer  of  the  Day  about  10  A.  M.  Major 
Young's  funeral  train  passed  about  3  P.M.  Some  members 
of  the  escort  straggled  back.  At  11  P.M.  went  down  to  ar 
rest  some  men  attempting  an  attack  on  the  "  Dominie's" 
quarters. 

December  25t7i. — Twenty-two  of  us  from  several  different 
companies  of  the  Fourth,  under  the  leadership  of  Corporal 
Putnam,  a  descendant  of  "  Old  Put,"  went  out  in  the 
country  to  the  house  of  a  farmer  named  Paine,  where  we 
had  a  very  excellent  Christmas  dinner. 

From  the  diary  of  Dr.  Robinson,  then  a  private  belong 
ing  to  Company  C,  we  find  that  he  was  on  guard  during 
1863  in  and  about  the  forts  fifty-seven  days  ;  on  picket, 
twenty  days  ;  on  fatigue,  forty-one  days.  The  remaining 
days  he  was  on  drill,  parade,  inspection,  etc.  During  the 
year  he  managed  to  receive  eighty-one  letters  and  to  write 
eighty-six — probably  more  literary  work  than  was  performed 
by  the  average  soldier.  From  his  diary  we  extract ; 

January  1st,  1864. — Wet  all  day  until  3  P.M.,  when  it 
cleared  up  and  turned  very  cold.  Read  and  cyphered  all 
day.  Learning  phonography. 

January  2d. — Last  night  the  coldest  of  the  season.  No 
drills  or  parade.  Bought  two  and  one  half  pounds  of  butter 
at  thirty-five  cents. 

January  4tk. — Weather  warm.  Snowing  all  day.  Sat 
up  last  night  with  Dan  Keyes,  who  is  sick  in  the  hospital. 
Eleven  patients  there,  some  very  sick.  Corporal  Canfield, 
Company  D,  died  this  morning. 

January  QtJi. — Off  guard,  drew  the  load  in  my  gun,  and 
thus  avoided  cleaning  it.  « 

February  20th.  — On  guard,  first  relief  post  7,  on  the  par 
apet  at  the  end  of  Company  G's  barracks.  A  number  of 
men  put  into  the  magazine  for  witnessing  a  dog-fight. 

March  ItTi. — Drilled  in  dismounting  and  mounting  heavy 
guns. 

MarcJi  %th. — On  guard  over  choppers  at  Lewinsville. 


CONSOLIDATED.  185 

Marcli  \§tli. — On  guard,  third  relief  post  5,  over  prisoners 
in  the  fort.  Moseby's  guerillas  made  a  descent  on  Langly. 
A  line  of  skirmishers  from  the  regiment  hastily  thrown  out. 
They  were  called  in  to-day. 

Garrison  life  could  not  fail  to  become  monotonous  and 
irksome  unless  coupled  with  incidents  of  real  warfare  such 
as  some  of  the  veterans  had  experienced,  and  the  younger 
members  of  the  regiment  were  hoping  for. 


THE    ATTACK. ON"   FORT   ETHAN   ALLEN. 

It  would  have  afforded  some  of  the  regiment  immense 
satisfaction  to  have  occupied  Fort  Ethan  Allen  with  an  at 
tacking  party  in  its  front,  and  about  which  there  had  been 
so  many  surprises  ;  but  the  only  thing  of  the  kind  we  have 
to  record  is  a  remarkable  dream  of  one  of  the  men,  in  which 
he  saw  the  Confederates  advancing  up  the  ravine  over  the 
abatis  across  the  moat,  and  a  goodly  number  of  them  scal 
ing  the  parapet,  while  our  boys,  en  deshabille,  with  night 
caps  and  artillery  hats  hastily  donned,  and  with  muskets 
in  their  hands,  rushed  to  the  defense.  The  attacking  party 
seemed  to  have  the  advantage  until  the  Colonel  was  seen, 
\vith  the  main  body  of  the  regiment,  entering  the  fort,  as  if 
on  dress  parade.  It  need  not  be  said  that  then  the  enemy 


136  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

were  gallantly  repulsed,  and  the  nigged  ravines,  including 
the  valley  of  Pimmitt  Creek,  were  filled  with  the  smoke  of 
our  heavy  guns  in  parting  salute  as  they  retired.  But  alas  ! 
that  this  glory  should  have  all  been  confined  to  the  night 
and  the  imagination  of  one  sleepy  sentinel. 

The  following  changes,  not  previously  mentioned,  oc 
curred  among  the  commissioned  officers  during  the  year  : 

Major  Thomas  Allcock  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  ;  Captains  T.  D.  Sears,  E.  F.  Young,  and  William 
Arthur  were  severally  promoted  to  Major  ;  First  Lieuten 
ants  James  H.  Wood,  D.  K.  S.  Jones,  and  Augustus  C. 
Brown  were  raised  to  the  rank  of  Captain  ;  Second  Lieuten 
ants  D.  D.  McPherson,  D.  F.  Hamlink,  W.  M.  Waterbury, 
H.  J.  Kopper,  T.  A.  Bailey,  D.  F.  Horn,  D.  Cole,  W.  C. 
Edmonston,  and  G.  W.  Bemis  were  advanced  to  the  rank 
of  First  Lieutenant ;  and  B.  N.  Curtis,  E.  C.  Clarke,  H.  R. 
Sanford,  A.  J.  Smith,  F.  J.  Gleason,  and  M.  J.  Lee  became 
Second  Lieutenants. 

Three  officers  died,  all  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen — Major  E.  F. 
Young,  Lieutenants  Daniel  Cole  and  William  C.  B.  Gray. 

Assistant-Surgeon  M.  J.  Davis,  Captains  George  W. 
Ingalls,  Japhet  Allston,  Lieutenants  Horace  E.  Kimball, 
George  W.  Bemis,  Benjamin  A.  Dickens,  H.  D.  McNaugh- 
ton,  Sedgwick  Pratt,  and  Lewis  Trites  resigned  ;  and  Lieu 
tenant  William  E.  Van  Name  was  discharged. 


CHAPTER  XI. 


GOOD-BYE,    CANNON. 

March  26th,  1864,  our  regiment  received 
orders  to  join  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 
The  news  created  considerable  excitement 
at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  among  both  officers 
and  men.  Some  of  the  officers  expressed 
misgivings  that  the  regiment  might  be 
transferred  to  infantry,  and  some  were  a 
little  put  out  by  the  fact  that  they  had 
just  gone  to  the  expense  of  building  new 
quarters.  This  was  the  case  also  with  some  of  the  officers 
at  Fort  Marcy. 

Captain  Brown,  of  Company  H  at  that  post,  quietly  sleep 
ing  in  his  new  ranch,  was  unceremoniously  awakened  by 
Captain  McKeel  at  5  A.M.,  and  told  the  news.  McKeel  was 
apparently  in  great  glee  at  the  prospect  of  a  change,  declar 
ing  that  he  was  spoiling  for  a  fight.  Captain  Brown  ex 
pressed  some  doubt  as  to  the  genuineness  of  the  order,  sus 
pecting  that  it  was  a  trick  to  procure  some  whiskey  which 
he  had  laid  in  to  "  warm"  his  new  quarters,  according  to 
custom.  But  Captain  McKeel  produced  the  order  duly 
transcribed  in  the  order-book,  and  Brown,  assured  of  its 
genuineness,  bounced  out  of  bed  and  made  his  toilet  in  a 
hurry.  The  day  was  spent  in  packing,  the  orders  being  to 
move  at  daylight.  At  this  time  the  regiment  numbered 
about  twenty-five  hundred  men,  equal  to  many  an  infantry 
brigade. 

At  7  A.M.  on  Sunday,  March  27th,  the  companies  of  Fort 
Ethan  Allen  were  relieved  by  the  Second  Massachusetts 
Heavy  Artillery,  and  those  at  Fort  Marcy  by  the  Third 
Pennsylvania  Artillery,  and  as  soon  as  the  companies  at 
Fort  Marcy  could  join  the  main  body  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen, 


138 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 


the  march  was  begun  to  Alexandria.  Company  K,  out  on 
picket,  was  considerably  surprised  on  coming  in  to  find  the 
regiment  gone  and  a  new  regiment  in  its  place.  They  soon 
overtook  the  command,  however.  The  route  was  on  the 


MAP   SHOWING   MILITARY    POSITION   SOUTH    OF   THE    POTOMAC. 

south  side  of  the  Potomac,  past  many  of  the  forts  we  had 
previously  occupied.  Reaching  Alexandria,  we  took  cars 
for  Brandy  Station,  arriving  at  10  P.M.,  and  going  into  camp 
near  the  depot.  This  was  our  first  experience  in  shelter 


GOOD-BYE,    CANNON.  139 

tents,  but  the  men  were  good-natured,  behaved  well,  and 
accommodated  themselves  to  circumstances  with  excellent 
grace.  Many  of  the  men  were  exceedingly  footsore  from 
marching  in  high  boots,  and  there  was  a  general  call  for 
army  shoes.  Those  who  were  supplied  with  extras  gener 
ously  divided  with  those  who  had  none,  much  to  their  relief. 

On  March  28th  we  moved  about  two  miles  from  the  depot, 
and  after  considerable  countermarching,  pitched  tents 
finally,  and  arranged  our  camp,  each  battalion  by  itself. 
The  weather  was  very  fine  and  everybody  was  in  good 
spirits,  enjoying  the  change  and  consequent  activity. 

Our  pleasure  was  short-lived,  however,  for  we  awoke  the 
following  morning  to  find  it  storming  furiously.  This  con 
tinued  all  day,  making  everything  muddy  and  uncomfort 
able,  and  nearly  drowning  us  out.  The  next  morning  it 
'had  cleared  up  a  little,  but  everything  was  damp  and  dis 
agreeable,  and  about  all  we  could  do  was  to  repair  the  dam 
ages  done  and  put  ourselves  in  better  shape  for  coming 
unpleasantness  of  a  similar  character. 

On  March  31st  the  regiment  was  called  out  on  dress  pa 
rade  for  the  first  time  since  leaving  Fort  Marcy. 

April  1st  we  received  orders  to  report  to  the  Artillery 
Brigade  of  the  Second  Corps,  and  striking  tents,  marched 
nearly  over  to  a  place  called  Stevensburg.  Here  we  camped 
on  a  side  hill,  and  a  worse  spot  could  not  have  been  found 
in  the  whole  vicinity.  It  began  to  rain  when  we  were  about 
half-way  from  Brandy  Station,  and  continued  the  rest  of 
the  day.  We  pitched  our  tents  as  best  we  could,  but  many 
of  the  men  who  had  acquaintances  in  other  regiments  went 
visiting.  Members  of  D,  H,  and  M  went  over  to  the  camp 
of  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  New  York,  where 
they  had  plenty  of  friends  and  were  most  hospitably  re 
ceived.  The  courtesy  was  heartily  appreciated  by  the  wet 
and  weary  men. 

The  morning  of  April  2d  found  the  ground  covered  with 
four  inches  of  snow.  The  men  suffered  greatly  from  cold 
and  exposure,  and  every  one  who  had  the  slightest  claim  to 
acquaintanceship  remained  with  his  friends.  It  was  rather 
a  severe  baptism,  and  the  boys  looked  homesick  and  dispir- 


140  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

ited.  The  next  morning  showed  a  bit  of  blue  sky,  and 
everybody  set  to  work  to  fix  up  and  make  things  comfort 
able,  but  right  in  the  midst  of  these  improvements  another 
storm  struck  us,  and  shivering  with  disgust,  if  not  with 
cold,  we  crept  into  such  shelter  as  we  happened  to  have 
and  tried  to  be  comfortable.  In  many  cases  this  was  quite 
impossible,  and  many  were  reported  sick,  made  so  from 
exposure.  All  the  next  day  the  storm  continued  with  un 
abated  fury,  and  we  were  nearly  drowned  in  our  blankets, 
as  the  tents  leaked  most  bountifully.  The  weather  con 
tinued  very  disagreeable  for  a  whole  week,  but  the  sky 
brightened  a  little  on  the  12th,  when  the  paymaster  arrived, 
and  things  were  much  pleasanter  on  the  13th,  when  we  were 
paid  off,  the  sutler  looking  positively  happy. 

Colonel  Tidball  had  been  placed  in  command  of  the  Artil 
lery  Brigade,  Second  Corps,  which  beside  our  regiment  con 
tained  the  following  batteries  : 

Maine  Light  Artillery,  Sixth  Battery,  Captain  Edwin  B. 
Dow. 

Massachusetts  Light  Artillery,  Tenth  Battery,  Captain  J. 
Henry  Sleeper. 

New  Hampshire  Light  Artillery,  First  Battery,  Captain 
Frederick  M.  Edgell. 

First  New  York  Light  Artillery,  Battery  G,  Captain 
Nelson  Ames. 

First  Pennsylvania  Light  Artillery,  Battery  F,  Captain 
R.  Bruce  Ricketts. 

First  Rhode  Island  Light  Artillery,  Battery  A,  Captain 
William  A.  Arnold. 

First  Rhode  Island  Light  Artillery,  Battery  B,  Captain 
T.  Frederick  Brown. 

Fourth  United  States  Artillery,  Battery  K,  Lieutenant 
John  "W.  Roder. 

Fifth  United  States  Artillery,  Batteries  C  and  I,  Lieuten 
ant  James  Gilliss. 

Dr.  Hartwell  C.  Tompkins  was  announced  as  Surgeon-in- 
€hief  of  the  brigade,  Ulysses  D.  Eddy  as  Aide  to  Colonel 
commanding,  and  Captain  Theodore  Miller  as  Acting  Assist 
ant  Inspector- General  of  the  brigade. 


BBV'T  CAPT.  T.  C.  PABKHTTBST.     BREVET  BRIG.-GEN'L  THOMAS  ALLCOCK.       ADJ'T  HKNRY  J.  KOPPER. 
BRV'T  CAPT.  M.  E.  GOBDON.  LT.-COLONEL  FRANK  WILLIAMS.          BBV'T  MAJOB  G.  L.  MORRISOX. 

MAJOR  T.  D.  SEABS. 


GOOD-BYE,    CANNON.  143 

As  our  regiment  was  larger  than  seemed  necessary  to  act 
as  supernumeraries  and  immediate  support  for  these  bat 
teries,  April  9th,  the  following  special  order  was  issued  by 
General  Meade : 

"  A  battalion  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Fort  Artillery,  to 
be  selected  by  Colonel  J.  C.  Tidball,  Chief  of  Artillery, 
Second  Corps,  and  Colonel  of  the  regiment,  is  assigned  to 
each  of  the  three  infantry  corps,  and  will  report  for  duty 
accordingly,  with  as  little  delay  as  practicable." 

Accordingly  the  following  order  was  issued  : 

HEADQUARTERS  ARTILLERY  BRIGADE, 
SECOND  ARMY  CORPS, 

April  9,  1864. 

SPECIAL  ORDERS,  No.  23. 
(Extract.} 

I.  In  pursuance  of  Special  Orders  No.  92,  Headquarters 
Army  of  Potomac,  April  9th,  1864,  the  battalions  of  the 
Fourth  New  York  Artillery  are  assigned  as  follows  : 

First  Battalion,  Major  Thomas  D.  Sears  commanding,  to 
Sixth  Corps. 

Second  Battalion,  Major  William  Arthur  commanding, 
to  Fifth  Corps. 

Third  Battalion,  Major  Frank  Williams  commanding,  to 
Second  Corps. 

Headquarters  of  the  regiment,  under  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Allcock,  will  remain  with  the  Third  Battalion.  The  First 
and  Second  Battalions  will  report  to  the  commanders  of 
artillery  of  the  corps  to  which  they  have  been  respectively 
assigned,  with  as  little  delay  as  possible. 


III.  The  Chief  Medical  Officer  of  this  brigade  will  assign 
an  assistant  surgeon  to  each  of  the  First  and  Second  Bat 
talions,  and  make  such  other  disposition  in  his  department 
as  he  may  deem  necessary. 


V.  All  enlisted  men  belonging  to  the  First  and  Second 
Battalions  on  duty  in  the  Quartermaster's  Subsistence  or 
Ordnance  Departments  of  this  brigade,  will  be  at  once  re- 


144  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

turned  to  their  respective  companies,  and  their  places  sup 
plied  by  details  from  the  Third  Battalion. 


By  order  of 

JOHN  C.  TIDBALL,  Commanding  Brigade. 

After  being  paid  off,  the  First  Battalion,  under  Major 
Sears,  consisting  of  Companies  C,  D,  L,  and  M,  broke  camp 
and  marched  over  to  the  Sixth  Corps  Artillery  Brigade, 
commanded  by  Colonel  Charles  H.  Tompkins,  pitching 
tents  near  Brandy  Station.  The  camping  ground  was  a 
grassy  plain,  the  soil  of  which  was  quite  sandy.  This 
brigade  included  the  following  : 

Maine  Light  Artillery,  Fourth  Battery  (D),  Lieutenant 
Melville  C.  Kimball. 

Massachusetts  Light  Artillery,  First  Battery  (A),  Captain 
William  H.  McCartney. 

New  York  Light  Artillery,  First  Battery,  Captain  Andrew 
Cowan. 

New  York  Light  Artillery,  Third  Battery,  Captain  Will 
iam  A.  Ham. 

Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  First  Battalion, 
Major  Thomas  D.  Sears. 

First  Rhode  Island  Light  Artillery,  Battery  C,  Captain 
Richard  Waterman. 

First  Rhode  Island  Light  Artillery,  Battery  E,  Captain 
William  B.  Rhodes. 

First  Rhode  Island  Light  Artillery,  Battery  G,  Captain 
George  W.  Adams. 

Fifth  United  States  Artillery,  Battery  M,  Captain  James 
McKnight. 

The  day  after  the  First  Battalion  joined  the  Sixth  Corps, 
April  13th^  Major  Sears  made  the  following  announcement : 

Lieutenant  Adelbert  S.  Eddy,  Adjutant. 

Theodore  Price,  Quartermaster. 
Louis  J.  McVicker,  Sergeant- Major. 
George  S.  Farwell,  Quartermaster- Sergeant. 

On  the  15th  the  Second  Battalion,  made  up  of  Companies 
D,  H,  K,  and  E,  under  Major  Arthur,  left  regimental  head- 


GOOD-BYE,    CANNON.  145 

quarters  and  reported  to  Colonel  C.  S.  Wainwright,  com 
manding  Artillery  Brigade  Fifth  Corps,  near  Culpeper. 
The  tents  were  pitched  in  an  orchard  near  an  old  house 
occupied  by  an  elderly  lady  and  her  daughter,  also  by  the 
Brigade  Commissary.  The  brigade  included  : 

Massachusetts  Light  Artillery,  Battery  C,  Captain  Augus 
tus  P.  Martin. 

Massachusetts  Light  Artillery,  Battery  E,  Captain  Charles 
A,  Phillips. 

First  New  York  Light  Artillery,  Battery  D,  Captain 
George  B.  Winslow. 

First  New  York  Light  Artillery,  Batteries  E  and  L,  Lieu 
tenant  George  Breck. 

First  New  York  Light  Artillery,  Battery  H,  Captain 
Charles  E.  Mink. 

Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  Second  Battalion, 
Major  William  Arthur. 

Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  Company  E,  Captain 
Rodney  Dexter,  ordnance  train. 

First  Pennsylvania  Light  Artillery,  Battery  B,  Captain 
James  H.  Cooper. 

Fourth  United  States  Artillery,  Battery  B,  Lieutenant 
James  Stewart. 

Fifth  United  States  Artillery,  Battery  D,  Lieutenant  B. 
F.  Rittenhouse. 

The  battalion  organization  was  announced  as  follows  : 

Adjutant. 
Quartermaster. 
Sergeant- Major. 
Quartermaster-  Sergeant. 

On  April  23d  the  following  order,  transferring  companies, 
was  made : 

HEADQUARTERS  ARMY  OF  POTOMAC,  April  23,  1864. 

SPECIAL  ORDERS,  No.  118. 
(Extract.} 

Company  L,  Fourth  New  York.  Artillery,  now  serving 
with  trie  Sixth  Army  Corps,  is  transferred  to  the  Second 
Army  Corps,  and  Company  I,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery. 


146  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

now  serving  with  the  Second  Corps,  is  transferred  to  the 
Sixth  Army  Corps,  and  will  report  without  delay. 
By  command  of  Major- General  MEADE. 

S.  WILLIAMS,  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 

Company  L  continued  doing  guard  duty  with  the  am 
munition  train  of  the  Artillery  Brigade,  Second  Army 
Corps,  from  the  time  of  this  transfer  all  through  the  cam 
paign,  and  a  very  important  service  was  satisfactorily  per 
formed  by  them.  Company  E  guarded  the  ammunition 
train  Fifth  Corps,  and  I  that  of  the  Sixth  for  a  considerable 
period  also. 

A  good  many  incidents  of  interest  occurred  while  the 
three  battalions  were  thus  encamped  with  the  three  artil 
lery  brigades  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 

Considerable  drilling  was  done  by  each  of  them  in  in 
fantry  movements,  and  the  suspicion  was  rife  that  our  heavy 
guns  would  be  carried  on  our  shoulders  during  the  coming 
campaign. 

On  Monday,  April  18th,  the  army  was  reviewed  by  Gen 
erals  Grant  and  Meade. 

A  court-martial  was  held  at  the  headquarters  of  the  Sec 
ond  Corps  Artillery  Brigade,  made  up  of  the  following 
officers : 

Captain  Edward  C.  Knower,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery, 
President. 

First  Lieutenant  Joshua  W.  Adams,  Tenth  Massachusetts, 
Second  Battalion. 

First  Lieutenant  S.  A.  McClellan,  Battery  G,  First  New 
York  Light  Artillery. 

First  Lieutenant  George  H.  Warner,  Fourth  New  York 
Artillery. 

Second  Lieutenant  William  Butler  Beck,  Battery  I,  Fifth 
New  York  Artillery. 

Second  Lieutenant  Alvah  J.  Smith,  Fourth  New  York 
Artillery. 

Second  Lieutenant  J.  T.  Blakee,  Battery  A,  First  Rhode 
Island  Artillery. 

Lieutenant  Ulysses  D.  Eddy,  Judge  Advocate. 


GOOD-BYE,    CANNON.  147 

A  general  court-martial  was  also  held  at  Culpeper  during 
the  last  days  of  April,  composed  chiefly  of  officers  from 
the  Second  Battalion.  The  writer  has  yet  a  vivid  recollec 
tion  of  a  horseback  ride  from  Brandy  Station  to  Culpeper 
to  attend  this  court-martial.  While  at  Stevensburg,  hap 
pening  to  be  Sergeant  of  the  Guard  when  some  offence  was 
committed,  his  presence  was  required  at  Culpeper  as  a 
witness.  The  first  notice  of  this  was  one  day  when  a 
mounted  orderly,  leading  another  horse,  came  for  him.  We 
had  about  an  hour's  time  to  make  the  distance — ten  miles. 
The  road  was  muddy  and  the  stirrups  too  short,  but  the 
horse  was  equal  to  John  Gilpin's  famous  roadster,  and  we 
got  there  on  time.  An  Examining  Board  also  was  ap 
pointed  to  examine  enlisted  men  of  the  Fifth  Corps  desirous 
of  entering  the  Military  School  in  Philadelphia,  composed 
of  the  following  officers :  Colonel  James  L.  Bates,  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  ;  Captain  C.  A.  Watkins,  Seventy-sixth  New 
York  ;  Captain  A.  C.  Brown,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Ar 
tillery.  Candidates  successfully  passing  the  examination 
of  this  Board,  after  a  brief  attendance  at  the  Military 
School,  were  sent  before  General  Casey's  Board  at  Wash 
ington,  and  if  again  successful  were  commissioned  in  colored 
regiments.  Some  twenty-five  applicants  were  examined 
daily  at  Culpeper.  Major  Sears,  of  the  First  Battalion  at 
Brandy  Station,  was  decidedly  averse  to  these  applications 
and  would  not  approve  them,  which  led  to  some  complica 
tions  with  the  company  officers.  Quite  a  number  from  the 
regiment  were  commissioned  in  colored  troops. 

On  May  2d,  about  4  P.M.,  the  camp  at  Brandy  Station 
was  struck  by  a  storm  of  wind  and  rain,  that  played  havoc 
with  the  shelter  tents  and  washed  away  very  much  of  the 
soil  on  which  they  had  been  erected.  On  inquiry  it  was 
found  that  the  other  two  battalions  had  received  quite  sim 
ilar  treatment  from  the  elements. 

The  indications  for  a  movement  of  the  army  grew  more 
numerous,  and  when,  on  May  3d,  we  did  not  do  any  drilling, 
and,  in  accordance  with  orders  received,  drew  six  days' 
rations,  we  knew  we  should  soon  be  on  the  road. 


CHAPTER  XII. 


IN  THE  WILDERNESS — THE   FIRST  BATTALION. 

HE  First  Battalion,  consisting  of  Com 
panies  C,  F,  and  M,  did  not  do  any  drill 
ing  Tuesday,  May  3d,  1864.  Orders  were 
received  to  draw  eighty  rounds  of  car 
tridges  and  six  days'  rations,  and  the 
companies  turned  out  on  undress  parade 
in  the  afternoon.  When  the  line  was 
formed,  Major  Sears,  in  command,  read  a 
stirring  order  from  General  Meade,  re 
minding  the  soldiers  of  their  strength, 
the  completeness  of  their  equipments,  and  the  confidence 
reposed  by  the  Government,  the  people,  and  the  army  in 
the  new  and  distinguished  General  (Grant)  who  was  to  lead 
them  to  battle. 

Warning  us  that  the  eyes  of  the  whole  country  would 
regard  our  movements  with  the  greatest  anxiety,  and  re 
minding  us  that  there  could  be  safety  only  to  our  homes 
and  families  by  the  peace  that  we  should  conquer,  the  ap 
peal  concluded  with  the  injunction  that,  "with  clear  con 
science  and  strong  arms,  actuated  by  a  high  sense  of  duty, 
fighting  to  preserve  the  Government  and  the  institutions 
handed  down  to  us  by  our  forefathers,  if  true  to  ourselves, 
victory,  under  God's  blessing,  must  and  will  attend  our 
efforts." 

Every  man  of  that  battalion  retired  to  his  tent  that  night 
impressed  with  a  certain  responsibility,  not  unmixed  with 
wonder  as  to  what  the  future  had  in  store  for  him. 

Retreat  and  taps  are  sounded,  and  the  soldier  sleeps. 
Memory  touches  him  in  his  dreams,  and  on  that  swarthy 
brow  there  beams  a  smile  as  he  beholds  familiar  faces 
and  friends  far  distant.  This  one  shudders  and  mutters 


IN   THE   WILDERNESS — THE   FIRST   BATTALION.         149 

strangely  ;  can  it  be  that  he  is  forewarned  of  a  coming 
fate? 

Half -past  2  o'clock.     What  now  ?    Some  one  says : 

"  Turn  out !" 

The  First  Sergeant  is  waking  up  the  company.  Soon 
numerous  forms  gather  in  the  darkness,  amid  the  rows  of 
tents,  and  answer  to  their  names  ;  then  follows  breakfast. 

"  Pack  up  !" 

Tents  are  struck,  knapsacks  packed,  canteens  and  haver 
sacks  filled,  and  everything  got  in  readiness  for  moving. 

"  Pall  in.  In  four  ranks — right  face — march  !"  and 
"  tramp,  tramp,  tramp,  the  boys  are  marching. "  No  drums 
beat :  silent  and  still  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  is  moving. 
Marching  independently  of  the  batteries  of  the  Artillery 
Brigade,  Sixth  Corps,  to  which  we  belonged,  we  were  unob 
structed  save  by  the  enormous  amount  of  luggage  which 
each  soldier  inexperienced  in  field  sendee  attempted  to 
carry.  Just  think  of  it,  eighty  rounds  of  cartridges,  rations 
for  six  days,  a  canteen  presumably  full,  a  knapsack  contain 
ing  a  change  of  underclothing,  shelter  tent,  woollen  and 
rubber  blankets,  overcoat,  and  in  most  instances  stationery, 
books,  photograph  album,  etc.,  besides  gun  and  equip 
ments,  and  you  have  a  weight,  as  it  appeared  to  some  of  us, 
surpassing  the  burden  of  Bunyan's  pilgrim. 

Xo  wonder  the  roads  traversed  during  the  first  days  of 
the  campaign  were  strewn  with  tents,  blankets,  coats,  and 
all  sorts  of  military  clothing,  not  to  speak  of  accessories  of 
a  personal  character.  We  came  in  a  little  time  to  find  that  a 
comparatively  moderate  load  would  answer  the  purpose  best. 

Onward  the  column  moves  in  route  step,  with  arms  at 
will,  but  in  good  order,  chiefly  by  the  open  road,  down  into 
the  valleys,  and  over  the  hills  and  bridges  in  a  southerly 
direction.  Soon  sunlight  dispels  the  darkness  and  gilds 
the  polished  equipments  with  its  rays.  The  portents  of 
nature  seem  to  be  with  us.  It  is  a  beautiful  day.  The 
wild  flowers  nod  smilingly,  while  bluebird  and  song-spar- 
ro\v  sing  their  sweetest  notes  as  we  pass  along.  Possibly 
those  huge  vultures  soaring  as  tiny  specks  in  the  blue  sky 
to  the  southward  indicate  disaster.  We  shall  see. 


150  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Save  the  pressure  on  their  backs  and  shoulders  the  men 
were  in  good  spirits.  Every  company  probably  had  its 
jokers  and  wits,  its  silent,  dull,  or  thoughtful  plodder,  its 
butt,  its  dead-beat,  and  its  professional  liar.  A  company 
could  hardly  be  said  to  have  its  complement  of  men  with 
out  all  these,  and  we  are  not  now  prepared  to  deny  that  the 
meanest  and  dullest  man  in  a  company  had  not  his  mission. 
Hardship  and  suffering,  through  tedious  marches,  want  of 
food  or  rest,  and  the  ill  effects  of  gunpowder,  were  subse 
quently  observed  to  develop  the  worst  as  well  as  the  noblest 
qualities  of  men.  Various  personal  characteristics  were 
evinced  on  this  first  march  of  the  campaign.  Most  of  the 
men  were  animated,  some  even  enthusiastic  in  the  outset, 
but  as  their  shadows  shortened,  the  burdens  grew  heavier, 
and  the  heat  increased,  they  became  less  talkative.  The 
spirits  of  some,  however,  seemed  never  to  flag.  At  the  head 
of  Company  M,  when  the  monotony  of  the  "  tramp,  tramp" 
would  be  getting  oppressive,  Doc  Deyo  would  break  out 
with 

"  O,  Jimmy  has  gone  for  to  live  in  a  tent  ; 
They  have  grafted  him  into  the  army," 

or  some  other  equally  suggestive  strain,  in  which  Denio, 
Heilferty,  Sergeant  Chamberlain,  Nixon,  and  others  would 
participate.  In  Company  C  the  blended  voices  of  Phillips, 
Farwell,  and  others  might  have  been  heard  as  the  refrain 
of 

' '  We  are  coming,  Father  Abraham, 
Three  hundred  thousand  more, ' ' 

arose.  In  F  it  was  probably  Cronk,  Sergeant  Adams,  or 
Corporal  Nash  explaining  in  musical  language  that 

"  Whether  asleep  or  waking 
I'm  thinking  of  tke  girl  I  love." 

While  "  Dixie' s  Land  "  was  being  impelled  from  the  tongues 
as  well  as  toes  of  some  of  the  Provost  Guard  bringing  up 
the  rear. 

Our  probable  destination,  quite  naturally,  became  a  sub 
ject  of  conversation  that  morning.  Some  thought  we  were 
going  to  Culpeper,  with  a  view  of  getting  on  to  the  left 


IN  THE   WILDERNESS — THE   FIEST   BATTALION.         151 

flank  of  Lee's  army,  but  the  old  veterans  who  had  been 
over  the  ground  before  said  that  we  were  headed  for  the 
fords  of  the  Rapidan. 

"  This  is  no  such  march,  though,  as  we  had  when  we  went 
to  Chancellorsville  with  Hooker,"  said  one. 

"  You  got  whipped  then,  didn't  you  ?" 

"  Whipped  ?    No,  just  flanked,  that  was  all.'* 

4 'How  was  that?" 

"  Well,  you  see,  General  Hooker  was  a  splendid  officer, 
and  he  had  a  first-class  plan  for  bagging  Lee's  army.  We 
were  all  lying  at  Falmouth,  opposite  Fredericksburg,  in 
April,  1863,  four  corps  of  us,  watching  Lee's  army,  when 
the  order  came  to  move.  The  General's  plan  was  to  make 
a  demonstration  across  the  river  at  Fredericksburg  with  the 
Sixth  Corps,  while  by  a  rapid  march  the  other  three  should 
cross  by  the  fords  higher  up  and  so  have  Lee  in  a  hole. 
We  got  across  all  right,  and  everybody  thought  we  had  the 
Johnnies  sure.  But  Stonewall  Jackson,  the  wily  old  fox, 
crept  around  our  right  flank  and  came  down  on  the  Elev 
enth  Corps  like  a  thunderbolt  just  as  the  men  were  cooking 
supper.  You  ought  to  have  seen  those  Dutchmen  skedad 
dle  !" 

"  Dutchmens  ?"  said  a  listener  of  a  Teutonic  cast  of  coun 
tenance.  "  They  vas  no  more  Dutchmens  as  you  vas.  I  pet 
you  runs  first." 

"  Give  it  to  him,  Schaeffer !"  said  Jake  Drum  ;  "  you  were 
there,  and  I  know  it." 

"  I  zee  Dutchman  run  petty  lively,  too,  zeveral  time  in  my 
life,"  said  Jacob  Bay,  an  old  French  soldier,  who  had  five 
wounds  on  his  person. 

The  rival  representatives  from  the  Rhine  eyed  each  other 
contemptuously. 

"  Run  ?"  said  a  heavy-built  man  named  Cross,  a  little 
farther  back  in  the  ranks,  who  had  not  uttered  a  word  since 
morning,  "  I  wouldn't  run."  Then  he  relapsed  into  the 
same  profound  silence. 

Thus  the  day  wore  on,  and  about  3  o'  clock  we  came  to  the 
bank  of  the  Rapidan  at  Germanna  Ford,  having  marched 
about  eighteen  miles  from  our  place  of  encampment.  The 


152  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Engineer  Corps  had  laid  two  pontoon  bridges,  one  for  the 
trains  and  one  for  infantry,  the  cavalry  having  crossed  early 
in  the  morning.  After  a  little  delay  it  came  our  turn,  and 
we  were  quickly  across  the  floating  bridge,  resting  in  the 
enemy's  domain.  We  shifted  about  several  times  before 
locating  for  the  night.  Most  of  the  men,  especially  those 
who  had  not  thrown  away  any  luggage,  were  excessively 
tired  ;  so,  after  swallowing  a  supper  of  hardtack  and  coffee, 
little  time  was  lost  in  seeking  the  arms  of  Morpheus. 
"  God  bless  the  man  who  first  invented  sleep,"  said  Sancho 
Panza — a  sentiment  with  which  we  were  all  in  hearty  accord 
that  night.  It  seemed  hardly  an  instant  after  we  dropped 
to  the  earth  before  we  were  awakened  by  the  beating  of  a 
drum,  and  were  astonished  to  find  it  morning. 

Hark  !  that  beat  is  the  drummer's  call.  Another,  and 
now  the  rattle  of  two  thousand  drums,  mingled  with  the 
clear  tones  of  as  many  fifes  and  the  sounding  of  battery 
bugles,  startles  each  sleeper  from  his  rough  couch  and 
makes  known  to  the  Confederate  columns  moving  from 
Mine  Run  into  the  Wilderness  that  there  is  fighting  to  be 
done  very  soon.  After  breakfast  our  battalion  moved  with 
the  Artillery  Brigade  down  the  Stevensburg  plank-road 
about  four  miles,  and  rested  near  army  headquarters,  on  an 
elevated  piece  of  ground  in  the  vicinity  of  Old  Wilderness 
Tavern.  This  position  afforded  a  very  good  view  of  the 
region  west  of  us,  and  from  it  we  could  plainly  discern  the 
changing  positions  of  the  Federal  lines  that  day. 

Of  the  scenery,  on  the  right,  heavy  dark  masses  of  forest 
extend  as  far  as  the  eye  can  reach.  In  the  immediate  cen 
tre  are  open  fields — partially  cleared  land — while  beyond  is 
the  same  dark  forest,  which,  circling  round  again,  crosses  our 
lines  and  extends  far  off  to  the  horizon  on  the  left.  While 
we  are  looking  over  this,  long  columns  of  troops  belong 
ing  to  the  Fifth  Army  Corps  pass  and  go  into  the  woods. 
We  learn  from  some  source  that  the  Fifth  Corps,  under 
General  Warren,  is  on  the  lead  in  penetrating  this  labyrinth, 
with  our  corps  next,  and  General  Burnside  with  the  Ninth 
is  expected  to  cross  at  Germanna  Ford  to-night ;  also  that 
the  Second  Corps  crossed  lower  down  the  river,  at  Ely's 


IN   THE   WILDERNESS— THE   FIRST   BATTALION.         153 

Ford,  some  time  before  our  column,  and  disconnected  with 
it,  was  moving  south  around  Lee's  right  flank.  As  yet  no 
hostile  signs  had  been  observed  by  us,  and  except  a  few 
shots  in  the  morning,  which  were  said  to  be  the  butchers 
shooting  live-stock  for  beef  rations,  we  had  heard  no 
musketry. 

It  is  now  12  o'clock.  The  artillerymen  on  the  hill  are 
just  building  their  fires  for  dinner  ;  thick  masses  of  fleecy 
clouds  are  moving  lazily  over,  and  we  are  all  wondering 
where  the  rebels  are.  General  officers  with  field-glasses  are 
looking  in  various  directions,  and  aide-de-camps  seem  to 
be  inactive  and  numerous.  Suddenly  there  is  a  commotion 
at  headquarters — a  sound  of  firing  is  heard  over  to  the  left. 
In  the  midst  of  those  dense  woods  a  little  wreath  of  smoke 
rises.  Each  one  starts  up  and  looks  in  that  direction. 
Cards,  dice,  and  books  are  thrown  aside  and  eager  glances 
are  cast  toward  the  spot.  There  you  go.  The  rattle  of 
twenty  muskets  in  quick  succession  brings  a  shout  from 
those  staring  artillerists.  That  is  on  the  left,  and  almost 
simultaneously  another  and  heavier  volley  is  heard  a  little 
to  our  right  and  front.  An  officer  whose  field-glass  is 
pointed  westwardly  remarks  that  Griffin's  Division  has 
struck  the  enemy. 

It  appears  that  two  roads  cross  the  Stevensburg  plank 
which  we  had  traversed  that  morning — one  of  these,  the 
Orange  turnpike  near  us,  the  other,  the  Orange  plank-road 
some  two  miles  farther  south. 

General  Grant  had  ordered  General  Warren  to  follow  our 
cavalry  up  this  plank-road.  The  Third  Division,  under 
General  Crawford,  in  pursuance  of  this  order,  was  moving 
on  the  plank-road,  and  by  way  of  precaution  against  sur 
prise,  General  Warren  had  ordered  the  First  Division  of  his 
corps,  under  General  Griffin,  to  move  by  the  turnpike  in  our 
front.  It  proved  that  a  full  corps  of  Confederate  infantry 
was  advancing  on  each  of  these  roads — General  Hill  on  the 
plank-road,  General  Ewell  on  the  turnpike.  These  were 
the  troops  that  opened  the  ball  and  determined  the  location 
of  the  battle.  On  the  plank-road  Crawford  was  driven 
hack,  with  the  loss  of  nearly  two  regiments  ;  on  the  pike, 


154 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Griffin  almost  annihilated,  Johnson's  Division  of  Ewell's 
Corps,  to  be  repulsed  in  turn  and  driven  back  over  all  the 
space  he  had  won.  General  Getty,  with  a  division  of  the 
Sixth  Corps,  was  ordered  to  the  support  of  Crawford.  Gen 
eral  Hancock,  who  was  ten  miles  away  to  the  left,  was 
ordered  to  hurry  to  the  scene  of  conflict,  and  the  remaining 
divisions  of  the  Six  Corps  were  ordered  to  form  on  the  right 
of  Warren. 


The  battle-ground  was  an  unfortunate  location  for  the 
Federal  cause.  A  broken,  sterile  region,  traversed  by  gul 
lies  and  swamps  covered  with  stunted  pines  and  cedars, 
hazel  bushes,  scrub  oaks,  sweet  gum,  and  dwarf  chestnuts, 
with  the  bushes  so  dense  as  to  be  utterly  impenetrable  in 
many  places.  Various  roads,  little  more  than  wood-paths, 
crossed  and  recrossed  here  and  there,  but  so  abounding  with 
stumps  and  stones  as  to  prevent  the  passage  of  artillery. 
Our  comparative  ignorance  of  the  place  was  another  draw 
back.  In  advancing  on  the  right,  the  Sixth  Corps  came 
upon  ambush  after  ambush,  where  the  concealed  Confeder 
ates  would  pour  in  a  withering  fire  and  then,  arising  from 
the  bush,  retire  in  comparative  safety. 

We  observers  knew  little  of  these  circumstances  at  the 


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time,  and  the  phenomena  of  the  battle  were  sufficiently 
grand  and   imposing    to    completely  occupy    our   atten 
tion. 

About  3  o'clock  the  strength  and  volume  of  sound  on  the 
left  was  suddenly  increased  tenfold.  And  shortly  after,  as 
if  balancing  the  wings 
of  battle,  a  terrible  roar 
swept  over  the  centre  and 
right. 

Getty  is  holding  Pe- 
gram's  forces  in  check 
and  Sedgwick  has  come 
to  the  support  of  Griffin. 
And  now  the  incessant 
cracking  of  musketry  and 
occasionally  the  deeper 
bass  of  heavy  guns  on 
the  left  echo  back  the 
tumultuous  din  of  the 
right  centre  and  right 
wing.  The  whole  dis 
tance  of  that  long  line, 
more  than  five  miles  in 
extent,  is  now  covered 
with  a  snowy  vapor — the  smoke  of  the  battles — while 
underneath  fifty  thousand  muskets  are  opposing  as  many 
more  muskets,  and  all  belching  forth  madness  from  out 
their  dark  throats  in  furious  and  rapid  succession.  As  the 
destroying  element  fire,  impelled  by  a  hurricane,  with  its 
crackling  timber  and  awful  roar  of  blended  sounds,  sweeps 
over  a  forest  or  a  city,  so  that  battle,  the  cracking  of  mus 
ketry,  the  roaring  cannon,  the  screaming  shot  and  shell, 
mingled  with  cheers  and  shrieks,  now  swelling  into  sub 
limity,  again  sinking,  as  if  to  gather  strength,  swept  from 
right  to  left,  and  then  with  renewed  stroke  and  redoubled 
fury  broke  into  one  awful  deafening  roar  that  poured  forth 
its  volume  and  belched  its  thunder  for  an  hour. 

Shortly  after  4  o'clock  the  roar  of  the  battle  monster  sud 
denly  ceases  in  front,  and  in  full  volume  sweeps  to  the  left. 


GENERAL  ALEXANDER  HAYS. 


156  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Hancock's  troops  are  supporting  Getty,  charging  the 
Confederates  under  Pegram  and  Hays. 

General  Alexander  Hays  and  thousands  of  other  brave 
men  have  trod  the  "  paths  of  glory,"  yet  victory  is  still  un 
certain.  The  silence  in  front  and  on  the  right  is  broken  by 
the  stroke  of  axes  and  falling  timbers,  indicating  that  the 
lines  are  entrenching.  Then  the  full  orchestra  of  war  bursts 
forth  anew.  Sounds  of  crashing  trees  mingle  with  the 
musket's  diapason,  the  treble  of  charging  columns,  and  the 
deep-toned  cannon.  The  cooling  shades  of  night  descend, 
but  the  hot  blood  of  the  combatants,  despite  the  bleeding 
thousands  all  around,  still  urges  on  the  struggle.  Not  till 
some  hours  after  midnight  did  the  noise  and  flash  of  the 
guns  cease  to  be  observable. 

By  2  o'clock  A.M.  of  the  6th  inst.  most  of  us  were  asleep 
on  the  hill,  but  the  poor  fellows  over  in  the  trenches,  among 
whom  we  thought  our  other  battalions  might  be,  sat  musket 
in  hand  all  night,  watching  the  enemy. 

We  were  awakened  about  5  A.M.  by  a  reveille  of  musketry 
in  front  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  and  by  the  time  the  writer  was 
on  his  feet  a  deafening  roar,  mingled  with  yells  and  shrieks, 
seemed  to  roll  as  a  majestic  wave  of  sound  across  the  centre 
and  along  the  entire  left  wing. 

It  seemed  that  both  General  Lee  and  General  Grant  had 
ordered  a  charge  at  daybreak.  The  meeting  of  these  attack 
ing  forces  had  disturbed  the  slumbers  of  the  artillerymen 
on  the  hill.  The  contest  seemed  to  be  especially  fierce  and 
bitter  on  the  left.  Union  cheers  were  frequent  and  vigor 
ous  in  that  direction,  while  the  peculiar  cry  of  the  Confed 
erates,  which  seemed  to  us  then  not  unlike  the  death-knell 
of  a  South  Sea  savage,  would  occasionally  be  heard  more 
distinctly  in  that  direction  than  elsewhere.  It  was  sug 
gested  that  this  might  be  due  to  the  fact  that  fresh  troops 
were  engaged  on  that  side  with  lungs  unimpaired  from  yes 
terday' s  screeching.  As  a  fact,  however,  Longstreet's  com 
mand  had  not  yet  arrived,  and  the  divisions  of  the  Second 
Corps  under  Birney,  with  Getty  of  the  Sixth,  swept  down 
the  Orange  plank  with  an  impetus  that  Hill's  soldiers  were 
unable  to  resist,  hurling  them  back  in  utter  rout  for  more 


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than  a  mile.  This  was  the  reason,  probably,  that  the  Union 
cheers  seemed  to  increase  as  they  grew  more  remote  and 
the  Confederate  yells  to  die  away  until  they  ceased  alto 
gether.  Had  that  success  only  been  understood  and  fol 
lowed  up  the  war  might  have  been  shortened  a  year.  But 
the  Union  columns  being  greatly  broken  in  the  chase  by 
reasons  incident  to  the  capture  of  Confederates  and  the 
nature  of  the  ground,  and  Kershaw's  Division  of  Long- 
street'  s  Corps  coming  fresh  into  action,  forced  our  left  back 
again,  so  that  no  proper  advantage  was  taken  of  this  victory. 
Indeed,  owing  to  the  withdrawal  of  troops  to  the  left  and 
the  flank  attack  of  Longstreet  later  in  the  day,  the  tables 
came  near  being  reversed. 

Taking  our  coffee,  and  observing  what  we  could  of  the 
conflict,  we  passed  the  time  until  about  11  A.M.  when  "  Fall 
in,  First  Battalion,  Fourth  Artillery,"  struck  on  our  ears. 
With  our  artillery  in  the  shape  of  muskets  on  our  shoulders, 
our  knapsacks  and  other  equipments  hastily  slung,  we  fall 
in  and  pass  down  the  hill  in  a  northwesterly  direction,  enter 
ing  the  woods  in  rear  of  our  corps. 

"  We're  in  for  it  now,"  says  one. 

"  No,"  says  an  officer;  "  we're  only  going  to  build  a 
parapet  for  a  battery." 

"  Well,"  says  an  old  veteran,  using  a  very  large  adjective 
to  make  his  remark  emphatic,  "  I'  m  going  to  desert  to  some 
other  branch  of  the  service  ;  we  seem  to  be  Jack  of  all 
trades — heavy  artillery,  light  artillery,  infantry,  and  now 
we  are  engineers  ;  next  thing  we'll  be  cavalry." 

"  Never  mind,  Jack,  it  is  all  for  the  country,"  says  a 
young  fellow,  whose  patriotism  was  less  critically  disposed. 

Before  the  old  fellow  could  free  his  mind  more  fully  the 
command  came  : 

"  Halt— front— load  at  will— load  !" 

Again  we  move  forward  by  the  flank.  An  instinctive 
feeling  of  awe  creeps  over  us  as  we  notice  on  every  hand 
the  rigid  limbs  and  features  of  the  dead,  clad  in  gray  and 
blue,  lying  in  all  sorts  of  positions,  some  indicating  the 
agony  of  the  final  struggle  by  their  stiffened  contortions 
and  others  with  peaceful  look,  as  if  merely  asleep. 


158  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

"  Whizz  !  buzz  !"  go  several  bullets  in  our  vicinity. 

"  Look  out,  Jim,  you'll  get  hit !" 

**  Never  you  mind, "  replies  Jim  ;  "  if  I'm  born  to  be  hung 
I  shan't  be  shot  here,  that's  certain." 

No.  matter  about  the  truth  or  falsity  of  the  theory,  fatal 
ism  is  the  most  comforting  belief  a  soldier  can  entertain ; 
since  if  his  time  has  not  yet  come  he  can  brave  any  danger 
with  impunity. 

We  move  on  a  short  distance  to  a  point  where  the  trees 
are  larger  and  the  woods  more  open,  and  go  to  work. 

Says  Dr.  W.  D.  Robinson,  who  was  a  member  of  Com 
pany  C  :  "  We  were  from  one  hundred  and  fifty  to  two  hun 
dred  feet  behind  a  line  of  battle,  and  at  the  extreme  right 
of  the  Sixth  Corps  and  the  whole  army.  The  line  in  front 
of  us  were  engaged  in  putting  up  a  breastwork.  Some  of 
the  men  were  carrying  logs  for  that  purpose,  and  others 
were  throwing  the  earth  up  against  them.  Another  squad 
of  men  were  digging  a  trench  in  which  to  bury  the  dead, 
and  still  another  detail  were  carrying  the  fallen  ones  and 
laying  them  in  their  last  homes.  A  portion  of  us  were  soon 
detailed  to  assist  in  all  of  the  above  duties.  It  fell  to  me 
to  help  carry  several  heavy  logs  and  put  them  on  the  works, 
which  were  not  more  than  two  and  one  half  feet  high." 

The  writer's  recollection  is  that  this  work  was  designed 
for  a  battery,  or  for  our  own  protection,  but  there  being  no 
chance  of  a  battery  getting  into  the  wood,  and  the  com 
mand  being  without  intrenching  tools,  the  work  was  aban 
doned. 

Bullets  occasionally  came  over,  a  moderate  skirmish  fire 
being  kept  up  in  front,  but  as  they  were  not  directed  at 
us  the  casualties  for  the  time  we  were  at  work  were  few,  if 
any. 

About  4  o'clock  the  bullets  became  more  numerous  and 
several  of  our  boys  were  hit.  The  provoking  feature  of  our 
position  was  that  we  could  not  see  the  source  from  which 
this  fire  proceeded,  and  we  could  not  fire  in  the  direction 
whence  they  came,  because  there  were  said  to  be  two  lines 
of  our  own  in  front  of  us.  We  could  not  see  even  these  ex 
cept  as  men  came  back  wounded  and  passed  to  the  rear. 


IN    THE   WILDERNESS — THE   FIRST   BATTALION.          159 

Says  Dr.  Robinson  :  "  As  we  could  see  but  one  line  of 
battle  before  us,  we  concluded  there  was  none  other.  The 
land  before  this  line  was  understood  to  be  swampy,  so  much 
so  that  neither  army  occupied  it.  Their  lines  of  battle  were 
on  each  side  and  at  the  edge  of  the  swamp.  A  corduroy 
road,  which  was  a  continuation  of  the  wood  road  we  came 
up,  ran  across  the  swamp.  Toward  sunset,  as  it  was  get 
ting  dark  early  in  the  woods,  we  gave  up  work  and  returned 
to  our  respective  places.  Some  distance  in  our  rear  and 
right  was  a  spring,  to  which  one  or  two  of  our  men  were 
allowed  to  go  at  a  time.  Each  man  would  take  eight,  ten, 
or  a  dozen  canteens,  fill  them  with  water  and  return,  when 
one  or  two  others  would  go.  The  front  line  had  their  arms 
stocked,  and  some  of  the  men  had  taken  off  their  belts  and 
hung  them  on  the  stocks.  They  began  at  once  like  old 
veterans  to  cook  their  suppers.'  Soon  their  fires  were  burn 
ing,  pork  was  frying  and  coffee  boiling  when  the  catas 
trophe  occurred.  We  of  the  second  line  were  many  of  us 
indulging  in  the  luxury  of  hardtack,  raw  pork,  and  water." 

The  number  of  wounded  men  retiring  from  the  front 
seemed  to  be  increasing  very  rapidly.  One  man  stopped 
long  enough  to  say, 

"  You  fellows  had  better  dig  out  of  this  ;  you'll  get  h — 1 
in  a  minute." 

"  Steady,  boys ;  don't  fire  till  you  get  the  order,"  said 
the  Major. 

We  couldn't  see  anything  to  fire  at  if  we  had  received  the 
order,  unless  we  fired  at  some  of  our  own  men,  who  were 
now  coming  back  in  squads  and  many  of  them  running. 
The  fact  was  that  the  lines  in  front  had  been  stretched  out 
very  thin  ;  the  front  line  had  either  been  gobbled  or  fallen 
back  to  the  second,  and  that  now  was  giving  way. 

Says  Stevens,  in  his  "  Three  Years  in  the  Sixth  Corps  :  " 
"  For  thirty-six  hours  the  Sixth  Corps,  stripped  of  three 
brigades  of  its  veteran  troops,  weary  from  fighting  and 
fasting,  its  right  unprotected,  had  been  patiently  waiting 
for  the  relief  promised  it  long  ago,  and  steadily  holding  its 
ground  until  the  corps  was  almost  destroyed. 

"  Thirty-four  hours  before  General  Sedgwick  had  sent 


160  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

word  that  the  rebels  were  trying  to  turn  our  exposed  flank, 
and  begged  that  support  might  be  sent,  but  no  support  had 
come. " 

In  our  front,  extending  a  little  beyond  our  right,  was  Gen 
eral  Shaler's  Fourth  Brigade  of  the  First  Division,  Sixth 
Corps  ;  to  his  left  General  Seymour's  Second  Brigade  of  the 
Third  Division  ;  while  General  Neill's  Third  Brigade  of  the 
Second  Division  was  still  farther  to  the  left. 

Shortly  after  six  o'clock  several  shells  in  quick  succession 
came  screaming  right  among  us,  some  bursting  overhead 
and  others  crashing  through  the  trees,  dropping  branches 
and  splinters  promiscuously.  One  piece  struck  a  man's 
hand  near  the  writer  and  left  a  finger  dangling.  The  re 
mark  of  our  friend  was  being  verified — we  were  getting  h — 1 
sure  enough.  I  know  for  no  more  appropriate  use  of  the 
word  than  this.  Shell  rhymes  with  and  each  one  certainly 
sounded  like  h — 1  that  day.  So  that  in  view  of  the  uncer 
tainty  attached  to  the  use  of  this  term  in  the  Revised  Ver 
sion  of  the  Scriptures,  and  our  experience  then  and  afterward, 
this  use  of  the  word  seems  fully  justifiable  and  appropriate. 

Just  then  a  terrific  volley,  fortunately  aimed  a  little  high, 
poured  in  from  the  right  across  our  flank,  followed  by  an 
unearthly  screeching  and  yelling.  We  caught  a  glimpse  of 
a  swarm  of  gray-coats  sweeping  onto  us  from  the  right  rear 
and  heard  some  officer  cry,  "  Men,  get  back  !"  and  the  First 
Battalion  was  for  the  most  part  moving  to  the  rear  at  an 
astonishing  gait. 

It  was  humiliating  enough.  We  had  expected  to  attain 
glory  and  here  we  were  running  for  our  lives,  subjected  to 
a  fire  in  the  rear  and  in  danger  of  being  captured. 

Says  Dr.  Robinson  :  "  Suddenly  out  of  the  dusk  in  front, 
on  the  right,  and  to  the  rear  of  us,  burst  the  Ki-yi  Ki-yi 
close  to  us,  and  with  it  the  rebels  were  seen  crossing  the 
breastwork  we  had  put  up.  The  men  in  front  of  us  were 
so  much  surprised  they  immediately  ran,  leaving  the  pork 
in  the  pan  and  the  coffee  on  the  fire  and  their  arms.  Some 
of  our  boys  raised  up  to  run,  but  under  command  lay  down 
again  until  the  front  line  men  ran  in  among  us,  when  we 
joined  them  in  the  stampede." 


IN  THE   WILDERNESS— THE   FIRST  BATTALION.         161 

Says  L.  J.  McVicker,  Sergeant- Major  of  the  battalion : 
"  When  we  took  position  I  hung  my  haversack  and  canteen 
on  a  dogwood  sapling.  The  first  contained  several  days' 
rations  of  hardtack  and  salt  pork  ;  the  latter  was  filled  with 
water  and  a  handful  of  coffee  and  sugar.  I  had  gone  to  the 
right  of  the  line  to  watch  a  game  of  euchre  between  the 
Major  and  Adjutant,  and  when  the  line  of  battle  ran  over 
us  I  started  full  tilt  in  rear  of  the  line  to  get  my  commissary 
department.  As  the  line  was  receding  I  found  myself  some 
sixty  feet  in  rear  of  my  property  when  the  charge  occurred. 
'  Do  I  want  anything  to  eat  ? '  My  eyes  and  ears  were  four 
to  one  against  the  answer  of  my  stomach.  With  a  last  fond 
glance  at  the  '  grub '  destined  to  line  some  hungry  Johnny's 
stomach,  I  set  sail  to  the  rear  with  all  the  speed  I  was 
capable  of." 

There  was  undoubtedly  excuse  enough  for  this  course, 
but  we  were  not  raw  troops  and  were  five  hundred  strong. 
A  large  number  of  the  men  had  seen  service,  many  in  two 
years'  regiments  and  some  in  foreign  wars.  The  morale  of 
the  men  was  good,  and  a  number  regretted  afterward  that 
we  had  not  been  allowed  and  directed  to  charge  that  bat 
tery.  That  battery,  we  now  know,  was  supported  by  Pe- 
gram's  whole  Brigade  which  was  advancing  upon  us,  while 
two  brigades  under  General  John  B.  Gordon,  his  own,  and 
Johnson's  Brigade  of  Rode's  Division,  were  moving  around 
our  flank,  and  they  captured  six  hundred  prisoners,  includ 
ing  Generals  Shaler  and  Seymour. 

General  Alexander  Shaler,  in  a  letter  to  the  writer,  says  : 
"  Seymour  was  captured  on  the  line  ;  I  was  captured  while 
rallying  the  troops  a  few  yards  to  the  left  of  Seymour's 
position.  Gordon's  attack  in  front,  on  the  flank,  and  in 
rear  was  simultaneous,  and  resisted  only  by  a  line  of 
skirmishers  and  a  single  line  of  battle  without  sup 
ports." 

But  Early  says  in  his  Memoirs  that  his  own  troops  were 
in  great  confusion,  and  if  we  had  charged,  and  succeeded  in 
capturing  that  battery,  we  might  have  turned  the  tables, 
though  there  would  undoubtedly  have  been  fewer  left  to 
tell  the  story— 


162  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

"  Of  all  sad  words  of  tongue  or  pen 
The  saddest  are,  "  It  might  have  been  ;" 
And  yet,  however  sad  the  verse, 
For  us  it  might  have  been  much  worse. 

It  is  but  fair  to  say  that  some  did  not  leave  the  breast 
works  till  they  had  sent  a  parting  salute  into  the  yelling 
crew  approaching. 

Says  Captain  G.  L.  Morrison,  who  commanded  Company 
M  :  "  Our  battalion  did  not  fall  back  until  after  the  whole 
front  line  had  passed  us  going  to  the  rear.  General  Sedg- 
wick,  mounted,  was  directly  behind  our  line  when  the  first 
line  of  the  rebels  cleared  the  breastworks  some  twenty  yards 
in  front  of  us.  They  were  led  by  an  officer  mounted  on  a 
black  horse.  This  officer,  with  a  levelled  pistol,  sung  out  to 
General  Sedgwick,  '  Surrender,  you  etc.  Yankee  s — o — b.' 
This  rebel  officer  was  killed  at  once  by  a  shot  from  one  of 
our  battalion,  said  to  have  been  fired  by  Sergeant  Chamber 
lain,  who  died  afterward  in  a  Confederate  prison,  and  this 
horse  was  with  us,  ridden  by  Dr.  Lawrence,  our  battalion 
surgeon,  during  the  balance  of  the  campaign." 

The  writer  remembers  vividly  striking  the  low  branch 
of  a  beech-tree  with  his  head  the  first  movement  he  made, 
which  threw  his  cap  several  yards  rearward,  and  that  he 
found  another,  a  newer  and  better  one,  a  short  distance  on. 
As  he  picked  this  cap  up  a  shell  burst,  killing  several  and 
blowing  the  arm  off  from  a  man  who  was  between  him  and 
the  missile.  With  a  heartrending  shriek,  such  as  a  man 
can  only  make  whose  life  is  suddenly  snatched  away  from 
him,  the  poor  fellow  dropped  to  the  earth. 

Says  John  H.  Maguire,  of  Company  C  :  "  We  had  no 
chance  to  form  and  were  carried  irresistibly  back  with  the 
mixed  mass.  All  organization  was  lost.  There  was  but 
one  road  of  which  we  knew,  and  the  stampede  centred 
toward  this.  The  enemy  had  two  pieces  of  artillery  which 
had  complete  range  of  this  road.  We  had  no  artillery  in 
position.  As  soon  as  the  retreat  commenced  the  enemy 
opened  on  this  road.  I  drifted  to  this,  and  soon  after  reach 
ing  it  a  shell  came  tearing  through.  The  effect  was  terri 
ble.  It  looked  to  me  at  the  time  as  if  that  shell  cleaned  the 


IN  THE   WILDERNESS— THE   FIRST   BATTALION.         163 

road  for  twenty  rods,  scattering  the  men  in  a  mangled  mass 
to  the  right  and  left.  It  was  too  hot  for  me.  I  took  to  the 
thicket,  and  could  get  right  over  six-foot  brush  without  the 
least  trouble  in  the  world." 

Many  others  left  this  road  and  plunged  into  the  thicket. 
Some  distance  back  was  a  clearing  in  which  stood  a  log 
building,  which,  it  was  said,  had  been  used  for  a  hospital. 
Just  before  entering  this  clearing  we  came  upon  a  large  pile 
of  muskets,  several  hundreds  seemingly,  lying  in  a  parallel 
direction  by  themselves  in  the  wood.  We  concluded  that 
they  were  the  muskets  of  the  dead  and  wounded  which  had 
been  gathered  by  a  patrol. 

Several  amusing  incidents  occurred.  In  a  wood-path 
where  officers  of  all  ranks  were  mingled  with  the  men,  a 
corporal,  greatly  excited,  evidently,  took  command,  and, 
singularly  enough,  his  orders  were  obeyed.  As  he  would 
yell  out,  "  Halt !"  the  column  would  stop,  and  then  at  the 
command  "  Forward  !"  dash  on  again. 

Says  Maguire  :  "I  noticed  a  soldier,  evidently  a  captain's 
cook,  trying  to  lead  a  mule.  The  mule  was  covered  with 
camp-kettles,  tin  pans,  camp-chairs,  etc.  While  the  bullets 
were  singing  their  liveliest  tunes  the  mule  had  concluded 
to  stop,  had  braced  himself,  and  no  amount  of  coaxing  or 
pounding  could  move  him.  As  we  passed  him  the  poor 
fellow  looked  the  most  perfect  picture  of  despair  I  ever 
saw.  If  he  was  not  captured  he  must  have  left  the  mule 
and  lost  his  position." 

Major  James  H.  Wood  writes  :  "  The  broncho  mule  be 
longed  to  officers'  mess  of  Battery  C,  McPherson,  Walker, 
and  self,  and  got  away  then  and  '  thar '  from  Phil  Fitzsim- 
mons,  with  all  our  grub,  cooking  outfit,  and  clothing,  except 
what  we  had  on." 

As  we  came  out  of  the  woods  into  the  clearing,  which  was 
about  forty  rods  square  and  entirely  surrounded  by  the 
thicket,  we  got  a  strong  volley  from  the  north  side. 

A  horseman  came  flying  out  of  the  woods  opposite  us 
with  sword  in  hand  and,  I  think,  without  his  hat.  It  was 
General  Sedgwick.  Tears  stood  in  his  eyes  and  his  features 
expressed  the  deepest  emotion  as  he  cried  out : 


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HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


MAJOR-GENERAL   JOHN 
SEDGWICK. 


"  Halt !     For  God's  sake,  boys,  rally  !     Don't  disgrace 
yourselves  and  your  General  in  this  way  !" 

Seeing  a  soldier  with  a  guidon 
in  his  hand,  the  only  colors  in 
sight,  the  General  called  to  him, 
"  Come  here,  my  boy  !"  The  man 
advanced  with  the  guidon  some 
rods  from  the  woods  to  the  place 
designated  by  the  General,  and 
several  other  soldiers  rushed  up 
to  align  themselves,  when  a  well- 
aimed  volley  struck  the  colors, 
wounding  the  color-bearer,  kill 
ing  a  soldier  near  him,  and,  I 
think,  striking  the  General' s  horse. 
At  any  rate,  moving  his  hand  to 
an  officer  to  form  a  line  along 
there,  pointing  to  the  edge  of  the 
wood,  and  muttering  something  which  sounded  like  "  The 
d — d  d — Is,"  the  General  wheeled  his  horse  and  rode  into 
the  woods  at  a  terrible  pace.  He  was  after  re-enforcements. 
It  was  now  nearly  dusk.  There  was  no  organization. 
Every  man  who  stood  there  was  independent  to  either  run 
or  fight  as  he  chose.  Some  officer  said  it  was  inhuman  to 
let  those  wounded  boys  in  the  log- house  be  captured,  and 
every  man  who  heard  the  remark  fell  into  line.  "  Form 
along  here  in  the  edge  of  the  woods,"  said  the  officer.  The 
line  was  thin  and  did  not  extend  fully  across  the  opening. 
Several  officers  of  our  battalion  were  in  this  line.  Lieutenant 
James  Walker,  of  Company  C,  near  the  right.  Advancing 
to  cover  the  log-house,  which,  I  think,  proved  to  be  with 
out  occupants,  and  noticing  a  low  rail  fence  or  rail  piles 
opposite,  most  of  the  men  made  for  this  cover,  and  some 
commenced  firing  into  the  woods.  This  was  an  unnecessary 
and  hazardous  proceeding,  as  it  immediately  drew  the 
enemy's  fire  and  probably  did  them  no  damage.  It  was  at 
this  time  that  Lieutenant  Walker  was  killed.  Some  who 
were  together  in  the  thicket,  to  the  left  of  the  rails,  conclud 
ing  it  was  folly  to  remain  longer  there,  plunged  into  the 


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165 


LIEUTENANT   JAMES    WALKER. 


woods  and  did  not  stop  till  they  reached  the  Stevensburg 
road. 

Maguire,  of  Company  C, 
says  that,  ' '  After  the  fire 
slackened  I  looked  to  the 
right  and  left  along  the 
fence  to  see  how  my  sup 
ports  were  doing,  and  found 
to  my  surprise  that  they 
were  skipping  out.  Just 
then  spying  a  moving  mass 
of  gray  legs  advancing 
through  the  brush  I  skip 
ped  too." 

AVilliam  H.  Boughton,  of 
Company  M,  says  :  "  Reed 
L.  Brown,  George  Sanders 

and  myself  were  together  when  General  Sedgwick  came  out 
of  the  woods.  Seizing  the  colors  from  a  color-bearer  he  set 
them  into  the  ground,  saying,  '  For  God's  sake,  your  coun 
try's  sake,  and  my  sake,  give  them  a  volley  !  They  will 
run  ! '  Just  then  the  Johnnies  fired,  coming  out  from  the 
thicket.  We  returned  the  fire,  killing  several  of  them.  We 
then  advanced,  were  fired  on  from  the  right  and  fell  back 
to  the  road  again." 

In  passing  out  of  the  woods  that  night  a  good  many  of 
the  boys  were  doubtless  surprised  to  hear  plaintive  voices 
in  the  trees  calling  out,  as  if  reproachfully, 

"  Fight  you  will !     Fight  you  will !" 

•It  was  near  the  brooding  season  of  the  whip-poor-will, 
with  which  those  forests  abound.  But  their  mournful  tones 
struck  our  dejected  feelings  much  like  the  import  of  the 
old  adage, 

"  He  who  fights  and  runs  away 
Will  live  to  fight  another  day." 

Nevertheless,  one  man,  a  member  of  Company  C,  insisted 
that  he  heard  an  order  from  some  one  in  a  tree — "  Leap  to 
the  rear !" — before  he  started. 

Meanwhile  General  Sedgwick  had  ordered  Neill'  s  Brigade 


166  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

to  the  right,  Getty's  division  having  returned  from  the 
plank  road,  and  with  the  fugitives  from  the  Third  Division 
a  line  was  formed  through  the  woods  and  moved  up  to  a 
partially  constructed  breastwork.  This  line  was  composed 
of  a  tired  and  hungry  body  of  troops  who,  with  bayonets 
fixed,  lay  as  quiet  as  death  awaiting  the  onslaught  of  the 
enemy.  Occasionally  some  one  of  our  own  men  approaching 
in  front  would  be  halted  and  come  in  tremblingly,  fearing 
we  were  Confederates.  Says  G.  S.  Farwell,  Q.uartermaster- 
Sergeant  of  the  battalion  :  "At  the  intersection  of  the  road 
that  passed  by  the  log  house  and  the  turnpike  after  the 
stampede,  a  lieutenant  in  charge  of  two  brass  pieces  came 
and  placed  them  in  the  middle  of  the  road  fronting  both 
forks.  General  Sedgwick  came  up  and  ordered  A.  G. 
Clark,  Sergeant  of  Company  C,  to  take  what  men  he  could 
find  (there  were  about  a  dozen  of  the  battalion  together) 
and  form  a  guard  in  front  of  the  artillery  and  not  let  any  one 
pass.  This  force  halted  every  man,  officers  and  all,  and  made 
them  fall  in  line  in  front  of  us.  We  had  bayonets  fixed  and 
the  guns  were  loaded  and  lanyards  in  place.  They  kept  us 
there  until  long  after  dark,  when  the  battery  was  ordered 
to  move  and  we  were  relieved.  The  Lieutenant  compli 
mented  Sergeant  Clark  for  the  service  he  had  done.  Poor 
Asa  was  killed  at  the  second  charge  at  Ream's  Station." 

Maguire  says  :  "  I  wandered  about  in  the  darkness  for 
some  time,  anxiously  hoping  something  would  happen  to 
direct  my  course.  Suddenly  I  heard,  '  Halt !  Who  goes 
there  ? '  I  dreaded  to  answer  the  challenge  lest  it  should 
prove  a  Confederate.  '  Click '  goes  the  lock  of  a  gun,  and— 
1  D — n  you,  speak,  or  I'll  put  a  hole  through  you.'  I  stam 
mered  *  Friend,'  and  was  only  too  happy  to  get  inside  the 
line  of  breastworks.  I  found  it  was  a  mixed  mass  of  the 
Sixth  Corps,  as  many  as  twenty  different  regiments  being 
represented  at  the  point  where  I  got  in." 

About  10  o'clock  there  was  hardly  a  sound  to  be  heard 
along  the  line,  when  the  enemy  were  discerned  through  the 
darkness  approaching  in  force.  Every  man  was  aroused 
and  on  the  alert.  The  Confederates  were  advancing  cautious 
ly,  as  if  locating  our  whereabouts.  They  could  hardly  have 


IN  THE   WILDERNESS — THE  FIRST  BATTALION.         167 

been  near  enough  to  discern  our  slight  breastworks,  when 
we  heard  somewhere  down  the  left  the  command,  "  Fire  !" 
and  simultaneously  a  terrible  volley  was  poured  into  their 
advancing  ranks  that  sent  them  flying  back. 

"  Steady,  men,"  came  the  command,  "  load  your  pieces  !" 

Their  advance  was  evidently  a  skirmish  line  ;  for  half 
an  hour  later  they  came  on  again  silently,  till  perhaps 
thirty  rods  from  our  position,  when  with  frightful  yells 
they  dashed  forward. 

Another  and  more  terrible  volley  from  our  guns,  followed 
by  a  cheer  all  along  the  lines,  gave  them  the  coup  de  grace, 
and  they  returned  no  more. 

Says  Surgeon  Stevens  :  "  Scarcely  a  man  of  the  Union 
force  was  injured  by  this  charge,  but  the  dead  and  wounded 
from  the  rebel  ranks  literally  covered  the  ground.  There 
was  no  help  for  them.  Our  men  were  unable  even  to  take 
care  of  their  own  wounded,  which  lay  scattered  through  the 
woods  in  the  rear.  So  the  rebel  wounded  lay  between  the 
two  armies,  making  the  night  hideous  with  their  groans." 

Had  a  charge  been  ordered  then,  our  soldiers,  wearied  as 
they  were,  might  have  captured  many  prisoners.  But  Gen 
eral  Sedgwick'  s  purpose  was  attained  in  checking  the  enemy, 
and  the  soldiers  needed  rest.  Before  midnight  the  line  was 
withdrawn  to  a  position  farther  back,  crossing  the  Stevens- 
burg  road,  most  of  the  straying  soldiers  seeking  their  own 
commands. 

In  a  thicket  near  this  road  two  of  us  started  a  little  fire 
and  made  some  coffee.  It  proving  chilly,  as  the  night  deep 
ened,  we  enlarged  the  fire  and  it  attracted  quite  a  number 
of  stragglers.  There  was  considerable  musketry  later  in 
the  night,  and  the  continued  rattling  of  wagon  trains  only 
increased  our  fears  as  to  the  result  of  the  previous  day's 
fighting.  These  fears  proved  groundless,  however,  as,  sav 
ing  the  six  hundred  prisoners  captured,  by  flanking  the  Sixth 
Corps,  there  was  little  of  advantage  to  the  Confederates. 

About  3  A.M.  of  the  7th,  after  making  coffee  again,  we 
started  to  find  the  battalion.  Found  the  remnants  with  the 
artillery.  Parties  came  straggling  in  all  day.  Some  never 
came  back.  Asa  Cross,  the  man  who  would  not  run,  was 


168  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

never  heard  of  afterward.  He  was  either  killed  or  wounded 
and  burned  up  in  the  terrible  fire  which  swept  the  wood. 
Company  M  lost  nine  killed,  wounded,  and  missing,  and 
the  other  companies  in  about  the  same  proportion. 

Thus  ended  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness  for  us  and  the 
army.  It  resembled  more  a  gigantic  piece  of  Indian  light 
ing  or  bushwhacking  of  pioneer  days  than  a  battle.  One  of 
the  bloodiest,  it  was  also  one  of  the  strangest  contests  ever 
fought.  Xearly  five  thousand  men  were  slain  outright  and 
five  times  as  many  more  wounded  in  that  jungle,  where  the 
messengers  of  death  came  from  unseen  sources,  and  where 
the  existence  of  a  human  foe  was  chiefly  determined  by  their 
shrieks  and  cries. 

The  fighting  on  the  7th  was  of  a  defensive  character  on 
both  sides.  Our  battalion  felled  three  or  four  acres  of 
wood,  threw  up  breastworks,  got  a  battery  in  position,  and 
lay  behind  it  until  dark.  Then  we  were  ordered  to  fall  in, 
and  marched  all  night,  chiefly  in  a  southeasterly  direction. 
The  wroods  were  on  fire  both  sides  of  us  the  forepart  of  the 
night.  This  doubtless  tended  to  prevent  straggling,  but 
many  of  the  men  were  actually  asleep  while  moving  on. 

About  midnight  there  was  a  brief  halt  to  enable  some 
batteries  to  overtake  us.  Every  man  was  instantly  asleep 
by  the  side  of  the  road.  It  happened  that  some  battery 
teams,  with  empty  caissons  attached,  had  taken  fright  and 
came  rattling  down  the  road  at  a  prodigious  rate  of  speed, 
the  caissons  colliding  occasionally  with  a  stump  or  tree, 
and  the  drivers  left  far  in  the  rear  shouting  after  them. 
Some  one  in  whose  ears  the  Confederate  yell  was  still  ring 
ing,  shouted,  "  Rebels  !" 

Nearly  every  man  was  on  his  feet  and  moving,  without 
much  regard  to  where  he  went.  Several  were  slightly  in 
jured.  The  writer  was  made  very  wide  awake,  and  his  left 
eye  was  closed  for  a  week  from  the  impression  made  by  the 
boot-heel  of  some  person  unknown  stepping  into  it. 

Says  a  member  of  the  battalion,  speaking  of  this  inci 
dent  :  "  That  was  our  last  scare  ;  I  never  knew  a  member  of 
the  Fourth  Artillery  running  from  any  fright  or  scare  after 
ward." 


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Our  sleepy  ranks  moved  all  night  with  the  batteries,  for 
the  most  part  forward,  but  cautiously,  and  Sunday  morn 
ing,  May  8th,  found  us  on  the  heights  of  Fredericksburg, 
marching  southward  to  support  some  batteries  in  position. 
And  there  might  have  been  heard  from  the  vocally  disposed, 
whose  spirits  seemed  invincible,  the  suggestive  words  : 

"  Ain't  I  glad  to  get  out  of  the  wilderness, 

Out  of  the  wilderness,  out  of  the  wilderness, 
Ain't  I  glad  to  get  out  of  the  wilderness, 
Down  in  Dixie's  land  !" 


CHAPTER   XIII. 

IN   THE   WILDERNESS— THE   SECOND   BATTALION. 

T  10  o'clock  on  Tuesday,  May  3d,  the 
Second  Battalion,  located  at  Cul- 
peper  and  attached  to  the  Artillery 
Brigade,  Fifth  Army  Corps,  com 
manded  by  General  Warren,  received 
orders  to  be  ready  to  move  in  two 
hours.  It  need  not  be  said  that 
the  order  created  great  excitement 
throughout  the  command.  The  mo 
mentous  character  of  the  movement  about  to  be  made  was 
well  understood  by  every  private  soldier,  and  as  rumors 
were  freely  circulated  that  the  whole  army  was  in  motion, 
matters  were  exceedingly  lively  for  a  time. 

The  order  to  move  did  not  come,  however,  until  2  o1  clock 
Wednesday  morning,  when  the  men  who  had  been  aroused 
and  had  already  prepared  their  breakfasts,  fell  in  line  and 
moved  with  the  light  batteries,  ma  Stevensburg,  to  Germanna 
Ford  on  the  Rapidan  River,  which  was  crossed  about  10 
o'clock  A.M.  on  pontoon  bridges,  the  battalion  halting  on  the 
heights  above.  The  rebels  made  no  opposition,  though  a 
long  line  of  rifle-pits  and  some  small  earthworks  were  found 
on  the  heights  commanding  the  ford. 

The  weather  had  grown  warm  and  pleasant,  and  the  men 
threw  away  their  coats,  blankets,  and  everything  they  could 
spare,  literally  covering  the  ground  along  the  line  of  march 
from  Culpeper  with  clothing  and  blankets. 

Says  Captain  Brown,  of  Company  H,  in  his  "  Diary  of  a 
Line  Officer :"  "  The  day  is  warm  and  pleasant,  and  the 
men  with  characteristic  recklessness  have  thrown  away  one 
article  after  another,  till  many  are  reduced  to  pants,  shirt, 
hat,  and  musket,  and  the  line  of  march  from  Culpeper  is 


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31AJOR-GENERAL    GOUVER- 
NEUR    K.    WARREN. 


literally  covered  with  coats,  blankets,  and  knapsacks,  a  rich 
field  for  rebels  or  cavalry.  Nor  can  I  blame  the  poor  fel 
lows  under  the  circumstances, 
for  a  long  march  is  about  as 
convincing  an  argument  as  I 
know  of  that 

"  '  Man  wants  but  little  here  below, 
Nor  wants  that  little  long.' 

I  myself  debated  for  some  time 
which  I  should  part  with — my 
overcoat  or  blanket — and  final 
ly  actually  threw  the  blanket 
away." 

Says  Warren  Works  :  "  That 
march,  May  4th,  was  one  of  the 
most  fatiguing  the  battalion  ever 
made,  because  of  the  heat  and 
the  loads  the  boys  attempted  to 
carry.  I  believe  it  would  be  no  exaggeration  to  say  that 
one  could  have  marched  from  Stevensburg  to  the  Rapidan 
on  overcoats  and  blankets  that  were  thrown  away  by  the 
tired  soldiers.  Excepting  the  suit  I  had  on,  I  threw  away 
everything  but  a  rubber  blanket  and  half  of  a  '  pup '  tent, 
including  three  days'  rations,  a  mistake  I  never  committed 
afterward." 

Says  Eugene  Cooley,  of  Company  D  :  "  May  3d  I  was 
detailed  on  guard.  During  the  afternoon  we  were  ordered 
to  get  our  knapsacks  from  camp  and  be  prepared  to  fall  in 
as  rear  guard  to  the  brigade  when  it  marched.  We  did  so. 
It  was  wonderful  how  the  road  was  covered  for  miles  with 
blankets  and  clothing  thrown  away  to  lighten  the  loads." 

Notwithstanding  the  burdens,  the  men  were  animated  and 
indulged  in  a  good  deal  of  humorous  conversation. 

Of  all  the  remarks,  perhaps,  none  will  be  better  remem 
bered  by  the  boys  of  Company  K  than  the  appellation  which 
Darby  CT  Shaunnessy  applied  to  the  pontoons. 

"  We  were  about  the  middle  of  the  river,"  says  Warren 
Works,  "  and  old  Darby  had  been  scrutinizing  the  floating 


172 


HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


CROSSING    THE    RAPIDAN. 

craft  over  which  we  were  marching  with  much  interest. 
Suddenly  he  broke  out  in  his  rich  Irish  brogue  with  the 
remark,  '  Bedad,  the  pontoons  is  a  foine  instrument.' 
Breaking  in  as  it  did  upon  an  interval  of  silence,  it  caused 
a  roar  of  laughter,  and  '  a  foine  instrument '  became  a  catch- 
phrase  with  the  company  to  characterize  anything  wrhere 
other  appellations  failed." 

After  crossing  the  ford  the  different  batteries  were  as 
signed  to  march  with  the  divisions  for  their  better  protec 
tion  through  the  Wilderness.  The  battalions  marched  the 
remaining  distance  without  much  regard  to  the  batteries, 
though  they  halted,  where  they  found  the  first  four  in  posi 
tion,  in  front  of  the  old  Wilderness  Tavern  near  the  Lacy 
House. 

Says  Captain  Brown  :  "  At  about  half -past  3  o'clock  we 
reached  our  destination  for  the  day,  after  a  march  estimated 
at  about  twenty-three  miles,  and  camped  in  a  field  near  the 
old  Wilderness  Tavern  and  some  four  miles  from  Mine 
Run." 

We  quote  at  length  from  the  Captain's  "  Diary  of  a  Line 
Officer  :" 


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"  Thursday,  May  btJi. — Turned  out  stiff  and  sore  this 
morning  and  drenched  to  the  skin  with  dew  which  falls  so 
heavily  here  that  in  the  morning  the  appearance  of  the 
tents  and  fields  is  very  much  like  that  after  a  severe  storm. 
At  5  o'clock  fell  into  line  and  joining  the  headquarter  trains 
as  a  guard,  we  started  for  Orange  Court-House.  After  march 
ing  about  a  mile  we  began  to  hear  occasional  shots  from  the 
picket  line  which  preceded  us,  as  our  skirmishers  met  those 
of  the  Johnnies,  and  soon  we  received  orders  to  counter 
march  and  park  the  train.  Returning  to  the  point  whence 
we  started,  we  stacked  arms  in  a  meadow  immediately  in 
front  of  general  headquarters  and  awaited  developments. 
The  picket  firing,  which  in  the  morning  was  light  and 
desultory,  gradually  increased  as  the  day  advanced  and 
seemed  to  draw  nearer  and  extend  to  the  right.  Meantime 
various  divisions,  brigades,  and  regiments  are  pressed 
hastily  forward  to  various  points,  and  as  they  are  lost  in 
the  woods  and  come  within  range,  the  sound  of  musketry 
deepens,  until  it  resembles  the  roll  of  heavy  thunder,  par 
ticularly  on  the  right  and  in  front  of  our  (Fifth)  corps. 
Soon  the  stretcher-bearers,  with  their  ghastly  freight,  begin 
to  pass  by  us  to  the  hospitals  now  established  on  the  plank- 
road,  and  returning,  with  their  stretchers  dripping  with  the 
blood  of  the  last  occupant,  press  to  the  front  again  for  other 
wounded.  Crowds  of  soldiers,  slightly  wounded,  and  assisted 
by  comrades,  flock  past,  many  of  whom,  as  they  stop  to 
rest,  entertain  our  boys  with  stories  of  the  fearful  slaughter. 
Sounds  like  these  followed  by  sights  like  these  are  not,  I 
am  bound  to  say,  calculated  '  to  screw  up  courage  to  the 
sticking-point,'  and  I  am  decidedly  of  the  opinion  that  in 
time  of  action  troops  just  out  of  range  are  in  more  danger 
of  demoralization  than  those  in  the  immediate  front.  The 
former  see  only  the  wounded,  the  dying,  and  the  dead,  not 
the  living.  They  hear  the  terrible  sounds  of  the  combat 
and  the  groans  of  the  suffering,  not  the  cheers  of  the  vic 
tors.  They  listen  to  tales  of  bloody  and  disastrous  defeat, 
not  of  the  crowning  victory.  In  short,  every  sense  is  ab 
sorbed  in  the  contemplation  of  the  horrors  rather  than  the 
glories  of  war. 


174  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

"  About  1  o'clock  P.M.  a  little  cannonading  is  heard,  but 
the  surface  of  the  country  is  so  broken  and  irregular,  and 
the  forests,  with  their  undergrowth  of  saplings,  vines,  and 
brambles,  so  dense,  that  but  little  use  can  be  made  of  artil 
lery.  Lieutenant  Shelton,  of  our  brigade,  whom  I  saw  rid- 
ing.gayly  by  yesterday,  lost  two  guns  to-day  on  a  narrow 
road  in  our  front  and  was  himself  taken  prisoner.  Various 
wild  rumors  are  flying  about,  such  as  that  two  whole  rebel 
brigades  were  completely  annihilated  this  morning ;  but 
though  the  fighting  has  been  very  hot  and  the  losses  un 
doubtedly  great  on  both  sides,  as  the  firing  dies  away  I  can 
not  learn  that  either  side  has  attained  any  decided  success. 
The  movements  would  seem  to  indicate  efforts  on  both  sides 
to  get  control  of  commanding  points  preparatory  to  more 
bloody  and  decisive  work.  Just  at  night  the  headquarters' 
train  moved  back  a  short  distance  across  the  plank-road  by 
which  we  came  into  the  field  and  parked  in  an  old  corn 
field,  while  our  battalion  pitched  our  tents  near  by.  Just 
after  I  had  crawled  into  my  shelter-tent  I  heard  the  familiar 
voice  of  Dr.  Lawrence,  our  former  assistant-surgeon,  now 
of  the  First  Battalion  attached  to  the  Sixth  Corps,  anx 
iously  inquiring  for  my  tent,  and  having  found  it  he  jumped 
from  his  horse  and,  looking  in,  inquired  breathlessly  if  I 
was  much  hurt.  I  assured  him  that  so  far  as  I  knew  I  was 
not  yet  very  badly  damaged,  whereupon  he  expressed  the 
greatest  relief,  and  explained  that  he  had  ridden  in  great 
haste  from  the  Sixth  Corps  headquarters  some  three  miles 
away,  where  he  had  been  informed  that  I  had  been  very 
dangerously  wounded.  Being  assured  of  my  safety,  and 
showing  me  the  instruments  he  had  brought  for  the  purpose 
of  taking  off  my  leg,  arm,  or  head,  as  the  case  might  re 
quire,  he  remounted  his  horse  and  was  soon  lost  in  the 
darkness  ;  but  I  shall  not  soon  forget  an  act  of  such  dis 
interested  kindness  on  the  part  of  the  doctor,  upon  whom 
I  had  no  sort  of  claim  whatever,  personal  or  professional.'' 

For  the  same  date  we  quote  from  the  reminiscences  of 
Eugene  Cooley,  of  Company  D  : 

"  At  gray  of  dawn,  May  5th,  we  were  up  cooking  our 
coffee,  when  away  up  in  front  a  single  musket  shot  was 


IN  THE   WILDERNESS — THE  SECOND   BATTALION.       175 

heard  followed  by  three  or  four  in  quick  succession.  It 
soon  developed  into  very  rapid  firing,  with  occasional  vol 
leys  and  cheers.  It  was  my  first  experience  and  I  was  thor 
oughly  alive  to  all  that  was  going  on.  Fresh  troops  were 
hurrying  up  from  the  rear,  and  the  wounded  and  stragglers 
soon  began  to  fill  the  road  on  their  way  to  the  rear.  As 
the  battle  developed,  a  line  of  batteries  was  stationed  on 
some  high  ground  in  front  of  the  Lacy  House,  and  our  bat 
talion,  consisting  of  Companies  D,  H,  and  K,  was  moved 
over  to  support  them,  we  lying  down  in  front  of  the  guns. 
These  batteries  commanded  all  the  open  ground  in  rear  of 
the  line  of  battle  in  the  woods. 

"  The  musket  firing  would  roll  around  from  right  to  left, 
and  for  long  intervals  of  time  would  be  continuous,  or  a 
solid  noise  without  a  break — a  terrible  roar  ;  at  other  times 
it  would  slack  up  on  some  portion  of  the  line,  which  was 
usually  followed  by  a  cheer  or  a  rebel  yell,  and  a  charge 
which  would  be  met  by  more  volleys  and  solid  roar.  We 
could  see  little  or  none  of  the  fighting.  Once  or  twice  a 
regiment  or  brigade  would  be  forced  back  into  the  open  and 
would  re-form  and  go  in  again,  or  the  reserves  would  take 
their  place.  We  lay  here  until  late  in  the  afternoon,  when 
we  moved  back  to  the  turnpike,  passed  up  and  by  where 
Grant  had  established  his  headquarters  perhaps  half  a  mile 
on  this  road.  When  within  about  two  hundred  yards  of 
the  line  of  battle  crossing  the  road,  and  when  the  bullets 
were  singing  viciously,  we  formed  a  line  of  battle  on  the 
left  of  the  road,  our  right  resting  on  the  road. 

"  We  remained  here  a  short  time.  The  sun  had  gone 
down.  It  afterward  seemed  to  me  that  between  sundown 
and  dark  and  daylight  and  sunrise  was  a  favorite  time  for 
a  charge  by  the  rebels.  At  this  particular  time  we  heard 
the  rebel  yell  in  our  front  and  a  rapid  rush  in  our  direction, 
followed  by  rapid  firing  and  cheers  by  the  line  of  battle  in 
our  front.  We  immediately  moved  forward  at  a  double- 
quick  through  the  brush  and  timber,  cheering  as  loud  as 
we  could  as  we  ran.  When  we  came  up  the  charge  was  re 
pulsed  and  we  remained  on  the  line.  A  slight  protection  was 
or  had  been  made  by  piling  logs,  sticks,  and  everything 


176  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

that  could  be  gathered  and  throwing  some  dirt  on  them  ; 
on  our  right,  and  crossing  the  road,  were  stationed  several 
batteries — as  many  as  could  be  got  in  position.  Next  to  us 
were  four  brass  twelve-pound  Napoleon  guns ;  the  other 
two  of  this  battery  were  captured  in  the  morning  farther 
down  this  road.  As  it  got  dark  the  firing  gradually  ceased, 
pickets  were  thrown  out  in  front,  and  we  slept  with  our 
muskets  in  our  hands.  We  were  not  allowed  to  build  fires 
or  make  any  noise." 

Captain  Brown  continues : 

"Friday,  May  QtTi. — We  were  aroused  at  half -past  2 
o'clock  this  morning  by  an  officer,  who  brought  us  orders  to 
leave  the  headquarters  train  and  to  report  at  corps  head 
quarters  at  once,  which  order  we  instantly  obeyed.  Arriving 
at  General  Warren's  headquarters,  which  were  then  at  the 
Lacy  House,  in  a  commanding  position  upon  a  hill,  from 
which  a  view  could  be  had  of  the  dense  woods  upon  all 
sides  in  which  the  troops  of  his  corps  now  lay  in  line  of 
battle,  we  halted  on  the  southerly  slope  and  stacking  arms 
began  to  boil  our  coffee  (the  favorite  occupation  of  the  sol 
diers  upon  all  occasions  when  a  halt  is  ordered),  expecting 
every  moment  to  be  ordered  into  the  line.  Soon  Company 
E,  which  had  been  ordered  up  from  the  ammunition  train, 
joined  us,  and  from  the  strenuous  efforts  made  to  bring 
every  available  man  to  the  front,  and  the  anxiety  apparent 
on  the  faces  of  the  officers  about  headquarters,  we  were  con 
vinced  that  a  crisis  was  approaching.  Before  daylight  the 
ball  was  opened  by  the  skirmishers,  and  about  half-past  41 
the  artillery,  such  as  could  be  efficiently  used,  joined  in  the 
chorus.  As  the  day  dawned  the  firing  increased  all  along 
the  lines,  and  the  pattering  of  the  skirmishers  was  soon 
lost  in  the  deep  and  terrible  roll  of  the  musketry  of  the 
main  lines.  I  never  listened  to  a  sound  more  grand  and 
awful  than  that  of  this  morning's  engagement.  The  loud 
est  and  longest  peals  of  thunder  were  no  more  to  be  com 
pared  to  it  in  depth  and  volume  than  the  rippling  of  a 
trout-brook  to  the  roaring  of  Niagara.  The  Sixth  New 
York  and  other  regiments  of  heavy  artillery,  left  in  the  de 
fenses  of  Washington  when  we  were  ordered  out,  passed  us 


IN    THE   WILDERNESS — THE   SECOND    BATTALION.        177 

this  morning,  pressing  forward  to  fill  a  gap  in  the  line 
through  which  the  enemy  are  momentarily  expected  to 
pour  their  charging  columns,  and  to  repel  which  all  the  re 
serve  artillery  also  has  been  in  front  of  headquarters  with 
the  guns  shotted  and  the  cannoneers  at  their  posts.  For 
tunately  the  weak  spot  is  not  discovered,  but  the  crowds 
of  wounded  surging  from  the  woods  in  every  direction  and 
hastening  to  the  rear  bear  terrible  witness  to  the  desperate 
valor  of  the  combatants,  and  show  a  gradual  but  certain 
weakening  of  the  lines.  Here,  again,  I  am  compelled  to  bear 
the  mortification  of  being  asked  by  a  staff  officer  what  bat 
tery  I  command,  and  upon  pointing  out  my  company  of 
foot  soldiers  hearing  the  officer  add  apologetically,  '  Ah, 
you  are  one  of  the  heavies  ! ' 

"  I  shall  never  cease  to  condemn  in  the  strongest  terms 
the  action  of  the  Government  in  enlisting  us  for  one  branch 
of  the  service  and  then,  without  our  consent,  transferring 
us  to  another.  It  cannot  be  sustained  even  as  a  military 
necessity.  It  is  a  wanton  violation  of  good  faith,  an  out 
rage  upon  fair  dealing,  and  an  imposition  upon  a  patriotic 
soldier  that  would  hardly  be  practised  upon  a  senseless 
beast. 

"  About  3  o'clock  P.M.  we  were  ordered  to  the  front,  and 
with  many  speculations  as  to  our  destination  we  fell  in  line 
and  marched  across  an  open  field  into  the  woods.  Entering 
the  low  pines  and  underbrush  through  which  roads  had 
been  cut  for  the  transportation  of  artillery  and  ambulances, 
we  moved  noiselessly  along  until  we  emerged  from  the 
pines  in  a  hollow  and  formed  line  of  battle  beside  a  little 
brook,  just  in  rear  of  several  batteries  of  artillery  which, 
being  in  position,  connected  the  extreme  right  of  the  Fifth 
Corps  with  the  left  of  the  Sixth.  Here,  stacking  arms  until 
the  engineers  should  complete  the  breastworks  on  the  left 
of  the  batteries,  the  men  unslung  their  knapsacks,  built 
their  little  fires,  and  improved  the  time  boiling  their  coffee. 
About  seven  o'clock,  and  while  we  were  still  busy  at  our 
hardtack  and  coffee,  the  firing  opened  very  briskly  to  the 
right  of  us,  and  soon  a  mounted  staff  officer  dashed  wildly 
down  upon  us,  shouting  at  the  top  of  his  voice  that  the 


178 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 


Sixth  Corps  had  broken  and  were  retreating  before  the  vic 
torious  rebels,  who  in  a  few  minutes  would  be  down  upon  us 

also  and  '  gobble  us  up,' 
closing  his  remarks  by 
ordering  us  forward  into 
the  unfinished  rifle-pits. 
Such  information  calmly 
and  quietly  conveyed  to 
veterans  far  in  the  rear 
would  hardly  inspire 
them  with  martial  ardor. 
What,  then,  must  be  the 
effect  on  green  troops  on 
the  front  line  with  arms 
stacked  and  belts  laid 
aside  ?  As  might  have 
been  supposed  the  result 
was  nigh  disastrous,  for 
many  a  man  of  the  bat 
talion,  with  the  natural 
instinct  of  self-preserva 
tion,  seized  his  knapsack 

and  started  on  a  double-quick  for  the  rear.  Fortunately, 
however,  the  officers  were  in  the  rear  of  the  line,  and 
with  the  assistance  of  the  non-commissioned  officers  and 
a  few  cool-headed  men,  they  finally  restored  order,  and 
forming  the  line  moved  into  the  rifle-pits.  Joe,  my 
body-guard,  however,  would  have  distinguished  himself 
on  this  occasion  by  gallantly  retreating  and  carrying 
away  my  sword  and  revolver,  which  I  had  taken  off  a 
few  moments  before  the  stampede  commenced,  but  I  caught 
him  just  in  time  to  save  my  property,  though  he  himself 
disappeared  and  did  not  return  until  the  next  day.  Not 
withstanding  the  terrible  forebodings  of  the  mounted  officer 
referred  to,  and  who  by  this  time  had  no  doubt  '  reported 
at  headquarters,'  the  firing  gradually  died  away,  and  being 
assured  by  the  engineers  that  there  were  two  lines  of  battle 
in  the  woods  in  our  front  we  lay  down  to  pleasant  dreams, 
barely  stationing  a  picket  to  guard  our  slumbers.  We  learn 


GENERAL   JAMES   S.    WADSWORTH. 


IN   THE    WILDERNESS — THE   SECOND    BATTALION.       179 

that  General  Wadsworth,  and  Lieutenant  Walker  of  our 
Sixth  Corps  Battalion,  were  killed  to-day. 

"  Saturday,  May  1th. — I  woke  this  morning  just  at  day 
light,  probably  aroused  by  the  whizzing  of  a  stray  bullet 
now  and  then,  and  taking  an  observation  from  the  stump 
behind  which  I  lay,  and  which  stood  about  fifty  feet  in 
rear  of  the  breastworks,  I  discovered  that  the  pine-trees  in 
our  front  and  just  beyond  the  '  slashing '  were  full  of  rebel 
sharpshooters.  Barber  was  badly  scared  by  a  bullet  which 
passed  through  his  hat,  but  his  head  fortunately  escaped." 

Of  this  early  morning  engagement  and  the  events  follow 
ing  on  the  7th,  Corporal  Cooley  gives  the  following  ac 
count  : 

"  May  1th. — My  canteen  had  been  empty  all  night  and 
nearly  all  the  boys  were  in  the  same  fix.  We  had  had 
nothing  to  eat  since  the  previous  morning,  and  knew  that 
if  we  did  not  both  eat  and  drink  before  daylight,  in  all 
probability  we  would  have  no  chance  that  day.  I  judged 
that  from  the  lay  of  the  land  there  was  water  in  our  front, 
between  the  lines.  I  knew  there  was  none  in  our  rear. 

"  At  the  first  gray  of  dawn,  when  objects  could  not  be 
seen  but  a  few  yards,  I  took  half  a  dozen  or  more  canteens 
and  an  old  tin  coffee-pot  belonging  to  Matt  Decker,  and 
leaving  my  musket  I  started  out  in  front.  I  found  the 
picket  and  told  him  what  I  was  after,  took  his  canteen  and 
arranged  a  signal  when  I  came  back.  I  carefully  worked 
my  way  down  the  slight  slope,  and  at  perhaps  one  hundred 
and  fifty  yards  found  a  small  stream  of  water  that  at  inter 
vals  formed  little  pools  that  were  several  yards  long  and  two 
or  three  wide.  I  could  hear  a  continual  buzz  of  men  moving 
about  and  suppressed  voices  in  front.  My  coffee-pot  was  a 
great  help  to  fill  the  canteens  rapidly.  While  I  was  thus 
engaged  a  figure  emerged  out  of  the  fog  and  darkness  and 
cautiously  approached  the  brook  and  began  to  fill  his  can 
teen.  He  had  no  arms,  but  his  gray  and  ragged  uniform 
could  be  made  out,  as  the  distance  of  only  three  or  four 
yards  separated  us.  Neither  of  us  spoke,  but  it  is  needless 
to  say  we  eyed  one  another  very  closely.  We  both  left  at 
the  same  time.  When  I  got  back  to  the  lines,  the  boys,  in 


180  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

anticipation  of  my  return,  had  dug  small  holes  deep  in 
the  bottom  of  our  ditch  and  had  small  fires  in  the  bottom 
of  the  holes.  I  soon  had  a  tin  cup  (to  which  I  had  attached 
a  wire  bail)  full  of  water  covered  with  coffee,  which  was 
soon  boiling  and  removed  to  cool.  At  this  interesting 
moment,  out  of  the  dim  daylight  in  our  front  came  such  a 
yell  as  I  never  heard  before,  and  a  charge  on  us  that  brought 
every  man  to  his  feet  with  his  musket  in  his  hands.  My 
cup  of  coffee  was  kicked  a  rod  in  the  scramble.  /  was  mad  ! 
The  batteries  had  been  loaded  with  canister  and  the  guns 
depressed  to  rake  our  front.  They  opened  fire  and  so  did 
we.  The  batteries  pounded  the  woods  with  shot  and  shell. 
By  sunrise  we  had  ceased  firing  and  I  do  not  now  remember 
that  we  fired  another  shot.  During  the  day  we  occupied  the 
line  until  dark  and  were  under  a  heavy  fire  from  skirmishers 
and  sharpshooters.  One  charge  at  least  was  made  from  our 
side  by  infantry  troops  that  were  brought  up  to  our  line 
and  charged  from  there,  we  holding  the  line.  No  material 
gain  was  accomplished,  except  to  establish  a  skirmish  line 
in  our  front.  For  a  long  time  this  day  we  were  dodging 
shell  thrown  at  us  by  a  battery  that  had  got  our  range  ; 
some  struck  our  breastworks,  but  most  of  them  exploded 
just  over  us  and  a  little  to  our  rear.  Just  at  dark  a  line  of 
infantry  was  moved  up  to  take  our  places.  They  lay  down 
on  the  ground.  Shortly  after  a  charge  was  made  on  us  by 
the  rebels.  At  this  interesting  stage  we  were  ordered  to 
the  rear  double-quick,  the  infantry  line  lying  down  taking 
our  place.  As  soon  as  we  were  well  clear  of  the  front  we 
made  a  left  flank  and  right  file  into  the  road,  and  made  a 
night  march  on  the  road  that  passes  through  Chancellors- 
ville.  The  horrors  of  that  march  !  The  road  was  ankle-deep 
with  dust,  the  woods  were  on  fire,  and  the  air  was  thick 
with  smoke.  The  road  was  jammed  with  troops  and  long 
wagon  trains  full  of  wounded,  whose  cries  and  groans, 
caused  by  the  jolting  of  the  wagons,  were  simply  horrible. 
I  then  and  there  resolved  if  ever  wounded  to  never  allow 
myself  in  an  army  wagon  if  possible  to  prevent  it. 

"  May  8tk. — Morning  dawned  on  us  fast  asleep  in  the 
road  where  we  had  halted  an  hour  before.    We  were  allowed 


IN   THE    WILDERNESS-  THE   SECOND    BATTALION.        181 

to  make  coffee  and  marched  before  sunrise,  passing  through 
Chancellorsville  about  noon,  and  arrived  in  the  vicinity  of 
Spottsyl  vania  a  little  before  sundown.  A  staff  officer  had 
met  us  and  directed  our  officers  where  to  take  position." 

Of  the  movements  of  the  batteries  of  the  brigade  General 
Wainwright  says,  in  his  report  for  May  7th  : 

"  At  9  P.M  the  corps  moved  out  on  the  Brock  Road  under 
orders  to  proceed  to  Spottsylvania  Court-House  by  way  of 
Todd's  Tavern. 

"The  batteries  marched  with  the  division.  The  night 
was  very  dark,  and  the  infantry  straggled  across  a  few  little 
wfet  spots  on  the  road  to  such  an  extent  that  it  was  1  o'clock 
of  May  8th  before  the  last  battery  left  the  Lacy  House. 
From  that  time  until  daylight  the  rear  of  the  column  did 
not  make  more  than  half  a  mile  an  hour." 

The  Wilderness  battle,  as  such,  ended  on  the  6th,  the 
fighting  on  the  7th  being  almost  entirely  defensive  on  both 
sides.  The  remaining  reports  received  from  members  of 
the  battalion  are  in  substantial  agreement  with  those  already 
given. 

Says  Colonel  Gould,  who  commanded  Company  K  :  "In 
the  battle  of  the  Wilderness  we  spent  the  first  day  (5th) 
near  where  the  artillery  was  parked,  listening  to  the  roar 
of  musketry  in  a  state  of  excitement  not  exceeded  probably 
by  those  who  were  fighting.  Toward  night  we  were  ordered 
over  to  the  front  to  support  batteries,  and  took  position  at 
a  point  where  the  Zouaves  had  been  frightfully  slaughtered. 
Though  in  the  front  the  days  following,  on  account  of  the 
density  of  the  woods,  we  only  saw  the  rebels  once  or  twice." 

Says  Warren  Works  :  "  Our  battalion  was  ordered  to  re 
port  to  General  Warren's  headquarters,  which  was  at  the 
Lacy  House,  where  Stonewall  Jackson  died  two  years 
before,  at  which  place  we  lay  until  the  next  night,  when  we 
took  our  place  in  the  line  of  battle  which  had  then  been 
broken  by  a  charge  of  the  enemy,  and  which  was  in  a  great 
deal  of  confusion.  But  after  our  line  was  formed  we  were 
not  attacked,  although  we  advanced  to  the  front  line  at  bat 
talion  front  under  a  heavy  fire.  The  next  morning  our  fiag- 
staff,  a  guidon,  was  cut  in  two  by  a  shell,  and  some  of  our 


182  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

men  were  wounded  in  a  charge  that  the  picket  line  made  to 
clear  our  front  of  the  rebel  sharpshooters  that  had  become 
rather  troublesome.  Then  came  the  night  march  to  Freder- 
icksburg,  halting  a  couple  of  hours  on  the  old  Chancellors- 
ville  battle  ground,  and  lying  down  on  the  ground  to  rest 
amid  the  skulls  and  bones  of  the  poor  fellows  who  lost 
their  lives  on  that  sanguinary  field.'' 

Edward  H.  Irving,  also  of  Company  K,  has  the  following 
record  in  his  diary  : 

tl  May  5t7i. — Battle  commenced  with  skirmishing  at  10 
A.M.  About  12  o'clock  the  engagement  became  general ;  the 
wounded  were  carried  off  the  field  by  hundreds.  I  was  one 
of  the  Fifth  Corps  wagon  train  guards  and  the  battalion 
did  not  participate  in  the  battle. 

"  May  6th. — This  day  the  battle  was  hottest.  We  were 
retained  at  general  headquarters  as  guard  until  5  P.M.,  and 
were  then  ordered  up  to  the  front  to  support  Captain  Rey 
nolds' s  Battery,  Fourth  United  States.  Slept  under  arms. 

"  May  1th. — Awoke  in  the  morning  at  daybreak  quite 
stiff.  At  7  A.M.  the  rebels  charged  on  our  lines  in  front  of 
the  battery,  but  after  receiving  three  or  four  deadly  volleys 
broke  and  retreated,  leaving  a  heavy  loss  of  killed  and 
wounded  on  the  field.  We  remained  in  the  works  until 
about  6  P.M.,  when  we  left  them  and  marched,  via  Chancel- 
lorsville,  to  Spottsylvania.  The  roads  were  very  dusty,  and 
the  smoke  from  the  woods,  which  had  caught  fire  during 
the  battle,  was  almost  suffocating.  We  were  compelled  to 
march  all  night. 

"  May  Sih. — The  day  broke  hot  and  sultry  ;  the  dust  and 
smoke  rose  in  dense  clouds,  which  made  it  almost  impossible 
to  breathe  without  choking.  We  continued  our  march  to 
Spottsylvania,  and  when  within  two  miles  of  the  front,  our 
three  companies  were  detached  and  sent  forward  with 
rations  and  ammunition.  Were  compelled  to  cross  a  large 
stream  and  got  thoroughly  wet.  Reached  the  front  about 
10  P.M.,  hungry,  wet,  and  worn  out  with  fatigue." 

Leaving  the  Second  Battalion  at  this  point,  we  return  to 
find  out  the  fate  of  the  Third. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


IIST   THE   WILDERNESS — THE   THIRD    BATTALION. 

NDOUBTEDLY  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness, 
next  to  Gettysburg,  was  the  most  im 
portant  battle  fought  by  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac.  No  other  regiment,  it  is  safe  to 
say,  had  the  same  opportunity  that  ours 
had  of  viewing  that  battle  and  partici- 
^  pating  in  it  from  three  different  stand 
points. 

Having  followed  the  fortunes  of  the 
First  Battalion,  which,  with  the  Sixth  Corps,  as  we  have 
seen,  was  for  a  time  on  the  extreme  right,  and  of  the 
Second  Battalion,  which,  with  the  Fifth  Corps,  was  lo 
cated  in  the  centre,  it  now  remains  to  trace  the  course  of 
the  Third  Battalion,  which  for  a  time  was  located  on  the 
extreme  left. 

General  Grant  has  stated  emphatically  that  his  purpose 
in  crossing  the  Rapidan  was  to  fight.  He  was  not  expect 
ing  to  gain  any  special  advantage  of  General  Lee  by  adroit 
manoeuvring  ;  and  yet  he  evidently  hoped,  or  intended,  if 
possible,  to  get  beyond  the  right  of  the  Confederate  Army 
before  joining  battle.  The  fact  that  the  Second  Corps  was 
ordered  so  far  to  the  left  shows  this,  and  it  was  no  doubt 
General  Lee's  shrewdness  which  induced  him  to  avoid  the 
open  country  beyond  the  Wilderness  which,  in  pursuance 
of  General  Grant's  plan,  the  Second  Corps  had  reached 
when  the  battle  opened.  The  order  directed  the  crossing 
of  the  Second  Corps  to  be  made  at  Ely  Ford,  some  eight 
miles  east  of  Germanna  Ford,  where  the  other  three  corps 
crossed. 

The  van  of  the  infantry  column  of  General  Hancock's 
Corps  began  to  move  from  Stevensburg  at  11  o'clock  P.M. 


184 


llEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 


MAJOR-GENERAL   AV.    S. 
HANCOCK. 


on  the  night  of  May  3d.  The  batteries  were  put  in  motion 
some  two  hours  earlier,  and  with  them  the  Third  Battalion 

of  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,  consisting  of  Companies 
A,  B,  G,  and  I.  General  Barlow's 
Division  the  First,  General  Gib 
bon's  Division  the  Second,  with 
the  engineers,  formed  a  part  of 
the  same  column.  Mountain  Run 
was  crossed  at  Hamilton' s  bridge, 
and  the  other  two  divisions,  the 
Third,  General  Bimey  command 
ing,  and  the  Fourth  under  General 
Mott,  were  met  at  Madden' s 
House  ;  the  entire  column  moving 
on  the  direct  road  through  Rich- 
ardsville  to  Ely's  Ford. 

General  Tidball,  in  his  report  of 
the   movements   of   the   brigade, 

says  :  "  Having  received  preparatory  orders  for  the  bri 
gade,  with  the  whole  of  the  Second  Corps,  to  break  up 
winter  cantonments  near  Stevensburg,  Ya.,  the  batteries 
were  accordingly  at  dark  on  the  evening  of  May  3d  put  in 
motion  ma  Madden' s  House  for  Ely's  Ford  on  the  Rapidan, 
which  was  reached  at  9  A.M.  on  the  following  morning,  and 
crossed  partly  by  fording  and  partly  by  pontoon  bridge." 

The  official  report  of  the  movement  of  the  battalion  for 
the  two  days  is  worded  briefly,  as  follows  : 

"  May  3d. — Left  Stevensburg  at  9  P.M.  Night  very  dark. 
Reached  Madden' s  about  midnight  and  bivouacked. 

"  May  4t7i. — Marched  to  Ely's  Ford  on  the  Rapidan, 
which  was  crossed  about  midday.  Proceeded  to  Chancellors- 
ville,  camping  for  the  night  at  a  house  about  a  quarter  of  a 
mile  to  the  north  of  the  Chancellorsville  House.  The  loca 
tion  was  near  where  the  battle  had  been  fought  the  previous 
year.  Broken  equipments  and  other  indications  of  the 
struggle  were  visible  here  and  there." 

It  was  here  that  Lieutenant  Price  gave  an  account  of  the 
death  of  General  A.  W.  Whipple,  our  former  division  com- 


IN   THE   WILDERNESS — THE   THIRD    BATTALION.         185 

mander,  on  whose  staff  he  was  serving  the  previous  year, 
and  who  was  killed  at  this  very  place. 

Through  a  mistake  of  the  Commissary  the  battalion  only 
drew  three  days'  rations  instead  of  six  before  leaving 
Srtevensburg,  and  what  was  quite  as  serious,  drew  no  ration 
of  salt  whatever.  This  latter  deprivation  was  felt  the  more 
keenly  on  account  of  the  fresh  beef  which  was  issued,  and 
led  to  experimenting  with  various  things,  as  wood  ashes  and 
gunpowder,  to  see  if  a  substitute  for  salt  could  not  be  found, 
but  without  any  very  satisfactory  result. 

By  the  time  our  Third  Battalion  were  in  bivouac  the 
Second  Corps  had  taken  position  covering  the  Fredericks- 
burg  turnpike,  the  plank-road,  and  U.  S.  Ford  road  (see 
map,  page  138),  pickets  were  thrown  out  and  the  troops 
encamped. 

The  order  of  march  directed  that  General  Hancock  should 
proceed  to  "  Shady  Grove  Church,"  and  at  5  A.M.  the 
troops  were  on  their  way,  with  General  Gibbon' s  Division 
in  advance.  The  route  from  Chancellorsville  was  by  way 
of  the  Catharpin  Furnaces  to  the  Brock  Road,  and  thence 
on  the  Brock  Road  to  Todd's  Tavern,  which  was  reached 
at  8.30  A.M.  The  batteries  reached  the  same  point  a  little 
before  noon,  when  a  halt  of  an  hour  was  made. 

Suddenly  the  whole  command  was  put  in  motion  back 
upon  the  road  it  had  just  passed  over.  Shortly  after  12  M. 
cannonading  was  heard  in  the  direction  of  Old  Wilderness 
Tavern.  It  was  the  signal  of  the  meeting  of  Getty's  Divi 
sion  of  the  Sixth  Corps  with  Hill  on  the  Orange  plank- 
road. 

General  Birney's  Division  in  the  advance  joined  the  left 
of  Getty's  line  on  the  Brock  Road,  about  2  P.M.,  in  two  lines 
of  battle.  Mott's  Division  followed,  forming  two  lines  of 
battle  on  Birney's  left ;  Gibbon  formed  to  the  left  of  Mott 
and  Barlow's  Division  formed  the  extreme  left  of  the  corps 
on  high  ground  in  an  open  space,  where  all  of  General  Tid- 
ball's  artillery  was  posted  except  three  batteries. 

In  his  report  General  Tidball  says  :  "  Captain  Ricketts's 
Battery,  being  near  the  head  of  the  column,  was  directed,  at 
the  request  of  Brigadier-General  Getty,  to  report  to  the 


186  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

latter,  whose  division  of  the  Sixth  Corps  was  engaged  at  or 
near  the  junction  of  the  Brock  and  plank-roads.  Captain 
Dow's  Battery  and  Captain  Edgell's  Battery,  assigned  tem 
porarily  to  Mott's  Division,  were  placed  in  position  in  a 
thin  part  of  the  woods,  about  seventy-five  yards  in  rear  of 
Mott's  line.  It  being  impossible  on  account  of  the  thick 
ness  of  the  woods  to  use  more  artillery  along  the  Brock 
Road,  the  remaining  batteries  were  halted  in  the  open 
ground  on  the  extreme  left  of  the  line  of  battle  and  placed 
in  commanding  positions  to  guard  that  flank.  Colonel  All- 
cock' s  Battalion  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  for  a 
time  constituted  the  extreme  left." 

Companies  A  and  G  were  sent  out  on  the  skirmish  line. 
The  remainder  of  the  battalion  was  set  at  work  throwing 
up  rifle-pits.  Before  the  pits  were  finished,  however,  they 
were  ordered  farther  to  the  right  to  support  Roder's  and 
Sleeper's  batteries.  Company  G  was  relieved  on  the  skir 
mish  line  by  infantry  when  it  constructed  a  strong  line  of 
rifle-pits  between  the  batteries.  Company  A  having  been 
relieved  from  the  skirmish  line  joined  the  battalion  in  the 
rifle-pits. 

Of  the  further  work  of  his  command  for  May  5th,  we 
quote  from  General  Tidball's  report :  "  Ricketts  having,  as 
before  stated,  reported  with  his  battery  to  General  Getty, 
placed  four  guns,  all  that  he  could  get,  in  position  on  the 
plank-road.  Soon  thereafter  the  enemy  made  a  vigorous 
charge  upon  this  point,  drove  the  infantry  from  their  posi 
tion,  and  one  of  Captain  Ricketts' s  guns  fell  temporarily  into 
the  hands  of  the  enemy  ;  but  a  portion  of  Carroll' s  Brigade 
of  the  Second  Corps,  under  Captain  Butterfield,  coming  up 
at  this  moment,  retook  the  piece.  Another  of  his  pieces 
was  disabled  by  the  bursting  of  the  muzzle.  There  being 
no  further  use  for  this  battery  at  this  point,  it  was  subse 
quently  withdrawn,  having  sustained  a  loss  of  one  man 
killed  and  two  wounded.  With  the  exception  of  that  taken 
by  Ricketts,  and  a  few  shots  fired  by  Dow,  no  other  part 
was  taken  by  the  batteries  in  the  first  day's  fight." 

The  action  of  the  artillery  with  which  the  fortunes  of  our 
battalion  were  merged  was  far  more  important  on  the  next 


IX   THE    WILDERNESS — THE   THIRD   BATTALION.         187 

day.  The  events  which  led  to  this  action  were  of  a  varied 
character.  It  will  be  remembered  that  both  General  Lee 
and  General  Grant  had  decided  on  an  early  attack  for  the 
morning  of  the  6th.  The  hour  for  Hancock's  advance  had 
been  fixed  at  half- past  4.  But  at  General  Meade's  re 
quest,  a  delay  of  half  an  hour  was  granted  to  perfect  the 
preparations. 

Promptly  at  5  the  divisions  of  Birney  and  Mott,  with 
Getty's  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  temporarily  assigned 
to  Hancock,  and  with  Carroll's  and  Owen's  Brigades  from 
Gibbon's  Division,  all  under  the  command  of  General 
Birney,  rushed  over  their  intrenchments  and  burst  like  a 
whirlwind  upon  the  Confederate  defenses.  The  force  of 
their  attack  could  not  be  resisted,  though  the  contest  was 
close  and  desperate.  Hill's  soldiers  gave  way  and  fled  in 
confusion.  Two  lines  of  intrenchments  were  carried,  colors 
and  prisoners  captured,  and  the  vanquished  driven  back 
more  than  a  mile,  overrunning  General  Lee's  headquarters, 
so  that  the  Commander-in-Chief,  in  his  desperation,  threw 
himself  among  the  troops  to  rally  them. 

But  this  pursuit  had  bred  such  disorder  in  the  Union 
ranks — the  forest  proving  such  an  obstacle  to  the  preserva 
tion  of  the  lines  of  battle — and  General  Wads  worth's  advance 
southward  having  attacked  simultaneously,  for  the  purpose 
of  striking  Hill's  left  flank,  owing  to  the  success  of  the  en 
tire  movement,  had  brought  the  greater  number  of  his  troops 
upon  the  flank  of  Birney' s  command,  mingling  the  two.  A 
halt  was  ordered,  and  General  Birney  directed  the  division 
commanders  to  rectify  their  lines. 

A  second  cause  of  delay  was  the  fact  that  Longs  treet's 
Corps  about  this  time  reached  the  scene  of  action,  and 
entering  vigorously  into  the  fight,  forced  a  part  of  the  line 
back. 

"  The  third,  and  even  more  important  cause,"  says  Gen 
eral  Walker,  "  which  now  operated  to  check  the  course  of 
Hancock's  victory,  and  even  to  turn  it  to  defeat  and  mourn 
ing,  was  a  misunderstanding,  never  before  explained,  between 
himself  and  General  Gibbon,  as  to  the  disposition  to  be 
made  of  the  forces  under  the  command  of  the  latter  officer. 


188  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Even  while  Hancock  was  forming  his  columns  for  attack, 
before  break  of  day,  he  had  been  embarrassed  by  intelli 
gence  from  army  headquarters  that  the  advance  of  Lonu 
street' s  Corps,  instead  of  coming  up  in  rear  and  in  support 
of  Hill,  was  bearing  off  southward,  moving  along  the 
Catharpin  road,  as  if  to  pass  around  our  left  flank  and 
penetrate  into  our  rear  ;  and  he  had  been  especially  warned 
that  in  all  his  arrangements  for  the  day  he  must  provide 
fully  for  the  exigencies  which  might  arise  in  that  quarter. 
Hancock  had  at  his  command  no  means  of  ascertaining  the 
truth  of  the  reports  regarding  Longstreet,  and  was  bound 
to  proceed  as  if  they  might  be  true.  He  accordingly  placed 
General  Gibbon  in  charge  of  the  left,  giving  him  all  the 
artillery  massed  there  and  the  infantry  of  Barlow.  General 
Gibbon,  than  whom  no  man  knew  better  the  use  of  artil 
lery,  disposed  his  great  battery  of  forty  pieces  upon  the  com 
paratively  high  and  clear  ground  which  we  spoke  of  in  con 
nection  with  the  first  day's  fight,  and  placed  his  infantry 
in  position  to  support  the  guns.  Had  Longstreet  indeed 
approached  from  that  quarter  there  is  no  reason  to  doubt 
that  he  would  have  met  a  terrible  repulse." 

General  Gibbon's  troops  and  those  making  the  charge 
under  Birney  were  connected  before  the  latter  moved  for 
ward,  and  owing  to  the  misunderstanding  referred  to,  a  gap 
was  made  in  the  lines  ;  and  the  farther  Birney  advanced  in 
the  charge  the  wider  this  gap  became. 

Kershaw's  Division  of  Longstreet' s  Corps  had  caused 
Birney  considerable  trouble  already,  and  now  there  was  a 
danger  of  the  Confederates  getting  into  this  gap  and  flank 
ing  the  attacking  column. 

It  was  expected  that  Burnside  with  the  Ninth  Corps 
would  make  an  attack  simultaneously  with  Birney,  but 
Burnside' s  reported  movement  proved  to  be  unreal,  and 
news  was  received  that  the  left  of  Warren's  Corps  had 
•  been  driven  from  its  position.  General  Hancock  was  or 
dered  to  send  relief  to  that  part  of  the  field,  lest  the 
enemy  should  penetrate  between  Warren  and  Hancock. 
General  Hancock  understood  that  Barlow,  of  General  Gib 
bon's  Division,  was  to  be  withdrawn  from  the  Brock  road 


IN   THE   WILDERNESS — THE   THIRD    BATTALION.          189 

and  sent  forward  to  the  left  of  the  attacking  column  ;  but 
General  Gibbon  did  not  so  understand. 

Major  Mitchell  (aide  to  General  Hancock),  from  whose 
diary  we  are  permitted  to  quote,  says  :  "At  10.10  A.M. 
General  Gibbon  sent  word  to  General  Hancock  that  there 
was  no  enemy  on  the  Brock  road,  and  also  that  Colonel 
Miles' s  skirmishers  were  engaged  on  our  left  with  the 
enemy' s  dismounted  cavalry  ;  while  further  out  our  cavalry 
was  engaged,  it  was  supposed,  with  Longstreet's  Corps, 
either  at  Todd's  Tavern  or  on  the  Catharpin  road." 

But  it  does  not  appear  from  any  of  General  Gibbon's  re 
ports  that  he  actually  knew  General  Hancock's  purpose 
with  regard  to  the  disposition  of  Barlow's  Division. 

Unfortunately  the  enemy  discovered  the  gap  in  our  line, 
and  where  Barlow's  Division  was  supposed  to  be  by  the 
corps  commander,  four  Confederate  brigades — one  of  Field' s 
Division,  commanded  by  General  G.  T.  Anderson,  one  of 
General  R.  H.  Anderson's  Division,  commanded  by  General 
Mahone,  one  of  Kershaw'  s  Division,  commanded  by  General 
Wofford,  and  one  of  General  Heff's  Division,  commanded 
by  General  Davis — all  moving  by  the  right  flank,  reached  the 
unfinished  railroad,  and  there  formed  line  of  battle  facing 
to  the  north.  At  about  11  o'clock  they  moved  forward 
vigorously  into  this  opening  in  the  Union  lines.  Colonel 
Frank's  Brigade  was  rolled  up  and  thrown  back  in  dis 
order.  A  part  of  Mott's  Division  gave  way,  comprising 
McAllister's  Brigade  ;  and  to  add  to  the  disaster,  Kershaw's, 
Field's,  and  Anderson's  Divisions  in  front  made  an  im 
petuous  charge  directly  upon  our  lines,  forcing  them  back. 
Hancock  saw  the  necessity  of  immediate  and  vigorous 
action.  Mott's  Division  was  falling  away  under  the  ter 
rible  flank  fire.  Wadsworth  had  been  killed  at  the  head  of 
his  troops,  and  Birney's  Division  and  the  other  brigades 
under  him  were  being  worn  out  by  incessant  fighting. 

Down  the  plank-road  the  tide  of  fugitives  poured.  Af 
fairs  were  in  a  truly  desperate  condition.  The  victory  of 
the  morning  would  soon  be  changed  into  a  humiliating  de 
feat.  The  situation  was  such  that  no  general's  personal 
action  could  do  much  toward  putting  enthusiasm  into  his 


190 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


command,  since  from  the  density  of  the  forest  a  general 
officer  could  be  seen  but  a  short  distance,  and  from  the  in 
cessant  roar  of  musketry  and  cannon  his  voice  could  not  be 
heard. 

What  will  save  the  Second  Corps  from  rout  and  annihila 
tion  ? 

The  trenches  along  the  Brock  road,  which  our  troops 
had  passed  out  of,  forcing  the  Confederates  back  in  the 
early  morning,  were  now  tilled  with  the  same  soldiers — vic- 


SECOND    CORPS    BATTERIES    IN   THE    WILDERNESS. 


torious  for  a  brief  time — disheartened  and  many  of  them 
suffering  from  wounds. 

Three  events  served  to  change  the  status  of  the  battle, 
and  if  not  to  give  the  victory  again  to  our  soldiers,  to  at 
least  save  them  from  defeat.  Among  the  wounded  officers 
of  the  morning  was  Colonel  S.  S.  Carroll,  in  command  of 
the  Third  Brigade  of  Gibbon's  Division.  General  Hancock 
meeting  him  with  his  arm  bound  up.  asked  him  whom  he 
wished  to  have  take  command  of  his  brigade  ;  to  which  the 
Colonel  replied  with  animation,  "  I  have  not  yet  left  the 
field  myself,  sir ;"  and  very  fortunately  that  he  did  not. 


IN   THE   WILDERNESS — THE  THIRD    BATTALION.         191 

The  breastworks  had  taken  fire,  and  the  soldiers  within,  in 
places,  were  forced  back  away  from  the  breastworks, 
largely  from  the  fact  that  the  wind  blew  the  smoke  directly 
in  their  faces,  thus  favoring  the  Confederates.  There  had 
been  thus  far  no  actual  break  in  the  line,  but  at  this  junc 
ture  some  of  Mott's  troops  began  to  waver,  and  as  the  Con 
federates  charged,  they  suddenly  gave  way.  Carroll  saw 
this,  and  putting  himself  at  the  head  of  his  brigade,  dashed 
forward  across  the  road  and  encountered  the  Confederates 
in  the  flush  of  victory,  as  they  were  planting  their  standard 
on  the  breastworks.  They  were  hurled  back  over  the  in- 
trenchments  and  driven  in  disorder  down  the  road.  Not 
only  so,  but  at  the  same  instant  Dow's  and  Edgell's  bat 
teries,  which  had  been  placed  in  position,  opened  with  ter 
rific  volleys  of  canister  and  played  upon  the  retiring  col 
umns  with  frightful  slaughter.  General  Walker  says  that 
Brook's  Brigade  also  came  up  on  the  double-quick  from 
the  left,  and  would  have  performed  the  gallant  action  done 
by  Carroll  had  he  been  a  moment  later.  The  batteries  were 
perhaps  the  most  important  factor  in  repelling  the  charge, 
though  the  gallant  action  of  Colonel  Carroll  cannot  be  over 
estimated. 

General  Tidball  says  in  his  report :  "  It  is  impossible  to 
overestimate  the  brave  service  of  these  two  batteries  on  this 
occasion." 

These  two  causes  were  supplemented  by  a  third,  unknown  at 
the  time  on  our  side  of  the  engagement.  It  appears  that  Long- 
street,  in  riding  down  the  front  of  his  own  troops,  through 
a  mistake  received  a  volley  from  the  rear,  severely  wound 
ing  him  and  killing  General  Jenkins.  This  accident  was 
also  a  cause  in  reversing  the  condition  of  affairs  at  the  time. 

It  was  the  fortune  of  our  battalion  to  lie  in  the  rifle-pits 
supporting  the  artillery  the  entire  day,  and  located  as  they 
were  on  the  left  of  the  line,  while  their  danger  did  not 
prove  to  be  imminent,  as  General  Walker  has  suggested, 
the  position  was  one  of  great  importance. 

"  While  lying  under  the  guns  of  one  of  the  batteries  that 
afternoon,"  says  J.  T.  Lock  wood,  "  Colonel  Paul  Frank 
came  riding  along,  and  halting  near  us  remarked, 


192  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

"  '  The  rebels  will  feel  mit  you  poys  apont  4  o'clock  ! ' 

"  Sure  enough,  at  about  the  time  designated  by  this 
unique  though  gallant  prophet,  some  artillery  appeared  on 
a  ridge  in  front,  perhaps  a  quarter  of  a  mile  distant,  unlim- 
bered,  and  proceeded  to  pepper  away  at  us.  Colonel  Tidball 
and  Captain  Miller  were  upon  a  house-top  to  our  left  mak 
ing  observations. 

"  As  soon  as  they  could  get  down  they  came  rushing  over 
to  the  battery  behind  us  and  gave  the  command  to  load. 
Each  of  the  officers  sighted  a  gun,  and  the  second  shot  from 
Colonel  Tidball' s  piece  upset  the  carriage,  and  we  heard  no 
more  from  that  piece  of  artillery." 

As  Lieutenant  More,  of  Company  B,  recalls  this  incident, 
the  officers  were  mounted  and  did  not  dismount,  but  simply 
gave  the  order,  and  the  batterymen  did  the  work  of  dis 
mounting  the  enemy's  cannon.  This  illustrates  how  the 
memory  of  two  persons,  after  the  lapse  of  twenty-five  years, 
may  vary  about  the  same  circumstance.  A  good  many 
other  illustrations  could  be  given. 

This  position  was  retained  by  the  artillery  the  entire  day 
of  the  7th. 

General  Tidball  says  :  "  On  the  7th,  owing  to  the  density 
of  the  woods  in  which  the  battle  was  fought,  the  fighting 
was  confined  almost  exclusively  to  the  infantry.  Soon  after 
daylight  on  the  8th  the  Second  Corps  took  up  the  march, 
and  about  12  M.  arrived  at  Todd's  Tavern,  around  which  it 
strongly  intrenched  itself.  In  the  afternoon  a  body  of  the 
enemy  attacked  Barlow's  Division,  stationed  to  guard  the 
Catharpin  Road.  Roder's  battery  being  in  position  at  this 
point,  was  brought  into  action,  and  did  good  service  in  as 
sisting  to  repulse  the  enemy." 

The  battalion  moved  as  far  as  Todd's  Tavern  that  day,  put 
up  a  heavy  breastwork  to  protect  the  rear,  supported  two 
batteries,  and  then  worked  all  night  in  the  intrenchments. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

SPOTTSYLVANIA. 

HE  primary  purpose  for  which  this  history 
was  written  was  to  present  the  varied 
movements  of  the  Regiment,  its  battal 
ions  and  companies,  during  its  existence 
as  an  organization.  Closely  allied  to  that 
was  the  purpose  of  connecting  these 
movements  with  the  general  movements 
of  the  army,  and  with  the  plans  and  pur 
poses  of  the  several  battles  in  which  our 
boys  were  engaged.  For  the  individual 
soldier  it  was  often  impossible  to  know  the  nature  of  the 
movement  he  was  making,  even  when  engaged  in  a  great 
battle,  and  especially  was  this  the  case  during  the  Wilder 
ness  campaign. 

We  left  our  battalions  on  the  morning  of  the  8th  pursuing 
their  several  ways  in  a  south  or  southeasterly  direction. 
During  the  next  ten  days  there  transpired  a  series  of  battles 
and  labors,  consisting  of  intrenching,  marching,  supporting 
batteries,  and  countermarching  by  night  as  well  as  by  day, 
that  served  to  confuse  every  individual  member  of  the  com 
mand,  until  in  many  cases  no  effort  was  made  to  understand 
where  we  were  going,  or  the  purpose  for  which  we  went. 
We  were  simply  so  many  elements  in  a  machine,  and  our 
movements  were  so  varied,  and  the  surroundings  so  much 
in  keeping  with  our  movements,  that  at  times  it  seemed 
doubtful  to  us  whether  even  those  in  command  understood 
what  it  was  all  about.  And  yet  it  appears  now  that  all  the 
marching  and  working  was  definitely  planned  and  for  a 
definite  purpose. 

We  left  the  First  Battalion  on  the  Chancellorsville  road 
on  the  morning  of  the  8th.  The  Second  Battalion  was 


194  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

located  down  the  Brock  road  with  the  artillery  of  the  Fifth 
Corps,  and  the  Third  Battalion  at  Todd's  Tavern. 

The  general  purpose  of  the  movement  was  to  seize  Spott- 
sylvania  in  advance  of  the  Confederates.  In  the  order  of 
movement  the  Fifth  Corps  was  to  take  the  lead  ;  the  Sixth 
Corps  was  to  follow,  coming  up  by  a  road  to  the  left  of  the 
Brock  road,  and  the  Ninth  Corps  was  to  come  up  to  the  left 
of  the  Sixth,  Hancock  being  located  at  Todd's  Tavern  to 
hold  the  Catharpin  road,  and  thus  to  keep  the  Confeder 
ates  from  attacking  the  moving  columns.  The  base  of  sup 
plies  for  the  army  was  accordingly  changed,  the  Orange  and 
Alexandria  Railroad  abandoned,  and  Fredericksburg  made 
the  base  of  operations. 

GENERAL  MEADE'S  ORDER. 

HEADQUARTERS  ARMY  OF  THE  POTOMAC, 

May  7,  3  P.M. 

The  following  movements  are  ordered  for  to-day  and  to 
night  : 

First.  The  trains  of  the  Sixth  Corps  authorized  to  ac 
company  the  troops  will  be  moved,  at  4  o'clock  P.M.,  to 
Chancellorsville,  and  park  on  the  left  of  the  road,  and  held 
ready  to  follow  the  Sixth  Corps  during  the  night  march. 

Second.  The  trains  of  the  Fifth  Corps  authorized  to  ac 
company  the  troops  will  be  moved,  at  5  o'clock  P.M.,  to 
Chancellorsville,  following  the  Sixth  Corps,  and  parking 
with  them,  and  held  ready  to  follow  those  trains  in  the 
movement  to-night. 

Ttdrd.  The  trains  of  the  Second  Corps  authorized  to  ac 
company  the  troops  will  be  moved,  at  6  o'clock  P.M.,  to 
Chancellorsville,  and  park  on  the  right  of  the  road,  and 
held  ready  to  move  at  the  same  hour  with  the  other  trains, 
by  way  of  Furnace's,  to  Todd's  Tavern,  keeping  clear  of 
the  Brock  road,  which  will  be  used  by  the  troops. 

Fourth.  Corps  commanders  will  send  escorts  with  these 
trains. 

Fifth.  The  reserve  artillery  will  move  at  7  o'  clock,  by 
way  of  Chancellorsville,  Aldrich's,  and  Piney  Branch 
church,  to  the  intersection  of  the  road  from  Piney  Branch 
church  to  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  and  the  road  from 


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Alsop's  to  Block  House,  and  park  to  the  rear  of  the  last- 
named  road,  so  as  to  give  room  for  the  Sixth  Corps. 

Sixth.  At  half -past  8  P.M.,  Major-General  Warren,  com 
manding  Fifth  Corps,  will  move  to  Spottsylvania  Court- 
House,  by  way  of  Brock  road  and  Todd'  s  Tavern. 

Seventh.  At  half -past  8  o'clock  P.M.,  Major-General 
Sedgwick,  commanding  Sixth  Corps,  will  move,  by  the  pike 
and  plank-road,  to  Chancellorsville,  when  he  will  be  joined 
by  the  authorized  trains  of  his  own  corps  and  those  of  the 
Fifth  Corps ;  thence,  by  way  of  Aldrich's  and  Piney 
Branch  church,  to  Spottsylvania  Court-House,  and  the  road 
from  Alsop's  to  Block  House.  The  trains  of  Fifth  Corps 
will  then  join  the  corps  at  Spottsylvania  Court- House. 

Eighth.  Major-General  Hancock,  commanding  the  Sec 
ond  Corps,  will  move  to  Todd's  Tavern,  by  the  Brock  road, 
following  Fifth  Corps  closely. 

Ninth.  Headquarters  during  the  movement  will  be  along 
the  route  of  the  Fifth  and  Sixth  corps,  and  at  the  close  of 
the  movement,  near  the  Sixth. 

Tenth.  The  pickets  of  the  Fifth  and  Sixth  corps  will  be 
withdrawn  at  1  o'clock  A.M.,  and  those  of  the  Second  at 
2  A.M.,  and  will  follow  the  routes  of  their  respective  corps. 

Eleventh.  The  cavalry,  now  under  the  command  of  Col 
onel  Hammond,  will  be  left  by  General  Sedgwick  at  the  old 
Wilderness  Tavern,  and  upon  being  informed  by  General 
Hancock  of  the  withdrawal  of  this  corps  and  pickets,  will 
follow  that  corps. 

Twelfth.  Corps  commanders  will  see  that  the  movements 
are  made  with  punctuality  and  promptitude. 

Thirteenth.  Major- General  Sheridan,  commanding  Cav 
alry  Corps,  will  have  a  sufficient  force,  on  the  approaches 
from  the  right,  to  keep  the  corps  commanders  advised  in 
time  of  the  appearance  of  the  enemy. 

Fourteenth.  It  is  understood  that  General  Burnside's 
command  will  follow  the  Sixth  Corps. 

By  command  of  Major-General  MEADE. 

Warren  did  not  reach  Spottsylvania  as  he  was  directed, 
because  he  was  anticipated  by  the  Confederates,  and  in  the 
attempt  to  capture  the  position,  a  series  of  battles  resulted, 
fought  principally  on  the  8th,  10th,  12th,  and  13th,  in 
which  both  armies  were  engaged,  and  one  of  which  was  not 
surpassed  for  the  frightful  character  of  the  carnage  by  any 
battle  of  the  Civil  War,  if  by  any  in  history. 

Giving  a  synopsis  of  these  general  engagements,  we  will 


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endeavor  to  locate  the  movements  of  the  three  battalions, 
with  regard  to  each. 

General  Anderson,  who  succeeded  Longstreet  in  the  com 
mand  of  that  corps,  had  been  ordered  by  General  Lee  to  pro 
ceed  to  Fredericksburg  on  the  morning  of  the  8th,  and  being 
influenced  by  the  fact  that  the  woods  were  on  fire  in  front 
of  his  corps,  he  determined  to  set  out  on  the  evening  of  the 
7th  and  make  a  night  march  to  his  destination,  as  the  dis 
tance  was  some  fifteen  miles. 

And  so  it  came  about  that  when  General  Warren,  pro 
ceeding  on  the  Brock  road  to  Spottsylvania,  arrived  within 


about  three  miles  of  the  town,  he  encountered  Anderson's 
troops  moving  in  the  direction  of  Fredericksburg.  The 
division  of  Griffin  and  Robinson  on  the  advance,  supposing 
that  there  was  only  a  small  force  in  front,  went  vigorously 
forward,  but  were  repulsed  with  heavy  loss,  General  Robin 
son  being  wounded  severely. 

General  Warren  with  his  staff  arrived  on  the  scene  at  the 
critical  moment  when  Bartlett's  Brigade  of  Griffin's  Division 
had  been  repelled  in  disorder,  one  regiment — the  First 
Michigan — having  lost  more  than  one  third  of  its  numbers 
in  fifteen  minutes,  and  when  Robinson's  Division  on  the 
left  was  giving  way  in  disorder. 


SPOTTSYLVANIA.  197 

General  Warren  was  not  of  an  ardent  temperament.  He 
was  an  excellent  engineer,  and  on  most  occasions  cool  and 
deliberate  in  his  movements  ;  but,  fired  at  the  disorder 
apparent  among  his  troops,  he  galloped  forward,  seized  a 
division  flag,  collected  his  soldiers  about  it,  and  held  the 
position  until  the  remainder  of  the  corps  could  come  up. 
The  battle  had  begun  by  an  engagement  with  the  enemy's 
cavalry,  and  the  infantry  had  moved  forward  until  it  came 
to  a  clearing  on  what  was  known  as  Allsop's  farm.  Here 
the  artillery  of  the  Confederates  was  posted  to  contest  the 
passage  of  the  Ny,  a  small  stream  having  a  wooded  slope 
of  rising  ground  on  the  opposite  side. 

The  artillery  brigade  to  which  our  Second  Battalion  be 
longed  was  posted  on  the  right,  where  it  could  command 
the  artillery  of  the  enemy.  A  vigorous  fire  from  the  bat 
teries  and  a  charge  by  the  infantry — two  fresh  divisions, 
Crawford's  and  Getty's  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  having  arrived 
—carried  the  first  two  lines  of  works,  the  third  line  being 
protected  with  such  strong  intrenchments  that  it  could  not 
be  carried.  This  occurred  on  Sunday  afternoon,  May  8th, 
while  our  Second  Battalion  was  moving  as  support  to  the 
batteries. 

Sunday  Morning,  May  8th. — The  First  Battalion,  after 
marching  all  night  on  a  wood  road  east  of  the  Brock  road, 
cutting  away  brush  and  removing  obstacles  so  that  the 
artillery  could  get  through,  arrived  at  Chancellorsville  a 
little  after  daylight,  and  then  proceeded  on  the  road  to 
Spottsylvania.  We  passed  a  large  body  of  prisoners  on  the 
way  being  escorted  to  Fredericksburg.  Went  into  position 
about  3  P.M.  to  support  batteries.  The  weather  was  very 
warm,  and  many  of  the  battalion  who  had  not  already 
thrown  their  blankets  and  heavy  clothing  away  did  so  on 
this  march.  Slept  on  our  arms.  Company  F  was  sent  on 
the  skirmish  line.  The  battalion  expected  to  march  before 
morning.  In  this,  however,  we  were  happily  disappointed, 
as  the  morning  broke  and  found  us  fast  asleep  on  the 
ground.  May  9th  proved  very  warm  and  oppressive  also. 
The  woods  were  on  fire  in  our  vicinity,  and  the  air  was  filled 
with  the  smoke.  Men  came  in  with  the  sad  intelligence 


198  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

that  our  corps  commander  was  killed  this  morning  ;  the 
circumstances  were  as  follows  : 

On  the  night  of  the  8th  from  the  picket  firing  it  became 
evident  that  Lee  was  concentrating  his  army,  and  when 
morning  dawned  the  evidences  were  complete.  The  Sixth 
Corps,  moving  down  from  Chancellorsville  to  the  support 
of  General  Warren,  was  only  in  part  engaged  in  the  action 
on  Sunday  afternoon,  but  the  next  morning  General  Sedg- 
wick  arrived,  and  began  the  disposition  of  his  troops  on 
General  Warren's  left.  General  Sedgwick  superintended 
the  posting  of  his  artillery  in  person.  While  engaged  in 
placing  a  battery,  some  of  his  men  seemed  to  be  very  timid 
in  regard  to  bullets  which  came  over. 

"  Pooh  !"  said  he,  drawing  himself  up  to  his  fullest 
height,  "  they  could  not  hit  an  elephant  at  that  distance." 

At  that  instant  a  rifle-ball  struck  him  fairly  in  the  fore 
head  and  he  fell  dead. 

A  brave  soldier,  a  skilful  general,  a  noble  man  was  lost 
to  the  army  and  the  nation. 

The  command  of  his  corps  devolved  upon  General  Wright. 
The  9th  was  chiefly  occupied  in  the  arrangement  of  troops. 

In  the  afternoon  of  the  10th  General  Grant,  having  fin 
ished  the  disposition  of  his  army,  ordered  that  a  general 
assault  on  the  enemy's  works  should  take  place  at  5  o'clock. 
All  the  batteries  opened  in  a  terrible  continuous  storm  upon 
the  rebel  position  for  some  three  hours  previous  to  the 
movement.  At  about  4  o'clock  the  Confederates  came  out 
and  forced  Barlow,  who  had  crossed  the  Po  River,  to  recross 
it  and  join  the  main  body.  This  delayed  somewhat  the 
attack,  and  about  half -past  6  o'clock  Generals  Meade  and 
Grant,  with  their  staffs,  surveying  the  field  from  a  com 
manding  eminence,  ordered  the  signal  for  the  advance. 
The  signal  was  twelve  cannon  shots. 

In  front  of  our  First  Battalion,  Colonel  Upton,  with  the 
Vermont  Brigade  of  the  Second  Division,  Sixth  Corps,  and 
some  picked  troops  of  General  Xeal's  command,  moved  for 
ward  with  irresistible  energy.  Cowen's,  McCartney's,  and 
Rhode's  batteries  opened  fire  over  our  heads,  which  was 
kept  up  until  the  moment  arrived  for  the  charge.  Its  ces- 


SPOTTSYLVANIA.  199 

sation  was  the  signal  for  the  infantry  to  advance.  The 
attacking  column  rushed  forward  in  the  face  of  a  terrific 
shower  of  bullets,  and  the  gallant  fellows,  without  firing  a 
shot,  poured  over  the  crest  of  the  Confederate  intrench- 
ments,  and  rushing  along  their  rear,  stampeded  and  drove 
over  the  breastworks  and  into  our  front  about  a  thousand 
of  the  enemy.  Our  battalion  had  only  to  deploy  and  take 
possession  of  them  as  they  came  in,  and  it  was  our  pleasure 
to  guard  them  that  night.  It  did  not  evince  a  very  gener 
ous  spirit,  perhaps,  to  laugh  at  the  poor  Johnnies  as  they 
filed  into  our  works  in  a  state  of  more  or  less  trepidation  ; 
but  it  happened  that  these  men  were  chiefly  from  Gordon's 
Division,  many  of  them  belonging  to  the  Fourth  Georgia, 
and  were  among  those  who  had  flanked  us  in  the  Wilder 
ness.  So  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  they  were  greeted 
with  considerable  banter.  The  writer  conversed  with  sev 
eral  during  the  night — men  of  intelligence,  who  seemed 
greatly  depressed  by  their  fallen  fortunes.  This  was  the 
first  compensation  for  our  loss  on  May  6th  ;  another  came  a 
few  days  later. 

The  struggle  was  continued  along  the  lines  far  into  the 
night,  until  darkness  put  an  end  to  the  conflict.  The  rising 
moon  shone  down  on  a  vast  number  of  dead  and  dying. 
This  capture,  however,  which  included  twelve  cannon,  was 
the  only  success  of  any  importance  achieved  that  day. 

On  the  morning  of  the  same  day  our  Second  Battalion 
was  lying  with  the  trains  on  the  plank-road'  near  Chancel- 
lorsville,  and  at  6.30  they  were  notified  to  be  in  readiness 
to  move  at  a  moment's  notice,  as  an  attack  was  anticipated 
on  the  right  to  capture  the  trains.  They  moved  about  two 
and  one-half  miles  and  every  preparation  was  made,  but  the 
attack  was  a  failure,  and  the  men  were  fortunate  enough  to 
gain  another  night's  rest. 

As  to  the  movements  of  the  Third  Battalion,  another  of 
General  Lee's  corps  had  been  ordered  on  the  8th  to  move  to 
Todd's  Tavern,  with  the  same  purpose  of  going  to  Freder- 
icksburg.  This  was  the  command  of  General  Early.  Early 
reached  the  vicinity  of  Todd's  Tavern,  and  finding  Hancock 
intrenched,  and  not  having  been  ordered  to  make  an  attack, 


200  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

made  no  effort  to  break  through.  One  brigade — that  of 
General  Miles' s  Second  Corps — however,  had  an  encounter 
with  Mahone's  Division  near  Corbin's  Bridge,  in  which 
General  Miles  was  successful  in  beating  back  the  enemy. 
The  Second  Corps  stayed  in  arms  all  the  afternoon,  await 
ing  the  advance  of  the  entire  force  in  their  front,  and  it  was 
fully  expected  that  a  great  battle  would  be  fought  then  and 
there  ;  but  the  sun  went  down,  and  the  anticipated  attack 
was  not  made. 

With  Hancock's  Corps,  as  we  have  seen,  our  Third  Bat 
talion  lay  with  the  artillery  brigade. 

General  Tidball  says  :  "  The  next  day — the  9th — about 
noon  the  corps  moved  forward  about  four  miles  and  took 
up  a  position,  with  the  right  resting  on  the  Po  River,  and 
distant  from  Spottsylvania  Court-House  about  three  miles, 
the  enemy's  trains  and  troops  being  visible,  moving  in  the 
direction  of  Spottsylvania.  Captain  Edgell  placed  his  bat 
tery  in  a  favorable  position,  and  seriously  annoyed  the 
march  of  the  enemy.  During  the  afternoon  Barlow's  Divi 
sion,  accompanied  by  a  section  of  Arnold's  Battery  under 
Lieutenant  Hunt,  crossed  the  Po  and  drove  a  body  of  the 
enemy  from  a  position  on  the  south  bank.  In  the  skirmish 
Lieutenant  Hunt  was  successful  in  driving  from  its  position 
a  battery  of  the  enemy.  Meanwhile  other  batteries  were 
placed  in  position  farther  down  the  river,  and  by  their  fire 
cleared  the  way  for  the  crossing  of  the  remainder  of  the 
corps,  and  by  daylight  on  the  morning  of  the  10th  all  the 
artillery  were  on  the  south  side  ready,  if  necessary,  to  ad 
vance.  Brown's  and  Arnold's  batteries  had  the  evening 
before  accompanied  Barlow's  Division  about  two  miles  on 
the  Spottsylvania  road,  and  there  remained  in  position 
during  the  night.  About  12  M.  on  the  10th  the  corps  was 
ordered  to  recross,  and  I  was  directed,  after  removing  the 
batteries,  to  place  them  in  favorable  positions  for  covering 
the  withdrawal  of  the  infantry.  This  I  did  by  placing 
Edgell's,  Sleeper's,  Brown's,  Roder's,  and  Gillis's  batteries 
on  a  crest  about  five  hundred  yards  distant  from  the  river. 

"  Captain  Arnold,  in  withdrawing  from  his  advanced 
position  with  Barlow's  Division,  having  to  pass  through 


SPOTTSYLVANIA.  201 

thick  woods,  became  so  entangled  with  one  of  his  pieces 
that  before  he  could  extricate  it  by  cutting  out  a  road  the 
infantry  had  retired  beyond  supporting  distance,  and  the 
enemy  coming  upon  him,  he  was  forced  to  leave  it,  although 
by  great  energy  and  daring  he  succeeded  in  bringing  off  his 
limber.  The  loss  of  this  piece  was  more  to  be  regretted 
from  the  fact  that  it  was  the  first  gun  ever  lost  by  the  vet 
eran  Second  Corps.  Under  the  circumstances  no  blame 
whatever  could  be  attached  to  either  Captain  Arnold,  his 
officers,  or  men.  With  the  exception  of  the  derangement 
which  occasioned  the  loss  of  this  gun,  the  withdrawal  of 
the  infantry  was  successive  by  brigades  and  in  good  order, 
but  followed  closely  by  the  enemy.  The  batteries  posted 
on  the  ridge,  as  before  mentioned,  were  in  readiness  to  open 
a  destructive  fire  as  soon  as  the  opposite  ground  should  be 
cleared  of  our  troops,  and  the  enemy  come  within  easy 
range.  General  Birney,  by  changing  the  position  of 
Brown's  Battery,  considerably  diminished  the  development 
of  fire  from  the  other  batteries.  To  correct  as  much  as 
possible  this  error,  Roder's  Battery  and  a  section  of  Gillis's 
was  moved  forward  a  few  hundred  yards,  but  to  a  low  and 
less  favorable  position.  As  soon  as  the  ground  on  the  other 
side  was  cleared  of  our  troops,  Brown,  Roder,  and  Gillis 
opened  fire,  but  being  so  much  lower  than  the  opposite  crest, 
could  not  see  the  plane  beyond  upon  which  the  enemy  were 
advancing." 

Says  E.  B.  A.  Miller,  of  Company  A  :  "  There  was  an 
other  cause  which  operated  for  a  time,  and  which  is  not  in 
cluded  in  General  Tidball'  s  report,  which  served  to  delay 
the  operation  of  Roder's  Battery.  A  sharpshooter,  who 
was  located  in  the  thick  foliage  of  a  large  tree  on  the  edge 
of  the  woods,  about  three  quarters  of  a  mile  distant,  kept 
one  of  the  guns  clear  for  ov^er  an  hour.  Every  man  who 
stepped  to  the  breach  of  the  gun  was  hit  by  a  bullet. 

"  General  Tidball,  riding  along  in  the  ravine  in  the  rear 
of  the  battery,  inquired  why  it  was  silent,  and  was  told  the 
reason.  He  immediately  sent  for  a  rifleman,  who  came  with 
a  globe-sight  rifle,  and  taking  his  position  at  an  adjoining 
embrasure,  said  he  could  locate  the  man,  but  that  the  body 


202  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

of  the  tree  covered  him,  and  it  would  be  necessary  to  attract 
his  attention  and  draw  his  fire.  Accordingly,  a  coat  mounted 
on  a  pole  with  a  hat  on  top  was  thrust  up  near  the  breach 
of  the  gun.  In  two  seconds  a  bullet  passed  through  the 
hat,  and  at  the  same  time  the  Confederate  marksman  ceased 
firing  forever,  and  came  down  out  of  the  tree  ready  for 
burial." 

"These  batteries,"  says  General  Tidball,  "in  this  posi 
tion  were  also  uncovered  to  a  very  annoying  fire  from  a 
battery  of  the  enemy  upon  their  left  flank.  To  silence  this 
battery  I  moved  Edgell's  to  the  left  a  few  hundred  yards, 
where,  joining  its  force  with  that  of  Rittenhouse's  Battery 
of  the  Fifth  Corps,  the  two  soon  drove  off  the  rebel  bat 
tery.  After  the  recrossing  of  all  the  infantry  and  the  re 
moval  of  the  pontoons,  I  withdrew  Brown's,  Roder's,  and 
Gillis's  to  the  crest  before  mentioned,  where,  uniting  their 
fire  with  the  other  batteries,  during  this  and  the  succeeding 
day  they  effectually  guarded  the  right  flank  of  our  army, 
which,  stretching  from  the  Po  to  near  the  Ny  River,  was 
hotly  engaged  with  the  enemy. 

"  In  the  afternoon  of  this  day,  May  10th,  the  enemy  in 
light  force  moved  around  and  threatened  to  cross  the  river 
above  and  endanger  our  rear.  Ames' s  Battery,  with  Colonel 
Allcock's  Battalion  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  was 
moved  back  in  the  direction  to  check  this  movement,  which, 
after  a  slight  skirmish,  was  effected.  While  these  opera 
tions  were  going  on  with  the  batteries  mentioned,  Captains 
Dow  and  Ricketts  had  accompanied  Mott's  Division  to  the 
extreme  left  near  the  Ny  River,  where  they  were  engaged 
and  did  good  service." 

This  action  of  our  Third  Battalion,  checking  as  it  did  the 
movement  of  the  enemy  to  the  rear  of  •  the  army,  was  very 
important,  though  the  risk  was  incurred  of  being  over 
powered  by  a  superior  force  in  the  operation.  Company  A 
had  not  yet  returned  from  picket  duty  when  the  order 
came.  Deployed  as  skirmishers,  Company  G  on  the  right, 
I  in  the  centre,  and  B  on  the  left,  with  Major  Frank  Will 
iams  in  command,  they  moved  through  an  open  field  and 
engaged  the  enemy's  skirmishers,  driving  them  back  into  a 


SPOTTSYLVANIA.  203 

piece  of  woods,  where  our  boys  took  position.  They  held 
their  ground  sufficiently  long  for  the  purpose  in  view,  and 
were  then  withdrawn  by  the  personal  order  of  General  Han 
cock.  When  the  order  came  to  fall  back,  there  were  indi 
cations  that  the  enemy,  who  were  in  force  in  the  woods, 
contemplated  capturing  the  line.  Lieutenant  S.  I.  More, 
who  was  on  the  right  of  Company  B,  gave  the  order  to  rally 
on  the  right.  Then,  after  instructing  the  men  in  a  whisper 
what  to  do,  he  gave  the  orders  in  a  loud  voice  :  "  Fix  bay 
onets — forward — double-quick — charge  !"  But  instead  of 
going  further  into  the  woods,  they  went  exactly  in  the  op 
posite  direction.  When  back  nearly  across  the  lield,  a  strong 
column  of  the  enemy  was  seen  moving  out  of  the  timber 
around  where  our  right  had  been  posted. 

Daybreak  of  the  llth  was  ushered  in  by  sharp  picket 
firing  along  the  lines  of  Warren,  Gibbon,  and  Birney,  but 
the  day  passed  without  severe  fighting.  In  the  afternoon 
it  began  to  rain  very  hard,  the  first  rain  since  we  crossed 
the  Rapidan.  At  first  this  rain  was  hailed  as  a  relief  from 
the  dust  and  heat,  but  after  we  were  thoroughly  soaked  and 
the  shower  changed  to  a  drizzle,  which  continued  all  night, 
our  delight  was  somewhat  modified. 

Quite  naturally,  from  previous  experiences,  attacks  in  the 
rear,  and  especially  upon  the  trains  moving  to  and  from 
Fredericksburg,  were  to  be  expected  ;  and  it  was  probably 
for  this  reason  that  the  Second  Battalion  had  been  kept  so 
far  to  the  rear.  On  the  afternoon  of  the  llth,  probably  for 
a  similar  reason,  our  First  Battalion  received  orders  to 
march,  and  started  in  the  direction  of  Fredericksburg.  Some 
of  the  boys  thought  we  must  have  taken  the  wrong  road, 
as  toward  morning  we  halted,  about-faced,  and  marched 
back  over  the  same  road  we  had  come. 

We  had  drawn  two  days'  rations  at  some  point  on  our 
march,  and  when  we  halted  were  nibbling  the  hard- tack 
and  expecting  to  turn  in  and  have  a  rest,  when  an  order 
came  for  us  to  move  to  the  front.  We  did  so,  going  into 
rifle-pits  in  front  of  several  batteries.  The  cannonading 
which  followed,  which  was  the  heaviest  of  the  campaign  up 
to  that  time,  and  which  was  continued  all  day,  contributed 


204  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

to  very  important  results.  We  quote  an  interesting  account 
of  the  events  from  Major  Mitchell's  journal : 

"May  \\th,  1864. — During  the  afternoon  Colonel  Mor 
gan,  Colonel  Comstock  of  General  Grant's  staff,  Captain 
Nelson,  aide-de-camp,  arid  myself  were  directed  to  proceed 
to  the  left  and  examine  the  ground  in  front  of  Spottsyl- 
vania  as  close  to  the  enemy's  lines  as  practicable,  between 
the  Sixth  and  Ninth  Corps  of  our  army,  where  it  was  in 
tended  to  make  an  assault  with  the  Second  Corps  to-morrow 
morning  at  daybreak.  Accordingly  we  started  in  a  heavy 
rain  and  rode  rapidly  for  several  hours  to  the  left,  Colonel 
Comstock  unfortunately  missing  the  way,  which  carried  us 
to  the  position  of  the  Ninth  Corps  instead  of  to  the  point 
we  were  aiming  at  between  the  Sixth  and  Ninth  Corps,  and 
it  was  nearly  dark  when  we  returned  to  the  proper  point  for 
examination,  where  we  made  as  careful  a  survey  as  possible 
before  night  set  in  close  to  the  enemy's  pickets,  and  fixed 
the  position  of  the  ground  for  the  formation  of  the  troops 
in  our  minds  ;  then  returned  and  reported  to  General  Han 
cock  the  result  of  our  examination  as  to  roads,  etc. 

"  10  P.M. — Corps  moved  (save  Mott's  Division,  which  was 
with  Sixth  Corps)  toward  Brown's  house  near  Ny  River, 
where  we  had  examined  the  ground  in  the  evening.  Night 
exceedingly  dark  and  roads  very  rough  ;  men  tired  and  worn 
out,  but  kept  well  closed  up  and  moved  along  briskly  ;  no 
accidents  save  one,  when  spme  pack-mules,  laden  with  in 
trenching  tools,  ran  away  and  made  some  confusion,  under 
the  supposition  that  we  had  marched  into  the  enemy. 
When  the  troops  arrived  at  the  Brown  House  they  were 
quietly  marched  in  front  of  our  intrenchments  near  to  the 
enemy's  picket  line,  so  as  to  be  ready  for  the  intended 
assault  in  the  morning.  This  was  accomplished  without 
noise  or  confusion,  and  was  most  happily  favored  by  an 
exceedingly  dark  night.  The  men,  too,  knowing  that  we 
were  near  the  enemy  and  that  we  were  engaged  in  a  perilous 
undertaking,  kept  remarkably  quiet  during  the  whole 
movement. 

"  May  \2th,  1864. — Before  daylight  the  troops  were 
formed  for  assault  as  follows  :  Birney's  Division  on  the 


8POTTSYLVANIA.  205 

right  in  two  lines  of  battle,  but  a  few  paces  separated  ;  Bar 
low' s  Division  in  column  of  regiments  doubled  on  the  cen 
tre  ;  Gibbon's  and  Mott's  Divisions  (the  latter  having  joined 
us)  in  the  rear  of  Barlow  and  Birney  in  two  lines  of  battle, 
each  division  with  but  very  short  intervals,  this  making 
almost  a  solid  rectangular  mass  of  nearly  twenty  thousand 
men  to  hurl  upon  the  enemy's  works  as  soon  as  it  should 
be  sufficiently  light  for  our  purpose.  A  dense  fog  fell  be 
fore  daylight,  and  we  all  stood  shivering  with  cold  and  wet 
until  4.30  A.M.,  when  the  fog  lifted  somewhat,  and  the  com 
mand  was  given  to  advance.  The  whole  corps  stepped 
off  at  the  same  moment,  and  in  about  three  hundred 
yards  marched  over  the  enemy's  pickets,  who  were  so 
astounded  at  our  appearance  marching  on  them  out  of  the 
fog  that  they  never  fired  a  shot  nor  did  we,  but  moved 
right  over  them.  The  first  fire  we  received  was  from  the 
picket  reserve  stationed  at  the  Landrum  House,  about  half 
way  between  the  point  at  which  we  formed  for  the  as 
sault  and  the  enemy's  works.  Their  fire  killed  Colonel 
Strieker,  Second  Delaware  Volunteers,  and  a  few  men  ;  a 
regiment  was  sent  to  disperse  them,  and  our  column  kept 
on  to  capture  the  works,  which  we  found  to  be  about  one 
half  mile  from  our  point  of  formation.  The  ground  was 
open  and  rolling  from  the  Landrum  House  to  the  works, 
and  the  troops  dashed  over  it  in  fine  style,  not  meeting  a 
heavy  fire  until  when  within  about  three  hundred  yards  ; 
the  Irish  Brigade  then  gave  a  wild  cheer,  a.nd  immediately 
the  enemy  opened  a  tremendous  fire  of  musketry  on  us  over 
the  parapets  with  some  artillery  ;  but  nothing  could  now 
stop  our  men,  who  rushed  up  to  the  works,  and  tearing  the 
abatis  away  with  their  hands,  poured  in  like  a  great  wave, 
driving  the  enemy  out  pell-mell  with  clubbed  muskets  and 
bayonets,  capturing  twenty  pieces  of 'artillery  and  nearly 
four  thousand  prisoners — nearly  the  whole  of  the  cele 
brated  '  Stonewall '  Brigade  ;  also  capturing  Major-General 
Edward  Johnson,  commanding  a  division,  and  Brigadier- 
General  George  H.  Stewart,  commanding  brigade.  General 
Stewart  surrendered,  I  believe,  to  Colonel  Beaver,  One  Hun 
dred  and  Forty-eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  The 


206  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

prisoners  got  mixed  up  among  our  own  men  in  the  works, 
and  were  dodging  in  all  directions  from  the  bullets  of  their 
friends,  who  were  firing  upon  us  as  they  fell  back.  In  the 
midst  of  this  confusion  and  crowd  a  soldier  attracted  my 
attention  by  shouting  out  to  me,  '  Major  Mitchell,  here  is  a 
rebel  general.'  I  at  once  rode  up  to  General  Stewart,  who 
gave  me  his  name  and  rank,  and  I  directed  a  captain  of 
the  Fifty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers  to  conduct  him 
to  General  Hancock.  When  Stewart  was  taken  to  the  Gen 
eral,  the  latter,  who  knew  him  before  the  war,  held  out  his 
hand,  saying,  '  How  are  you,  Stewart  ? '  The  latter  replied, 
*  Under  the  circumstances  I  decline  to  take  your  hand.' 
'  And  under  any  other  circumstances  I  should  not  have 
offered  it,'  said  General  Hancock. 

"  When  we  had  earned  the  first  line  of  works  we  con 
tinued  to  drive  the  enemy  until  about  5.30  A.M.,  when  we 
came  to  a  second  line  of  intrenchments,  when  the  enemy 
rallied  their  broken  lines,  and  being  heavily  re-enforced, 
they  compelled  our  troops  to  retire  to  the  first  line  we  had 
carried,  and  thereby  lost  to  us  about  twenty  additional 
pieces  of  artillery  we  had  captured  between  their  first  and 
second  line  ;  we,  however,  got  twenty  pieces  off  the  field, 
and  held  them." 

This  fierce  battle,  which  opened  so  auspiciously  for  us, 
became  general  along  the  whole  line.  The  Sixth  Corps,  on 
Hancock's  right,  moved  forward  as  an  offset  to  a  division 
from  Hill  and  Longstreet,  who  had  come  to  the  support  of 
Ewell.  The  Fifth  Corps,  also  on  the  right,  became  hotly 
engaged,  as  well  as  the  Ninth  Corps  on  the  left.  The  con 
test  settled  down  to  a  desperate  struggle  for  the  crest  of 
the  salient  lying  between  the  angles  east  and  west.  Just 
think  of  it ;  for  fourteen  hours  almost  continuously  charge 
and  countercharge  followed  each  other  ;  in  hand-to-hand 
conflicts  the  infantry,  like  tigers  at  bay,  were  repeatedly 
engaged,  while  from  dawn  till  the  darkness  came  on  the 
ground  was  swept  by  a  tempest  of  cannon-shot  and  shell 
which  shrieked  through  the  ranks  as  if  impelled  by  some 
awful  demon  of  destruction.  The  carnage  was  most  fright 
ful.  Often  the  wounded  lay  in  hideous  heaps  buried  under 


LIEUT.  TiiRoooitE  PKICE,  MAJ.  ULYSSES  DOUBLEDAY,  CAPT.  WM.  B.  KXOWER, 

Brevet  Major,  U.  S.  V.  Brevet  Brig.-Gen.,  U.  S.  V.  Brevet  Major,  U.  S.  V. 

LIEUT.  F.  B.  LITTLEFIELD,  LIEUT.  ULYSSES  D.  EDDY.  LIEUT.  WM.  M.  WATERBURY. 

Brevet  Captain  and  Major,  U.  8.  V. 

CAPT.  EDWARD  C.  KNOWER.  LIEUT.  WM.  A.  FLINT.  CAPT.  JOHN  B.  VANDEWIELE. 


SPOTTSYLVANIA.  209 

the  dead  ;  and  still  the  missiles  came,  tearing  the  defenses 
into  fragments,  and  again  and  again  ploughing  through  the 
corpses  of  the  fallen.  The  forest  trees  were  mangled  and 
even  cut  in  twain  by  bullets,  and  the  ground  was  red  with 
human  blood.  Even  after  nightfall  men  would  rise  from 
one  side  of  the  intrenchments  and  thrust  their  bayonets  or 
iire  directly  into  the  faces  of  their  antagonists  on  the  other 
side.  Prisoners  were  made  by  grappling  and  pulling  them 
over  the  logs.  All  day  a  procession  of  blue  coats,  spotted 
here  and  there  with  gore  or  with  blood-covered  faces,  went 
pouring  to  the  rear.  Brigades  with  half  their  numbers 
gone  were  relieved  by  others  to  share  a  similar  fate.  Nine 
o'clock  came,  and  still  the  light  went  on.  Ten  o'clock,  and 
still  the  rage  of  rebel  and  Yank  seemed  unassuaged.  Eleven 
o'clock,  and  still  Hancock,  with  his  men  four  ranks  deep, 
was  holding  the  trenches  against  the  foe.  Not  till  after 
midnight  was  the  bloody  day's  work  done.  The  rain  was 
still  falling  upon  that  field  incarnadine.  Tired  nature's 
orders  were  at  last  obeyed,  but  thousands  were  resting 
whom  the  bugle-call  of  Gabriel  can  only  wake  again. 

Our  own  experience  that  day  seems  tame  beside  that  of 
the  men  whose  fortunes  have  been  described.  We  of  the 
First  Battalion  were  lying  under  the  cannon  in  the  muddy 
trenches.  A  little  after  dark  we  were  relieved  and  moved 
back  near  a  grove,  and  quickly  had  put  up  our  shelter- 
tents,  and  though  thoroughly  wet,  were  soon  under  their 
meagre  shelter  and  asleep,  not  having  slept  in  forty-eight 
hours.  Some  of  the  officers  it  proved  were  not  asleep,  but 
had  lighted  lamps  or  candles  ;  for  about  11  o'clock  shell 
began  to  explode  among  our  tents,  and  bullets  to  whizz 
through.  We  moved  out  without  orders  very  lively.  The 
battalion  got  separated.  The  writer,  moving  along  in  the 
rain  half  asleep,  noticed  an  object  which  appeared  to  be  a 
11  Kin  asleep  under  a  tree,  raised  up  his  blanket  and  crawled 
in,  putting  his  own  rubber  blanket  over  both.  Slept  till 
daylight,  and  found  the  other  party  was  Major  Sears,  com 
manding  the  battalion. 

Our  Second  Battalion  started  from  their  position  on 
the  Chancellorsville  road  on  the  afternoon  of  the  llth, 


210  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

and  made  an  all-night's  march  through  the  mud  to  the 
front. 

Says  Warren  Works  :  "  The  rain  came  down  in  torrents, 
making  about  one  foot  of  mud  of  that  mortar-like  consis 
tency  which  Virginia  mud  is  famous  for.  One  incident  I 
remember,  that  of  marching  by  a  hospital  and  some  ampu 
tating  tents,  where  we  saw  a  couple  of  piles  of  legs  and 
arms,  I  think  four  or  five  feet  high.  One  comrade  of  a 
philosophic  turn  said  there  would  be  likely  to  be  confusion 
when  each  man  came  to  claim  his  own  limb  on  the  Day  of 
Judgment." 

Says  Corporal  Cooley,  of  Company  C  :  "  The  morning  of 
May  12th,  at  early  dawn,  found  us  in  rear  of  the  Second 
Corps  across  the  Ny  River.  When  the  charge  was  made 
we  were  started  for  the  front  at  a  double-quick.  We 
crossed  the  river  at  a  ford  in  rear  of  the  Landrum  House, 
water  about  knee-deep.  When  we  got  up  near  the  rebel 
line  we  met  an  ambulance  under  guard  of  three  or  four  of 
Hancock's  mounted  orderlies,  containing  the  rebel  Generals 
Johnson  and  Stewart.  Some  four  thousand  prisoners  were 
being  got  in  line,  and  perhaps  eighteen  or  twenty  pieces  of 
artillery  were  being  run  over  the  rebel  breastwork,  and  a 
little  to  the  rear  they  were  left  in  front  of  the  Landrum 
House.  We  took  position  near.  Soon  troops  from  the 
Sixth  Corps  came  up,  and  we  were  moved  off  to  the  right 
and  a  little  in  rear  of  where  the  Fifth  Corps  joined  the  Sec 
ond,  on  a  slightly  higher  ground  in  an  open  field.  General 
Warren  established  his  headquarters  a  few  rods  in  our  rear, 
and  a  telegraph  wire  was  run  up  to  it.  We  were  in  plain 
sight  of  the  desperate  fight  going  on,  the  rebels  trying 
to  recover  the  works  captured.  Our  men  had  turned  the 
rifle-pit  to  face  the  other  way — in  fact,  it  faced  both  ways. 
The  rebs  had  used  logs  where  they  were  to  be  had,  and 
then  dug  down  to  the  hard  pan,  which  was  not  more  than 
eight  or  ten  inches  below  the  surface,  and  thrown  the  dirt 
over  in  front — to  get  dirt  enough  they  had  dug  back  on 
top  of  hard  pan  about  four  feet.  Our  men  dug  and  threw 
up  from  the  opposite  side  with  cups,  bayonets,  and  any 
thing  at  hand  that  moved  dirt.  Both  sides  of  this  rifle-pit 


SPOTTSYLVANIA.  211 

was  occupied  by  men  trying,  with  all  the  power  they  had, 
to  take  the  life  of  those  on  the  other  side.  Dead  and 
wounded  men  were  very  plenty.  Ammunition,  as  I  saw  it, 
was  carried  in  from  the  right  in  haversacks  and  rubber 
blankets,  the  men  stooping  and  crawling  under  cover  of  the 
breastwork.  We  occupied  this  position,  lying  down,  until 
dark.  A  battery  got  our  range,  or  rather  that  of  Warren's 
headquarters,  and  threw,  I  thought,  tons  of  railroad  iron 
just  a  few  feet  over  our  heads.  I  presume  they  were  long 
rifle  shot ;  many  of  them  would  go  end  over  end,  and  scream 
like  the  very  devil  when  they  struck  the  timber  in  our  rear. 
The  air  was  full  of  splinters  and  limbs,  and  the  worst  racket 
I  ever  heard,  I  think.  We  hugged  the  ground  very  closely. 
General  Warren  had  to  move,  and  then  they  let  up  on  us  a 
little.  It  began  to  rain,  and  the  struggle  over  the  captured 
works  was  kept  up  late  into  the  night.  After  dark  we 
moved  back  into  the  timber  and  lay  down,  expecting  to  get 
some  sleep.  It  seemed  to  me  as  if  I  had  not  slept  a  wink 
for  a  week.  In  a  few  minutes  we  were  ordered  to  pack  up 
and  fall  in  and  not  to  make  any  noise — to  speak  only  in  a 
suppressed  voice.  We  started  in  two  ranks  off  to  our  left 
through  the  woods,  following,  as  we  learned  the  next  day, 
the  Ninth  Corps,  who  were  taking  ground  to  the  left  in 
order  to  turn  Lee's  right  flank.  The  night  was  dark  and 
wet ;  in  the  timber  it  was  almost  black.  Our  two  ranks  soon 
reduced  itself  to  one,  each  man  as  close  to  his  file-leader  as 
possible.  We  stumbled  against  trees,  fell  over  logs,  and 
bruised  ourselves  without  complaint ;  but  soon  out  of  the 
darkness  ahead  came  suppressed  ejaculations  and  exclama 
tions  that  bordered  very  close  on  to  the  profane  ;  slowly  it 
travelled  down  the  line,  or  rather  we  travelled  toward  it. 
The  first  explanation  I  received  was  a  terrible  slap  from  a 
young  and  tough  sapling  that  had  sprung  up  from  between 
the  legs  of  the  man  in  front  of  me,  just  missing  my  face,  and 
hitting  me  on  the  shoulder.  I,  like  every  other  man, 
divined  the  source  of  the  profanity  instantly,  and  Fred 
Cooley,  who  was  following  me,  got  a  terrible  whack  in  the 
face.  Lieutenant  Doubleday,  who  was  behind  him,  a  slight- 
built  young  man,  was  very  nearly  knocked  out — that  is, 


212  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

I  judge  so  from  the  language  that  followed.  Before  morn 
ing  the  impression  prevailed  that  no  one  knew  where  we 
were  or  what  our  destination  was.  Without  orders  we 
dropped  on  the  ground  and  fell  asleep.  At  daylight  we 
found  not  many  rods  distant  from  the  place  -where  we 
started." 

Our  Third  Battalion,  under  Lieutenant- Colonel  Allcock, 
on  the  10th  moved  from  the  place  on  Hart's  farm,  where 
they  had  bivouacked  the  previous  night  about  9  A.M.,  to 
the  bank  of  the  Ny  River.  The  Confederates  were  reported 
to  be  advancing  to  cross  the  stream.  About  4  P.M.  Com 
pany  A  was  sent  out  to  destroy  the  bridge,  which  they  suc 
ceeded  in  doing  under  severe  fire.  The  other  three  com 
panies  were  deployed  as  skirmishers,  the  right  resting  on 
the  river,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  it.  Having  no  sup 
port,  they  were  ordered  by  General  Hancock  personally, 
who  surveyed  the  position,  to  retire,  and  accordingly  with 
drew  under  a  sharp  fire  from  the  enemy's  skirmishers. 

The  battalion  movements  for  the  days  following  are  re 
ferred  to  in  General  Tidball's  account  of  the  brigade  move 
ments.  He  says : 

"  During  the  night  of  the  llth  the  Second  Corps  moved 
round  in  rear  of  the  Fifth  and  Sixth  Corps,  for  the  purpose 
of  assaulting  the  enemy's  works  near  the  Ny  River,  known 
as  Hancock's  salient.  The  batteries,  under  my  direction, 
were  assembled,  and  marched  by  a  road  still  farther  to  the 
rear,  and  before  daylight  had  reached  the  prescribed  posi 
tion,  and  held  so  as  to  cover  any  disaster  or  follow  up  suc 
cess.  At  dawn  of  day  on  the  12th  a  charge  was  made  upon 
a  salient  of  the  enemy's  works  and  proved  eminently  suc 
cessful,  capturing  a  large  number  of  prisoners,  with  twenty- 
one  pieces  of  artillery,  nine  caissons,  three  extra  limbers, 
and  a  large  number  of  artillery  horses.  I  immediately 
brought  up  Arnold's,  Ames's,  Brown's,  Dow's,  and  Rick- 
ett's  batteries  and  placed  them  in  position  on  either  side  of 
the  Landrum  House,  in  the  only  available  position  for  as 
sisting  our  troops,  who  were  becoming  hotly  pressed  by  the 
enemy,  who  had  now  rallied,  and  were  bringing  up  heavy 
forces  for  the  recovery  of  the  works  just  captured.  Some 


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of  the  captured  pieces  were  turned  by  our  infantry  upon 
the  enemy,  but,  for  the  better  service  of  these  pieces,  I 
called  for  and  immediately  received  volunteers  from  Ames's 
Battery,  who,  carrying  with  them  lanyards  and  friction 
primers,  soon  worked  the  guns  with  telling  effect.  Captain 
Miller,  my  inspector  of  artillery,  immediately  set  about 
collecting  and  hauling  off  the  captured  guns,  caissons,  and 
limbers. 

"  I  advanced  Arnold's  Battery,  and  placed  it  in  position 
near  the  apex  of  the  salient.  A  section  of  Brown' s  Bat 
tery,  under  Lieutenant  Brown,  was  placed  immediately  at 
the  apex,  and  another  of  Ames' s  Battery,  under  Lieutenant 
McClellan,  farther  to  the  right  in  the  abatis.  The  enemy, 
pressing  back  our  line  of  infantry,  forced  the  latter  to  occupy 
the  reverse  side  of  the  works.  The  enemy,  having  his  line 
of  battle  not  over  three  hundred  yards  from  the  battery  and 
sections  just  mentioned,  poured  into  them  heavy  volleys  of 
musketry,  which  were  replied  to  with  canister,  until  the 
latter  became  exhausted,  and  then  with  shot  and  shell. 
Too  much  praise  cannot  be  awarded  to  the  officers  and  men 
wrho,  for  a  considerable  portion  of  the  day,  worked  these 
guns  unprotected  and  uncovered  under  this  terrible  fire. 
The  position  of  things  having  somewhat  changed  during 
the  day,  these  pieces  were  withdrawn  to  an  artillery  line 
formed  in  front  of  the  Landrum  House,  at  a  distance  of 
about  one  thousand  yards  from  the  infantry  line  of  battle, 
it  being  impossible  to  post  the  batteries  nearer  in  conse 
quence  of  intermediate  low  ground.  From  this  position  the 
batteries  kept  up  a  constant  flight  of  solid  projectiles  over 
our  line,  so  as  to  reach  masses  of  the  enemy  beyond. 

11  Soon  after  the  capture  of  the  works  in  the  morning- the 
Sixth  Corps  came  up  to  take  position  on  the  right  of  the 
Second,  but,  being  without  its  artillery,  Colonel  Tompkins, 
commanding  the  artillery  of  that  corps,  requested  of  me  a 
battery.  I  accordingly  sent  him  Gillis,  who  placed  himself 
in  a  favorable  position  a  few  hundred  yards  to  the  right  of 
where  I  had  the  other  batteries,  near  the  Landrum  House. 
After  occupying  this  position  for  some  time,  Colonel  Upton, 
commanding  a  brigade  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  being  hotly  en- 


214  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

gaged  at  the  point  so  severely  fought  for  throughout  the 
day,  requested  Lieutenant  Gillis  to  send  him  a  section  of 
his  battery,  which  he  did.  Lieutenant  Metcalf  command 
ing  it,  placed  it  within  three  hundred  yards  of  the  enemy, 
posted  at  this  point  behind  his  breastworks,  and  opened  lire. 
The  enemy  at  the  same  time  mounted  their  parapet  to  make 
a  charge.  Lieutenant  Metcalf  poured  into  them  double 
charges  of  canister. "  Most  of  his  men  were  disabled,  and  it 
was  impossible  for  him  to  work  his  guns  from  the  miry 
nature  of  the  ground,  softened  as  it  was  by  the  falling  rain. 
It  was  also  impossible  to  furnish  cannoneers  to  serve  guns  in 
such  a  vortex  of  fire.  He  therefore  ordered  up  his  limbers 
to  remove  his  pieces,  but  before  this  could  be  done  nine  of 
his  horses  were  shot  down.  He  then  obtained  infantry,  who 
succeeded  in  dragging  his  guns  a  few  yards  to  the  rear, 
where  they  remained  until  evening.  His  limbers  he  did  not 
recover  until  the  next  morning.  Lieutenant  Gillis  being 
himself  slightly  though  painfully  wounded,  and  his  battery 
well-nigh  exhausted,  I  replaced  it  by  Roder' s,  and  sent 
Colonel  Allcock's  Battalion  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Artil 
lery  to  intrench  and  support  it.  From  this  position  Roder 
did  good  service  in  frustrating  the  enemy's  attempts  to 
bring  up  his  batteries.  In  consequence  of  the  mud  caused 
by  the  rain,  which  was  falling  nearly  all  day,  it  was  exceed 
ingly  difficult  to  move  and  serve  artillery.  This  day's  bat 
tle,  which  commenced  with  the  successful  charge  of  the 
Second  Corps  at  dawn  of  day,  ended  only  at  nightfall. 
During  the  night  the  enemy  retired  a  few  hundred  yards 
and  intrenched  a  new  line,  which,  however,  was  not  at 
tacked  the  next  day — May  13th. 

"  Meanwhile  the  remainder  of  the  army,  having  changed 
from  its  position  on  the  right  of  the  Second  Corps,  in  rear 
across  the  N"y,  left  the  right  of  the  Second  Corps  exposed. 
To  provide  against  this,  the  right  was  drawn  back  and 
strongly  intrenched,  and  in  an  open  field  upon  this  line  I 
posted  Roder,  Gillis,  Edgell,  and  Sleeper,  who  were  pro 
tected  by  strong  works  thrown  up  by  Colonel  Allcock's 
Battalion,  which  remained  as  a  support.  During  the  night 
of  the  13th  and  morning  of  the  1 4th  the  entire  corps  with- 


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drew,  and  crossing  the  Ny,  marched  about  four  miles  and 
encamped  on  the  Fredericksburg  and  Spottsylvania  road. 

"  On  the  17th  Roder,  Edgell,  and  Sleeper  returned,  with 
Gibbon's  Division,  to  the  right  near  the  l  Deserted  House,' 
from  whence,  after  a  little  unimportant  firing,  they  returned 
to  the  Fredericksburg  road.  During  the  night  of  the  17th 
the  Second  and  Sixth  Corps  returned,  and  early  in  the 
morning  of  the  18th  recrossed  the  Ny  near  the  Landrum 
House,  and  reoccupied  the  positions  taken  from  the  enemy 
on  the  12th.  The  batteries  of  the  Sixth  Corps  not  having 
yet  come  up,  at  the  request  of  Colonel  Tompkins,  com 
manding  the  artillery  of  that  corps,  I  sent  Edgell,  who, 
placing  his  battery  on  a  commanding  hill  on  the  extreme 
right,  was  successful  in  dislodging  an  enfilading  battery  of 
the  enemy.  Roder,  Ames,  and  Brown  were  placed  in  posi 
tion  around  the  breastworks  captured  on  the  12th,  and  dur 
ing  the  day  had  spirited  contests  with  batteries  of  the 
enemy.  In  the  morning  Captain  Chase,  Assistant- Adjutant- 
General  on  my  staff,  received  a  wound  in  the  hand  from  a 
fragment  of  shell,  which  disabled  him  for  service  in  the 
field.  During  the  night  the  troops  were  withdrawn  to  the 
north  side  of  the  Ny,  and  the  Artillery  Brigade,  marching 
about  five  miles,  went  into  camp  near  Anderson's  Mills,  dis 
tant  from  Spottsylvania  about  two  miles." 

On  the  morning  of  the  13th  our  First  Battalion,  if  its 
condition  could  be  estimated  by  that  of  the  writer,  must 
have  arisen  "  cold,  wet,  hungry,  and  mad  ;"  for  that  is  the 
record  of  his  state  that  morning  after  his  night's  rest  with 
the  Major — a  condition  not  allayed  till  we  had,  despite  of 
the  rain,  a  huge  fire  started  of  rails  and  logs,  and  had 
consumed  an  indefinitely  large  amount  of  hard-tack,  salt 
pork,  and  coffee.  Men  came  straggling  in  all  day.  We 
had  orders,  and  began  to  move  about  9  o'clock  P.M.  ; 
marched  all  night  through  the  mud,  the  only  delay  being 
toward  morning,  when  a  wagon  got  stuck  near  a  bridge. 
The  morning  of  the  14th  found  us  out  of  rations.  Men 
were  sent  back  to  bring  up  the  wagon,  and  returned  with 
out  it.  It  came  about  4  P.M.  From  our  camp  we  had  a 
good  view  of  an  artillery  duel.  Pitched  tents  and  slept 


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HKAVT    GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 


very  well.  On  the  15th  we  constructed  a  road  and  built 
several  bridges.  At  about  4  P.M.  fell  in  line  in  the  midst 
of  a  heavy  shower,  and  marched  to  the  left.  A  ration  of 
whiskey  was  dealt  out  at  night.  Also  marched  the  night 
of  the  17th,  when  we  found  ourselves  lost,  threw  out 
a  picket  line  and  slept  till  morning,  when  we  retraced 
our  course.  A  battle  was  in  progress,  and  our  battalion  was 
moving  into  the  front  when  halted  by  an  aide  and  sent 
back.  This  battle  was  an  assault  by  the  Second  Corps  on 
the  works  in  its  front,  and  though  a  gallant  action,  was 
unsuccessful. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 


MAT   19TH — BATTERIES   D,  H,    AND  K. 


O  the  student  of  military  history  the  name 
Spottsylvania  will  always  be  a  synonym 
for  fierce  and  bloody  fighting.  Of  the 
principal  battles  fought  there,  those  on 
May  8th,  10th,  12th,  and  18th  have  al 
ready  been  referred  to. 

It  remains  to  consider  the  battle  of  the 
19th,  in  which  the  batteries  above  named 
played  a  very  important  part. 

Accustomed  to  being  ordered  every 
where  and  anywhere,  and  to  the  performance  of  all  manner 
of  work,  though  still  belonging  to  Colonel  Wainwright's 
Artillery  Brigade  of  the  Fifth  Army  Corps,  they  had  on  the 
18th  inst.  been  temporarily  attached  to  Colonel  Kitching's 
Brigade  of  the  Artillery  Reserve,  then  lying  in  the  rear  of 
the  army  on  the  Fredericksburg  road.  On  the  morning  of 
that  day  the  battalion  broke  camp  at  daylight  and  moved 
to  the  front  of  the  house,  whence  the  Confederates  had 
been  driven  out  by  General  Tidball'  s  batteries.  There  was 
considerable  cannonading  and  musketry  going  on  at  that 
time.  This  abated  about  7  o'clock,  but  the  men  were  kept 
in  position  until  some  time  in  the  afternoon,  when  the  bat 
talion  returned  to  the  camping  ground  of  the  previous 
night,  having  marched  some  five  miles. 

The  command  had  been  so  shifted  about  for  several  days 
that  there  had  not  been  opportunity  to  kill  the  ox  assigned 
for  beef  rations.  On  the  morning  of  the  19th  inst.  the  three 
companies  were  detailed  for  picket,  which  was  considered 
fortunate,  as  it  gave  them  the  desired  opportunity  of  secur 
ing  fresh  beef. 
The  Fredericksburg  road,  as  it  leaves  Spottsylvania  Court- 


218  HEAVY   GUNS    AND    LIGHT. 

House,  runs  northeast,  and  the  right  of  our  line  of  battle, 
General  Warren's  Corps,  lay  across  this  road  about  one 
mile  from  the  Court-House.  Fully  a  mile  farther,  chiefly 
on  the  east  side  of  the  road,  many  of  the  supply  trains  were 
parked  as  well  as  artillery,  and  about  this  point  on  the  west 
side  of  the  road  our  picket  line  was  located  at  a  distance  of 
perhaps  three  quarters  of  a  mile  from  the  road. 

The  early  dawn  of  the  19th  inst.  found  the  batteries  about 
half  a  mile  from  the  Corduroy  Bridge  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Fredericksburg  road.  The  ox  had  been  driven  around 
so  many  days  that  he  had  become  quite  a  pet  with  the  boys, 
and  some  one  remarked  thai  it  seemed  a  pity  to  slaughter 
the  old  fellow. 

"  Get  tin'  tender-hearted,  eh?"  said  the  butcher;  "I 
shouldn't  wonder  if  you  fellers  would  be  a-killin'  men  afore 
night." 

Their  compunctions  of  sympathy  for  the  ox  being  duly 
satisfied  by  the  excellent  beef  allotted  each  man,  which  was 
divided,  cooked,  and  eaten — the  greater  part  between  day 
light  and  sunrise — they  moved  up  toward  Fredericksburg  a 
little  ways  and  took  position.  Company  D  and  about  half 
of  Company  K  deployed  on  the  skirmish  line,  and  the  re 
mainder  of  Company  K,  with  Company  H,  were  held  as 
reserve.  On  our  left  was  a  regiment  supposed  to  be  the 
Fifteenth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  reaching,  as  was  sup 
posed,  to  the  Ny  River.  But  this  seems  to  be  in  doubt. 
There  were  no  troops  on  our  right,  and  Battery  D  was  the 
right  of  the  line. 

It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  the  whole  army  had  now 
left  their  intrenchments  before  Spottsylvania,  and  were 
south  of  the  Ny.  except  the  Fifth  Corps,  which,  as  already 
stated,  formed  the  right,  and  had  an  intrenched  line  a  little 
above  where  the  Fredericksburg  road  crosses  the  Ny,  and 
the  Second  Corps,  which  was  lying  farther  south  near  An 
derson's  mill;  Tyler's  Division  of  Heavy  Artillery,  which 
had  just  been  attached  to  the  Second  Corps,  was  lying 
farthest  away,  east  of  the  Fredericksburg  road. 

A  wagon  train  was  moving  on  this  road  as  the  boys  ad 
vanced  to  the  picket  posts. 


MAY    19TH — BATTERIES    D,    H,    AND   K.  219 

The  centre  of  the  line  was  in  front  of  two  log  houses  ;  one 
of  them  was  called  "  the  old  house,"  and  owned  by  Miss 
Susan  Alsop.  A  lane  led  back  to  one  of  these,  and  between 
this  house  and  our  line  was  a  fine  spring  of  water. 

A  little  farther  on  a  small  stream  ran  through  a  swale. 
On  the  higher  ground  beyond  was  a  log-house  with  a  door 
facing  our  way,  which  was  used  for  picket  headquarters. 
Beyond  us  was  an  open  meadow,  probably  sixty  rods  wide, 
then  timber.  Our  line  was  on  the  west  side  of  this  creek, 
with  the  reserve  at  the  spring.  Parallel  with  the  creek,  and 
commencing  at  the  spring,  was  a  slight  ridge,  and  also  a 
little  valley  between  that  and  the  log-house  in  the  rear. 
The  field  next  to  this  house  was  planted  with  corn,  which 
was  up  so  that  the  rows  and  hills  could  be  plainly  seen. 
On  the  top  of  a  little  ridge  commencing  at  the  spring  was  a 
small  growth  of  timber,  and  on  the  slope  toward  the  creek 
pine  bushes  had  grown  up  so  as  partly  to  cover  the  ground. 

Company  K,  on  the  left,  crossed  a  low  miry  swamp,  which 
was  filled  thick  with  cat'  s-tails  and  flags,  after  which  they 
halted,  forming  a  line  across  the  clearing,  which  was  much 
in  the  shape  of  a  horseshoe,  the  line  facing  west,  with  timber 
on  three  sides,  stretching  across  the  heel  of  the  horseshoe. 
The  posts  were  formed  at  intervals  of  five  or  six  rods,  with 
five  men  on  a  post.  There  were  two  old  tumble-down 
buildings  near. 

There  were  several  premonitions  of  danger  to  the  com 
mand  during  the  day. 

Says  Warren  Works,  a  member  of  Company  K  :  "  We 
had  scarcely  got  our  line  formed,  and  the  post  next  to  the 
one  I  was  on  and  some  of  our  own  post  were  just  comfort 
ably  seated  for  a  little  game  of  cards,  when  a  squad  of  rebel 
cavalry  came  suddenly  dashing  out  of  the  woods,  and  almost 
rode  over  us.  We  were  as  much  surprised  as  they  were. 
We  all  fired  at  the  same  time,  when  they  about-faced  and 
galloped  away,  emptying  their  pistols  as  they  wheeled. 
Jack  Michaels,  of  my  squad,  was  hit  in  the  hand  by  one  of 
their  shots." 

Says  Corporal  A.  Eugene  Cooley,  of  Company  D  :  "  Tow 
ard  noon  we  captured,  as  we  supposed,  a  rebel  scout. 


220  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Captain  Jones  sent  me  with  this  man  to  headquarters  to  re 
port  the  circumstance.  As  we  passed  down  the  skirmish 
line  a  few  bullets  were  coming  over,  and  the  men  were  lying 
down,  protecting  themselves  as  best  they  could.  A  few  of 
the  enemy  had  been  seen  on  the  edge  of  the  wood  across  the 
open  space.  I  found  the  officers  in  command  at  the  house, 
made  my  statement,  and  was  ordered  back  to  my  company." 

Colonel  Hamlink,  who  was  adjutant  of  the  battalion  at 
this  time  and  had  command  of  the  reserve  picket,  reports 
that,  after  examining  this  man,  he  was  in  favor  of  holding 
him  as  a  prisoner,  but  Major  Arthur  offered  to  set  him  at 
liberty  if  he  would  take  the  oath  of  allegiance,  which  he 
did,  and  was  released.  Colonel  Hamlink  asserts  that  he 
recognized  the  same  man  among  the  dead  of  EwelFs  Corps 
the  next  morning. 

"About  three  o'clock,"  says  Colonel  Gould,  who  com 
manded  Company  K  at  that  time,  ' '  we  were  startled  by  the 
sudden  firing  of  our  videttes,  who  came  in  in  great  haste. 
Rallying  what  few  men  were  near  the  houses,  and  going  to 
the  upper  windows  for  a  better  place  to  fire  from,  we  saw 
the  rebels  coming  from  the  woods  in  column,  and  a  minute 
after  they  came  into  line  and  fired  a  volley  at  the  house. 
The  balls  came  through  as  if  the  building  were  paper,  and 
several  men  were  struck." 

Says  Works  :  "  I  had  gone  into  one  of  the  deserted 
houses  and  was  cooking  my  supper  when  I  heard  one  of  the 
boys  say,  '  There  they  come  ! '  I  looked  out  of  the  win 
dow,  when  I  saw  a  heavy  line  of  skirmishers  coming  out  of 
the  timber,  and  a  few  minutes  later  a  line  of  battle  with 
colors  flying,  and  still  another  line  a  few  rods  in  the  rear  of 
the  first. 

"  Several  of  the  posts  had  now  come  into  the  house,  and 
began  firing  out  of  the  chinks  and  windows  upstairs.  I 
was  just  taking  aim  at  a  tall  Confederate,  who  was  advanc 
ing  at  a  trail  arms,  when  they  poured  in  a  volley.  It 
seemed  to  me  that  it  tore  away  the  whole  side  of  the  building. 
John  Burns,  standing  near,  was  shot  through  the  heart. 
I  watched  him  a  moment  as  he  gasped  his  last  breath,  and 
then  I  descended.  While  loading  my  rifle  outside  I  noticed 


MAY    19TH— BATTERIES    D,    H,    AND   K.  221 

Frank  Bidwell  down  on  one  knee  deliberately  firing,  and 
at  the  same  time  Edward  Irving  was  struck  with  a  bullet  in 
the  chest.  As  it  proved  afterward,  this  did  not  penetrate 
the  bone,  though  it  must  have  jarred  him  considerably. 

"  He  said  to  me,  '  Works,  I'm  killed ;'  but  the  way  he 
dusted  to  the  rear  manifested  the  liveliness  of  that  particu 
lar  corpse  beyond  all  shadow  of  doubt.  Just  then  a  bullet 
tore  a  heel  off  one  of  my  boots  and  I  beat  a  retreat,  but  was 
unfortunate  enough  to  get  mired  in  the  slough,  though 
pretty  well  concealed  by  the  sedge.  The  flags  and  cat'  s-tails 
were  cut  about  my  head  in  a  way  that  was  anything  but 
pleasant.  Throwing  away  my  blanket  and  also  a  large  fry 
ing-pan,  I  gained  the  other  side  pretty  well  blown." 

Says  Colonel  Gould  :  "  Retiring  from  the  houses,  we 
formed  line  behind  an  old  rail  fence  back  of  the  swamp. 
The  rebels  came  on  in  quick  time,  and  when  they  were  in 
easy  range  we  set  up  such  a  hurrah  and  gave  them  such  a 
fire  that  their  line  staggered.  At  this  time  Company  D  was 
off  the  line  getting  rations." 

Says  Corporal  Cooley  :  "  Company  D  had  just  taken 
their  muskets  from  the  stacks  after  drawing  rations,  ex 
pecting  to  relieve  Company  K  for  the  same  purpose,  when 
the  firing  at  the  front  became  very  loud  and  rapid.  Cap 
tain  Jones  ordered  us  forward  double-quick  by  the  right 
flank  for  some  rods  and  then  by  the  left,  over  a  little  ridge 
and  down  among  some  pine  bushes,  where  we  could  see 
clearly  across  the  open  ground.  Our  line  had  fallen  back 
to  where  we  now  were,  and  the  enemy's  skirmishers  had 
reached  the  log-houses  formerly  in  our  vidette  line.  Our 
orders  were  to  commence  firing  as  soon  as  we  could  see  any 
thing  to  fire  at,  but  the  Confederate  line  had  not  yet  shown 
itself  on  the  right,  nor  could  we  see  anything  of  their 
skirmishers.  In  company  with  Fred  Cooley  and  several 
others  we  went  down  to  where  the  bushes  ceased  and  the 
swale  commenced.  At  this  place  we  found  a  washout  or 
zigzag  ditch,  which  made  a  very  good  rifle-pit.  The  house 
some  of  our  men  had  occupied  was  swarming  with  rebels- 
inside,  on  the  top,  and  behind.  We  opened  fire  witli  our 
half-a-dozen  muskets,  and  with  some  result.  I  aimed  at  a 


222  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

man  in  a  door — possibly  some  one  else  did  the  same/  At 
any  rate,  I  saw  him  drop.  As  Fred  fired  a  man  rolled  off 
from  the  roof.  We  got  a  shower  of  lead  in  return  that 
would  have  annihilated  us  if  it  had  been  correctly  aimed. 
We  were  ordered  back  to  the  company  line,  and  as  we 
jumped  out  of  the  ditch  one  of  the  party,  named  Krappt,  got 
a  shot  in  the  leg  that  tumbled  him  back.  Two  of  us,  Fred 
and  I,  pulled  him  out,  straightened  him  up  on  one  leg,  and 
moved  forward  as  rapidly  as  circumstances  would  allow. 
We  had  not  gone  five  yards  before  we  received  a  volley. 
Neither  of  us  was  hurt,  but  poor  Krappt  was  struck  several 
times  ;  he  went  as  limp  in  our  hands  as  a  wet  rag.  I  ob 
served  the  wadding  in  front  of  his  dress  coat  sticking  out 
in  shreds,  made  apparently  by  two  or  three  balls  passing 
through  him.  We,  supposing  him  dead,  dropped  him  and 
run  to  the  right  and  rear,  passing  in  at  the  left  of  the  com 
pany.  I  did  not  see  Fred  again  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
Passing  to  the  rear  of  the  company,  I  took  my  place  on  the 
right. 

"  The  fire  our  line  now  poured  into  the  skirmishers  ad 
vancing  was  so  steady  and  severe  that  they  were  broken  up 
and  ran  for  cover.  The  line  of  battle  came  on,  however, 
steadily  and  rapidly,  loading  and  firing  as  they  advanced, 
and  yelling  as  if  they  expected  to  scare  us  away.  They  got 
all  we  could  possibly  give  them.  My  gun  got  so  hot  in  the 
rapid  firing  that  I  had  to  hold  it  by  the  strap  in  loading. 
At  this  interesting  stage  we  heard  cheering  in  our  rear,  and 
knew  that  help  was  coming.  We  answered  the  cheers,  and 
kept  on  sending  the  bullets  into  the  Confederate  line  still 
advancing.  The  enemy's  fire  was  simply  terrible ;  the 
ground,  which  was  brown  and  bare  when  we  formed  the 
line,  was  soon  covered  with  a  carpet  of  green  leaves  and 
foliage,  cut  from  the  limbs  of  the  young  pine-trees." 

Says  Warren  Works  :  "I  found  our  line  near  the  edge  of 
a  straggling  belt  of  pines.  A  good  many  of  the  boys  were 
ranged  near  private  Stephen  De  Russey,  an  old  soldier  of 
twenty-seven  battles,  and  as  brave  a  man  as  ever  lived. 
Loading  and  firing  with  the  greatest  rapidity,  barely  glanc 
ing  to  the  right  and  left  as  he  brought  down  his  gun  to 


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load,  he  would  yell  out  to  the  boys,  '  Give  it  to  'em,'  and 
take  aim  again.  It  used  to  be  his  boast  that  the  bullet  was 
never  moulded  that  could  kill  him,  but  poor  Steve  fell,  shot 
dead  in  one  of  the  battles  before  Petersburg.  My  tent- 
mate,  Albert  Dresser,  stepped  out  from  cover  to  take  a  bet 
ter  aim,  saying,  as  he  raised  his  rifle,  '  See  me  pick  off  that 
fellow,'  and  before  he  could  pull  the  trigger  he  fell,  shot 
through  the  heart.  He  was  a  young  man  wholly  insensible 
to  fear,  and  my  best  friend.  I  was  so  incensed  over  his 
death  that  I  took  especial  pains  to  make  my  shots  count, 
and  could  hardly  refrain  from  firing  into  some  captives  we 
took  later  in  the  day." 

As  one  incident  of  this  period,  when  the  bullets  were 
passing  over  in  greatest  number,  cutting  the  boughs,  flags, 
and  men  promiscuously,  a  bull-dog  belonging  to  Lobdell, 
of  Company  D,  was  seen  running  back  and  forth  in  rear  of 
the  line,  and  whenever  a  ball  whizzed  by  him  he  would 
jump  and  snap  as  if  trying  to  catch  it,  showing  unmistak 
able  signs  of  rage.  It  wras  remarked  as  a  very  suspicious 
circumstance,  a  day  or  two  afterward,  that  the  tip  of  that 
dog's  tail  was  gone. 

The  heavy  firing  at  this  point  had  not  failed  to  attract 
the  attention  of  the  general  officers  and  their  commands 
lying  off  to  the  south  ;  and,  there  having  been  conflicting 
claims  made  by  various  chroniclers  and  historians  as  to  the 
troops  who  participated  in  the  victory  of  that  day,  let  us 
enumerate,  according  to  the  official  records,  the  commands 
engaged. 

It  is  true  that  Ewell,  with  six  thousand  men,  was  in  our 
front,  and,  more  than  that,  General  Early  says  that  he  was 
ready,  with  his  entire  corps,  to  support  Ewell,  should  the 
latter' s  attack  prove  successful.  It  will  not  be  supposed, 
therefore,  that  this  force  could  have  been  entirely  withstood 
by  our  one  little  battalion  of  skirmishers,  and  yet,  as  it  hap 
pened,  the  battle  opened  in  our  front,  and  the  boys  stood 
their  ground  for  a  considerable  time  until  re-enforced.  It 
is  also  true  that  the  Confederate  line  had  lapped  ours  and 
captured  some  wagons  of  a  train  passing  on  the  Fredericks- 
burg  road.  This  was  the  situation  when  General  R.  O.  Ty- 


224  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

ler's  Division  arrived,  consisting  of  the  First  Massachusetts, 
First  Maine,  Second,  Seventh,  and  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  regiments. 

About  half -past  5  o'clock,  when  the  fire  from  the  first 
line  of  battle  was  heard,  General  Hancock,  riding  forward, 
ordered  Birney's  Division  to  move  in  the  direction  of  the 
sound  at  double-quick. 

General  Warren,  being  nearest  to  our  location,  was  also 
directed  by  General  Meade  to  send  troops,  and  he  de 
spatched  the  Maryland  Brigade. 

It  also  happened  that  the  First  Maryland  veterans  were 
marching  from  Fredericksburg  to  rejoin  the  army  just  as 
the  Confederate  column  struck  the  road  and  had  captured 
some  of  the  ammunition  wagons. 

These,  with  General  Tidball's  batteries  from  the  Second 
Corps  and  some  guns  of  Major  Fitzhugh,  of  the  Fifth,  were 
the  forces  engaged. 

There  was  a  command  under  General  Ferrero  some  five 
miles  north  on  the  Orange  plank-road  that  had  an  encounter 
the  same  afternoon  with  some  Confederate  troops,  but  it 
does  not  appear  to  have  had  anything  to  do  with  E well's 
movement  at  Pine  Grove. 

"  Shortly  before  six  o'clock,"  says  Colonel  Gould,  "we 
heard  cheers,  and  saw  a  battalion  of  the  First  Massachusetts 
Heavy  Artillery  coming  to  our  assistance.  Help  was  never 
more  welcome.  Major  Brown,  in  command,  was  killed 
almost  before  they  got  under  fire  ;  still  the  men  went  on  and 
did  their  part  toward  stopping  the  advance  of  the  enemy. " 

The  action  of  the  artillery  was  of  no  slight  importance. 
The  Confederates  had  checked  the  advance  of  our  support, 
and  were  forcing  our  lines  back  when  the  batteries  opened. 

"What  a  glorious  sound,"  says  Colonel  Gould,  "those 
balls  made  as  they  went  but  slightly  above  our  heads  into 
the  Confederate  ranks  !" 

Says  General  Hunt,  in  his  official  report :  "  On  the  after 
noon  of  May  19th,  near  Spottsylvania  Court-House,  an 
attack  was  made  by  Ewell's  Corps  on  Tyler's  Division  of 
Foot  Artillery. 

"  By  direction  of  Major-General  Meade  I  ordered  the  bat- 


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225 


teries,  each  of  the  Second  and  Sixth  Corps,  to  the  point  of 
attack,  and  took  the  direction  of  the  artillery  in  person,  the 
batteries  of  the  Fifth  Corps  being  under  the  direction  of 
Major  Fitzhugh,  and  those  of  the  Second  under  Colonel 
Tidball ;  after  a  sharp  action,  in  which  the  batteries  rendered 
good  service,  the  enemy  was  repulsed." 

A  volley  of  musketry 
was  poured  in  along  our 
whole  line,  and  a  great 
cheer  went  up  as  the  artil 
lery  opened  and  we  saw 
the  Confederates  hurled 
back  in  disorder.  This  not 
only  checked  their  ad 
vance,  but  was  the  begin 
ning  of  a  rout  in  which  we 
captured  over  four  hun 
dred  prisoners.  Ewell,  in 
his  "  Memoirs,"  reports  a 
total  loss  of  nine  hundred. 
He  also  states  that,  having 

accomplished  his  purpose  of  ascertaining  whether  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac  was  moving,  he  was  about  to  retire  when 
attacked. 

General  Ramseur,  however,  who  had  command  of  the 
Confederates  in  our  immediate  front,  reports  that  he  at 
tacked  until  his  flanks  were  turned,  when  he  was  compelled 
to  fall  back.  The  total  loss  of»  our  forces  was  about  twelve 
hundred  and  fifty  killed  and  wounded.  The  battalion  lost 
eighty-two,  twelve  of  the  number  being  killed  outright. 
One  officer,  Lieutenant  Michael  J.  Lee,  was  mortally 
wounded.  Following  is  a  list  of  the  dead  : 

Sergeants  Peter  Gordon  and  Judson  A.  Smith  ;  Artificer 
Gould  R.  Benedict ;  Privates  William  Burroughs,  John 
Burns,  Albert  Dresser,  William  Derbyshire,  Henry  A. 
Jones,  Joseph  Housel,  Jr.,  Robert  Knapp,  and  William  R. 
Mead. 

They  were  all  decently  buried,  with  head-boards  and  in 
scriptions,  the  next  day.  Their  pockets  had  been  rifled 


LIEUT.    MICHAEL    J.    LEE. 


226  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

while  the  ground  was  held  by  the  Confederates  before  we 
regained  possession.  None  of  the  killed  had  yet  served 
more  than  half  their  terms  of  enlistment,  but  they  were 
summarily  mustered  out. 

The  victory  won,  their  own  flag  overhead, 
A  soldier's  goal  attained,  the  foe  in  rout, 

Grudge  not  the  glory  of  those  heroes  dead, 
Their  work  is  done — they're  mustered  out  ! 

Few  of  the  officers  and  men  of  the  battalion  had  not  some 
marks  of  the  fray  about  them,  and  many  of  the  individual 
experiences  were  of  a  highly  exciting  character. 

Says  Corporal  Cooley :  "  I  had  dropped  on  my  right 
knee,  with  my  elbow  on  my  left,  resting  my  gun  in  the  left 
hand  for  a  dead  shot.  In  some  way  my  cap-box  and  buckle 
had  worked  around  under  my  right  arm.  A  bullet  struck 
my  right  forearm,  passing  between  the  bones,  tore  the  cap- 
box  in  pieces,  glanced  off  the  buckle  and  struck  my  left 
thigh  above  the  bone,  tearing  through  the  muscle  and  lodg 
ing  in  the  flesh  on  the  opposite  side,  pressing  out  a  bunch 
as  large  as  a  hen's  egg.  In  its  trip  through  the  cap-box  the 
bullet  had  picked  up  and  securely  wound  around  itself  the 
steel  priming  wire.  The  shock  knocked  me  over,  paralyzing 
my  right  arm,  in  which  condition  it  remained  several 
months.  I  soon  recovered  sufficiently  to  sit  up,  but  it  was 
several  minutes  before  I  could  get  on  my  feet.  The  rebels 
had  crossed  the  field  and  were  near  the  far  side  of  the 
swale  ;  it  seemed  to  me  that  we  could  not  stay  there  much 
longer,  owing  to  the  flank  fire  from  the  right.  I  picked  up 
my  gun  and  tried  to  fire  it,  but  found  I  could  do  nothing 
with  my  right  arm,  which  was  bleeding.  I  then  tied  with 
my  teeth  and  left  arm  a  handkerchief  around  my  right  arm, 
and  after  two  more  attempts  got  on  my  feet,  but  found  I 
could  not  walk.  With  the  most  exquisite  torture  I  man 
aged  to  support  my  weight  on  both  feet  occasionally  by 
way  of  resting,  as  I  hopped  to  the  rear  on  one  leg. 

"  Coming  to  the  field  of  corn  I  paused  an  instant,  uncer 
tain  whether  to  attempt  to  cross  it.  The  slope  of  the  corn 
field  was  higher  ground  than  the  ridge  where  we  formed 


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line  of  battle,  and  most  of  the  enemy's  shot  that  passed 
over  us  struck  on  this  slope.  The  spot  wherever  a  bullet 
struck  was  marked  for  a  few  seconds  by  a  little  cloud  of 
dust  which  rose  above  it.  These  dust  spots  seemed  thicker 
than  the  hills  of  corn.  I  was  bleeding  freely,  one  shoe  was 
full  of  blood,  and  to  hesitate  was  to  be  lost.  I  hopped 
through  the  field  and  to  the  rear  of  the  house,  where  I 
found  several  of  the  boys.  One  of  them  took  a  silk  hand 
kerchief  off  from  his  neck  and  tied  it  around  my  leg,  but  I 
could  prevail  on  none  of  them  to  help  me  farther  back.  I 
hopped  on  a  few  yards  alone,  when  a  member  of  my  own 
company  rushed  by  at  full  speed.  I  called  to  him.  He 
said  he  was  in  an  awful  hurry,  but  finally  stopped,  cut  my 
belt  straps,  and  partly  carrying,  partly  dragging  me,  soon 
got  out  of  the  line  of  fire. 

"  Our  line  fell  back  at  this  time  to  within,  perhaps,  a 
hundred  yards  of  the  Fredericksburg  road,  where  Corporal 
Burghardt,  with  the  company  guidon,  established  the  right. 
The  men  retired  skirmishing  to  this  line.  A  little  farther 
was  a  pine  grove  extending  to  the  road,  in  which  was  a  field 
hospital.  A  young  surgeon  bandaged  my  arm,  and  had 
begun  to  cut  my  pants  from  the  bottom  to  examine  the 
other  wound,  when  the  noise  of  the  conflict  coming  much 
nearer,  all  the  surgeons,  including  my  operator,  got  on 
their  horses  and  left,  advising  us  to  be  careful  or  we  would 
be  captured.  Every  wounded  man  started  for  the  road.  I 
could  hardly  crawl,  but  I  managed  to  work  my  way  back 
to  the  road  just  as  a  division  of  the  Second  Corps  came 
pouring  across.  I  never  saw  Company  D  or  the  Fourth 
Heavy  Artillery  after  that." 

There  were  three  of  our  commissioned  officers  wounded  in 
this  engagement,  one  of  them  mortally.  Lieutenant  Kelly, 
who  sent  a  report  of  losses  at  the  time  to  the  papers,  failed 
to  include  a  severe  injury  received  by  himself.  Lieutenant 
Stephen  Ward  Doubleday,  son  of  our  first  Colonel,  was 
severely  wounded  in  the  right  foot.  Lieutenant  Michael 
J.  Lee,  of  Battery  K,  was  shot  in  the  shoulder,  from  which 
he  subsequently  died.  Warren  Works  carried  him  to  the 
rear. 


228  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

When  the  picket  line  was  formed  in  the  morning  Sergeant 
Peter  Gordon,  of  Company  K,  said  before  there  were  any 
signs  of  an  enemy  in  our  vicinity,  that  he  felt  impressed 
with  the  belief  that  something  serious  was  going  to  happen 
to  him  that  day,  and  asked  Captain  Gould  if  he  might  be 
allowed  to  go  with  the  reserve,  which  was  granted.  When 
the  fight  opened  Lieutenant  Lee  got  the  reserve  instantly 
on  to  the  line,  and  Sergeant  Gordon  was  the  first  man  killed. 

Thursday,  May  19th,  1864,  was  an  average  summer  day,  and 
the  fight,  which  degenerated  into  a  Confederate  flight,  was 
continued  as  long  as  the  waning  light  would  permit  pursuit. 

Says  the  historian  of  the  Seventeenth  Maine,  which  regi 
ment  was  in  Birney's  Brigade  :  "  The  ground  was  literally 
covered  with  the  dead  and  wounded  of  the  heavy  artillery 
regiments.  Not  having  experience  in  fighting,  they  had 
neglected  the  precautions'  that  veterans  take,  and  instead 
of  lying  down,  or  taking  advantage  of  the  ground,  they 
had  taken  their  position  on  the  crest  of  the  hill,  where  they 
stood  erect  and  furnished  most  admirable  targets  for  the 
enemy,  who  fought  as  usual  in  the  woods  and  behind 
fences. 

This  fight  was  called  the  battle  of  Pine  Grove  or  Harris 
Farm,  the  Harris  House  being  located  some  forty  rods  north 
of  the  log  house  belonging  to  Miss  Susan  Alsop,  which 
was  located  in  the  rear  of  our  line.  This  should  not  be  con 
founded  with  the  Alsop  House  on  the  east  side  of  the  road, 
nor  with  the  Alsop  House  near  the  Brock  road,  where  Sedg- 
wick  was  killed.  The  Confederate  line  had  advanced  at  an 
angle  with  the  Fredericksburg  road,  striking  that  road 
north  of  the  Harris  House,  and  capturing  some  ammunition 
wagons,  as  already  stated.  The  timely  arrival  of  the  First 
Maryland  Infantry  repelled  the  attack  at  this  point,  Colonel 
Dushane  having  formed  line  of  battle  on  his  own  responsi 
bility.  They  were  driven  back  at  first,  but  having  formed 
a  junction  with  the  heavy  artillery  regiments  on  the  left, 
they  kept  their  end  of  the  line  well  up,  on  the  second 
charge  driving  the  Confederates  through  one  piece  of  woods 
to  the  edge  of  a  second  piece  beyond.  This  regiment  lost 
six  men  killed  and  some  twenty-five  wounded. 


FTER      THE      BATTLE 


MAY    19,    1864. 

SEEK  not  to  know  the  hue  they  wore; 

Enough  that  it  was  blue  or  gray. 
They  died  as  brave  men  ;  ask  no  more. 

In  dust  they  wait  the  judgment  day. 


MAY    19TH — BATTERIES   D,    H,    AND   K.  231 

The  advance  of  the  Federal  line,  in  which  the  picket  line 
of  the  day  was  to  a  great  extent  mingled  with  the  artillery 
troops,  continued  until  about  8  o'  clock  in  the  evening,  when 
a  halt  was  ordered.  It  appeared  that  the  Confederates  had 
lapped  our  right  somewhat,  and  that  some  of  their  com 
mand  had  gone  too  far,  as  just  at  dusk  bullets  were  ob 
served  coming  into  the  rear  of  our  right,  and  shortly  after 
a  number  of  men  were  seen  running  in  a  northwest  direc 
tion,  who  proved  to  be  Confederate  soldiers.  When  cap 
tured  they  admitted  having  fired  the  shots  from  the  rear. 

Many  of  the  captured  Confederates  were  caught  while 
straggling  in  the  woods,  and  seemed  completely  worn  out 
with  the  fatigue  of  their  long  march,  though  likely  their 
want  of  success  was  one  cause  of  their  dejection. 

Some  of  them  in  the  twilight,  and  also  early  in  the  morn 
ing,  fell  into  our  ranks,  thinking  they  were  among  their  own 
men.  They  were  undeceived  later  on. 

Kitching's  Brigade  consisted  of  the  Sixth  and  Fifteenth 
Heavy  Artillery  regiments,  and  the  three  batteries  D,  H, 
and  K  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  temporarily  at 
tached.  The  Fifteenth  was  supposed  to  be  the  regiment  on 
picket  to  the  left  of  our  line  that  day,  but  I  am  unable  to 
find  where  the  Sixth  (Colonel  J.  Howard  Kitching's)  Regi 
ment  was  located,  if  it  took  part  in  the  engagement. 

Says  Lieutenant  H.  L.  Kelly  :  "  I  was  sent  from  Alsop's 
house  by  the  Major  in  command  of  picket  line  to  take  com 
mand  of  the  left  of  our  line,  and  found  no  troops  to  our  left 
—both  the  right  and  left  of  our  line  were  { in  air.'  ' 

Our  battalion  was  soon  returned  to  the  Fifth  Army  Corps, 
and  received  various  commendatory  notices  from  General 
Warren  and  other  officers  for  its  part  in  this  engagement, 
among  them  the  following  : 

HEADQUARTERS  ARMY  OF  POTOMAC, 

May  20,  1864. 
ORDERS. 

The  Major-General  commanding  desires  to  express  his 
satisfaction  with  the  good  conduct  of  Tyler's  Division  and 
Kitching's  Brigade  of  Heavy  Artillery  in  the  affair  of 
Thursday  evening. 


232  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

The  gallant  manner  in  which  these  commands  (the  greater 
portion  being  for  the  first  time  under  fire)  met  and  checked 
the  persistent  attacks  of  a  corps  of  the  enemy  led  by  one  of 
the  ablest  generals,  justifies  the  commanding  General  in 
this  special  commendation  of  troops  who  henceforward  will 
be  relied  upon,  as  were  the  tried  veterans  of  the  Second  and 
Fifth  Corps  at  the  same  time  engaged. 

By  command  of  Major-General  MEADE. 

S.  WILLIAMS,  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 

Headquarters  Fifth  Army  Corps,  May  20th,  1864.  Offi 
cial — A.  S.  MANNING,  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 

LIST  OF  CASUALTIES  IN  SECOND  BATTALION  FOURTH  NEW 
YORK  HEAVY  ARTILLERY,  IN  ACTION  .THURSDAY,  MAY 
19TH,  1864. 

BATTERY  K. 

Killed. — Sergeant  Peter  Gordon.  Privates  William  Bur 
roughs,  Albert  Dresser,  William  Derbyshire,  Robert  Knapp, 
Timothy  Van  Cleack. 

Wounded. — Second  Lieutenant  Michael  J.  Lee,  mortally, 
arm.  Privates  Melvin  Alderman,  arm  ;  George  Bowman, 
back,  severe  ;  Eugene  D.  Collins,  foot ;  James  Downey, 
shoulder  and  leg,  slight ;  William  V.  Lent,  back  ;  George 
Lent,  head  ;  Gustave  Lange,  right  thigh  and  breast,  severe  ; 
Frank  W.  Morgan,  right  eye  ;  Thomas  Murphy,  right  leg, 
severe  ;  Samuel  Mulford,  hand  ;  Nathaniel  Moore,  hand ; 
Christopher  Turner,  right  side,  severe  ;  John  Wilson,  leg ; 
Edward  Wheeler,  left  arm  ;  Valentine  Washburn,  Egburt 
Wilbur,  Milo  Warner,  right  thigh. 

Prisoners. — Privates  Lawrence  Marks  and  Lyman  W. 
Parkhurst. 

BATTERY  D. 

Killed. — Private  Henry  A.  Jones. 

Wounded. — First  Lieutenant  S.  Ward  Doubleday,  right 
foot,  severe.  Sergeant  C.  D.  Herrick,  leg.  Corporals  A. 
E.  Cooley,  arm  and  leg  ;  E.  B.  Kenyon,  hip  ;  B.  Harkness, 
knee.  Privates  John  Barnes,  ankle ;  David  Campfield, 
shoulder  ;  John  Crouse,  both  legs  ;  John  Cole,  both  hips  ; 
Charles  Cole,  hand  ;  James  Douglass,  shoulder  ;  Andrew 


MAY   19TH— BATTERIES   D,    H,    AND  K. 


233 


Fry,  ankle  ;  Charles  Herrick,  hand  ;  A.  W.  Hunt,  hand  ; 
Samuel  Johnson,  bowels  ;  Silas  Johnson,  thigh  ;  Frederick 
Knapp,  leg  ;  F.  W.  Loyd,  foot ;  J.  D.  Leroy,  foot ;  J.  Mc- 
Elvviiine,  hand  ;  W.  Rooney,  foot  and  leg  ;  R.  P.  Smith, 
thigh  ;  W.  Slover,  arm  ;  E.  B.  Woodruff,  hip  ;  B.  F.  Miller, 
leg  ;  James  Greenslit,  hand. 

Minting.— Privates  T.  Andrus,  A.  Chase,  S.  Chase,  C. 
Greenman,  L.  Mason. 

BATTERY  H. 

Killed. — Sergeant  Judson  A.  Smith.  Artificer  Gould  R. 
Benedict.  Privates  Joseph  Housel,  Jr.,  William  R.  Mead. 

Wounded. — Corporal  Samuel  L.  Harned,  both  legs,  slight. 
Privates  Charles  E.  Abbey,  face  ;  Erastus  D.  Adams,  foot ; 
Levi  Brockelbank,  arm  ;  Charles  M.  Butler,  ankle,  severe  ; 
George  H.  Bullock,  arm  ;  Samuel  C.  Cole,  foot ;  Frederick 
A.  Phelps,  side,  slight ;  Allen  R.  Smith,  foot ;  Charles  F. 
Sanfords,  arm,  severe  ;  Albert  E.  Lyke,  face,  severe. 

Missing. — Sergeant  David  B.  Jones.  Privates  Asa  Smith, 
Charles  M.  Struble. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


AT   THE   NORTH   ANNA. 


policy  of  getting  as  many  battles  as 
possible  out  of  the  Confederates  deter 
mined  General  Grant  upon  another  flank 
movement  that  he  might  force  General 
Lee  out  of  his  intrenchments  and  bring 
on  another  engagement  in  the  field. 
Added  to  this  was  the  chance  of  getting 
between  the  Confederate  army  and  Rich 
mond. 

The  natural  features  of  the  country 
presented  many  obstacles  to  the  latter 
purpose.  The  Mat-Ta-Po-Ny,  -a  stream 
named  very  conveniently  from  its  four 
branches,  was  the  most  immediate  of  these.  Spottsylvania 
lies  between  the  Po  and  Ny,  and  the  four  tributaries  unite 
south  of  Bowling  Green.  Farther  south  the  Pamunkey 
River,  formed  by  the  union  of  the  North  and  South  Anna, 
and  still  farther  the  Chickahominy,  all  constituted  impor 
tant  natural  defenses. 

One  more  trial  of  the  enemy' s  fortified  strength  was  made 
on  the  morning  of  the  18th  by  the  Second  Corps,  but  with 
disastrous  results,  some  six  hundred  and  fifty  of  the  attack 
ing  divisions  being  killed  and  wounded. 

The  Second  Corps,  which  was  to  lead  the  column  of  ad 
vance  southward,  received  orders  to  move  from  Spottsyl- 
vania  at  2  A.M.  of  the  20th,  but  on  account  of  Ewell's  attack 
on  our  right,  considered  in  the  last  chapter,  the  movement 
was  postponed  until  11  P.M. 

Hancock,  preceded  by  Torbert's  cavalry,  took  his  corps 
east  to  Massaponax  Church,  then  turning  south  reached 


AT   THE   NORTH   ANNA. 


235 


MAP   SHOWING   STREAMS   CROSSED   IN   CAMPAIGN    OF    1864. 


236  HEAVY   GUNS    AND    LIGHT. 

Bowling  Green  at  10  o'clock  of  the  next  day.  At  Milford's 
Station  Torbert  found  a  guard  posted  north  of  the  Matta- 
pony  and  captured  sixty  prisoners. 

The  fact  was  that  Lee  conceiving  Grant' s  design  to  be  the 
capture  of  Richmond,  immediately  set  about  frustrating  it, 
and  by  1  o'clock  the  night  of  the  20th  Longstreet's  Corps 
was  marching  toward  the  North  Anna. 

To  guard  against  a  flank  attack  Hancock  took  a  round 
about  course,  thereby  giving  Longstreet  the  advantage  in 
the  matter  of  distance. 

Warren  left  the  main  army  soon  after  Hancock  started, 
following  the  same  road.  Swell's  Corps  moved  off  in  the 
direction  Longstreet  had  taken.  Burnside  followed  Han 
cock  and  Warren,  leaving  Wright  in  command  of  Sedg- 
wick's  old  corps  in  front  of  Hill  at  Spottsylvania. 

Hill,  anxious  to  know  what  force  was  actually  left  behind, 
came  out  and  attacked  him,  but  got  such  a  warm  reception 
that  he  fell  back  ingloriously. 

That  night  Wright  followed  the  rest  of  the  army.  Hill 
moved  off  and  Spottsylvania  was  deserted. 

The  two  armies  started  for  the  North  Anna  almost  simul 
taneously,  and.  although  every  effort  was  made  by  our 
troops  to  cross  the  river  first,  they  came  in  sight  only  to 
find  the  enemy  already  in  position. 

The  North  Anna  is  sixty- five  miles  from  the  Rapidan  and 
twenty-five  from  Richmond,  and  while  the  distance  had 
been  overcome  the  more  formidable  obstacles  between  Grant 
and  Richmond  remained. 

Hancock  struck  the  river  near  the  Fredericksburg  and 
Richmond  Railroad,  Warren  four  miles  farther  up,  at 
Jericho  Mills.  Griffin's  soldiers  were  ahead,  and  plunging 
into  the  stream  up  to  their  waists  struggled  to  the  opposite 
shore  There  were  no  troops  as  high  up  as  this  to  oppose 
their  landing,  the  rest  of  the  corps  following  rapidly. 
Griffin  hurried  to  a  piece  of  woods  less  than  a  mile  distant, 
where  a  heavy  skirmish  line  of  the  army  met  him.  Re- 
enforcements  were  hurried  to  this  point  by  the  Confeder 
ates,  and  at  5  o'clock  a  vigorous  attack  was  made  on  Griffin, 
but  he  held  his  position  and  gave  them  such  a  warm  greet- 


AT  THE   NORTH   ANNA.  237 

ing  that  they  abandoned  the  attack  at  this  point  and  made 
a  detour,  falling  onto  his  right  Hank. 

This  was  commanded  by  Cuyler,  and  not  yet  being  in 
position,  he  was  forced  to  give  way  before  the  sudden 
attack. 

Griffin  seeing  the  critical  character  of  the  situation  or 
dered  up  three  regiments  of  Bartlett'  s  Brigade  and  restored 
the  line. 

The  Eighty- third  Pennsylvania,  under  Lieutenant-Colonel 
McCoy,  suddenly  encountered  the  enemy  while  marching 
to  the  scene.  Quickly  and  skilfully  moving  the  forward 
companies  into  line,  he  poured  in  a  sudden  volley,  while 
one  of  his  men  grabbed  the  Confederate  leader  by  his  coat- 
collar  and  dragged  him  unceremoniously  into  our  lines. 
The  Confederate  brigade  broke  and  fled. 

While  this  conflict  was  raging  on  the  south  side  of  the 
river  Hancock  was  fighting  desperately  on  the  north  side. 
The  Confederates  swept  both  sides  from  previously  erected 
works.  Hancock  saw  there  must  be  no  dallying — the  redan 
on  the  north  must  be  taken  by  assault  and  that  quickly — 
and  Birney's  Division  was  sent  to  perform  the  task.  On 
the  left  was  Colonel  Egan,  on  his  right  Pierce' s  Brigade, 
and  still  to  his  right  General  Mott's  Brigade. 

The  Fourth  Brigade,  under  Colonel  Blaisdell,  of  the 
Eleventh  Massachusetts,  came  up  partly  in  the  rear,  its  left 
to  the  right  of  the  redan.  On  the  left  of  Birney's  Division 
was  Barlow's  Division,  the  left  of  which  joined  Gibbon's 
Division,  while  Tyler's  Heavy  Artillery  Division  was  held 
in  reserve. 

Just  before  sunset  on  the  23d  the  assault  was  begun. 
Birney's  command  moved  across  the  open  space  at  double- 
quick  under  a  heavy  fire.  The  Seventy-first  and  Seventy- 
second  New  York  reached  the  redan  first,  and  the  garrison 
were  driven  pell-mell  over  the  bridge  and  the  latter  seized. 
In  less  time  than  it  takes  to  tell  it  they  had  planted  their 
flag  on  the  enemy's  stronghold,  securing  us  the  coveted 
bridge,  over  which  Hancock  immediately  passed  with  his 
corps,  holding  it  during  the  night.  .Thirty  of  the  enemy 
were  captured  in  the  ditch.  Our  loss  was  not  over  one  hun- 


238 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


dred  men.     "Wright's  Corps  crossed  at  Jericho's  Ford  and 
fell  in  in  rear  of  Warren. 

All  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  now  lay  south  of  the  North 
Anna  except  Burnside's  Corps. 


General  Lee's  army  lay  in  the  form  of  a  wedge  having  a 
very  obtuse  angle,  with  the  apex  on  the  river  opposite  Bum- 
side  and  between  Hancock  and  Warren.  He  had  every  ad 
vantage  of  position.  Should  the  river  become  swollen  lie 
might  overcome  either  flank  of  our  army  before  re-enforce 
ments  could  be  brought  up. 

Before  tracing  these  general  events  further  let  us  consider 
in  order  the  movements  of  our  three  battalions. 

On  the  night  of  the  20th  we  of  the  First  Battalion  about 
9.30  P.M.  were  marched  out  without  arms  and  worked 
steadily  all  night  building  rifle-pits.  At  5  A.M.  we  were  re 
lieved  for  a  time  to  get  breakfast  and  then  returned  to  the 
work,  getting  little  opportunity  to  sleep  during  the  day. 
The  Second  and  Ninth  Corps  were  moving  by  us  southward 
in  the  afternoon. 

At  3  o'clock  we  took  our  guns  and  moved  into  the  rifle- 
pits,  and  about  5  P.M  we  formed  columns  in  four  ranks  and 


Maj.  Edward  P.  Young. 
l.i'Mit.  Ilonice  E.  Kimball. 
l.ii'iit.  H.  W.  Hayden. 
Lieut.  Wm.  Barnes. 


Ltent.  T.  N.  Mnrcotte. 
Lieut.  Wm.  S.  Ball. 
Lieut.  G.  W.  Mcars. 
Lieut.  T.  A.  Bailey. 


a. 


Capt.  N.  S.  Wood,  Brevet- 
Major. 

Lieut.  II.  G.  Harris. 
First  S'g't  Aug.  T.  Wilder. 
First  Serg't  Oscar  Knapp. 


Lieut.  Frank  C.  Filley. 
Lieut.  Ahner  Soeley. 
Lieut.    W.    C.    Bartholo- 

may. 
Lieut.  M.  J.  Nolan. 


I. 


Maj.  Wm.  B.  Barnes. 
Lieut.  II.  D.  McNuughton. 
First  Serg't  J.  Hulse. 
First  Serg't  Smith. 
Lieut.  T.  S.  Wallace. 


Capt.  R.  Dexter,  Brevet- 
Major. 

Capt.  W.  C.  Furrey,  Bre 
vet-Major. 

Capt.  Chas.  Morrison. 

Q.  Master  .1.  II.  Thorp. 

Lieut.  E.  C.  Clarke. 


6. 

Lieut.  Edgar  W.  Dennis. 
Lieut.  Geo.  W.  Bemis. 
Capt.  Henrv  L.  Smith. 
Capt.  Geo.  W.  Ingalls. 
Lieut.  S.  W.  Doubleday. 


AT   THE   NORTH   ANNA.  241 

moved  by  the  left  flank  on  the  direct  road  from  Fredericks- 
burg  to  Richmond  until  morning. 

About  6  A.M  of  the  22d  we  ran  into  a  Confederate  battery 
and  were  stopped  by  a  shell  that  woke  us  out  of  our  march 
ing  slumbers,  and  we  were  ordered  back  some  distance  and 
took  the  road  for  Bowling  Green. 

Besides  being  very  tired  and  sleepy,  we  were  out  of 
rations.  A  single  hardtack  sold  readily  for  twenty-five 
cents,  and  even  higher  prices  were  quoted. 

We  were  temporarily  attached  to  the  First  Brigade,  Third 
Division,  Sixth  Corps.  We  marched  nearly  to  Guinea's- 
Station  and  encamped  for  the  night. 

May  23d. — Took  up  our  line  of  march  about  7  A.M., 
marched  through  Guinea' s  Station,  at  which  place  we  drew 
five  days'  rations.  In  a  house  along  the  line  of  march  found 
some  soldiers  tantalizing  a  white-haired,  trembling  old  man. 
The  writer  having  suggested  that  it  was  not  the  proper 
thing  to  do,  they  turned  upon  him.  Lieutenant  Chichester 
happening  in  just  then,  he  drew  his  sword  and  we  fright 
ened  the  fellows  out. 

In  the  yard  of  a  house  along  the  roadside,  not  far  from 
this,  as  we  passed,  lay  the  dead  body  of  a  rebel  soldier 
recently  killed.  A  woman,  his  wife  evidently,  with  di 
shevelled  hair  and  clenched  fists,  was  standing  near  him,, 
uttering  the  most  frightful  oaths  and  curses  against  the 
whole  Yankee  army.  Poor  thing,  she  was  doubtless  insane. 
The  thought,  if  not  the  words  of  General  Sherman,  came  to 
more  than  one  observant  soldier,  probably — "  War  is  a 
species  of  cruelty  at  best,  and  it  is  difficult  to  mitigate 
it," 

We  passed  through  numerous  fields  of  growing  grain- 
wheat,  rye,  and  corn.  Some  of  the  scenery  was  very  fine. 
Marched  all  night  of  the  23d  and  halted  only  a  few  minutes 
on  the  morning  of  Tuesday  the  24th.  We  crossed  the 
North  Anna  River  and  encamped.  On  Wednesday  our 
forces  tore  up  and  destroyed  about  twelve  miles  of  the  Vir 
ginia  Central  Railroad  track.  One  man  of  Company  M  was 
injured  by  rails  and  ties  springing  back  when  uplifted  and 
falling  upon  his  leg. 


242  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

Our  Second  Battalion  marched  all  night  of  the  20th  with 
the  Fifth  Corps  batteries,  Company  H  on  the  lead.  They 
passed  through  Guinea's  Station  on  the  21st,  crossed  the 
Mattapony  at  Downer's  Bridge,  and  halted  near  a  house  in 
a  cornfield.  "  The  men,"  says  Captain  Brown,  "  were  thor 
oughly  tired  out  and  as  hungry  as  bears,  having  had  noth 
ing  to  eat  on  the  long  march  of  twenty-five  miles." 

At  1  A.M.  on  the  22d  they  were  ordered  back  and  halted 
until  4  P.M.,  when  they  marched  to  Bowling  Green  and 
camped  near  Harrison's  store,  a  distance  of  six  miles.  At 
6  A.M.  on  the  23d  they  joined  the  wagon  train  and  marched 
to  Mt.  Carmel  Church,  arriving  at  11.30,  and  had  some 
coffee. 

The  Second  Corps  passed  to  the  left  and  the  Fifth  to  the 
right  and  crossed  North  Anna  River.  In  a  few  moments 
skirmishing  commenced  and  the  battle  opened  vigorously 
at  5  o'clock  and  lasted  two  hours.  Hill's  Corps  opposed. 

The  battalion  had  marched  about  ten  miles.  The  next 
morning  all  was  quiet  in  front,  but  there  was  some  heavy 
cannonading  in  the  direction  of  the  Second  Corps,  supposed 
to  be  near  Hanover  Junction.  The  boys  improved  the  lull 
to  get  a  good  bath  in  the  North  Anna  River,  and  felt  re 
freshed  and  better  fitted  for  the  approaching  conflict. 

At  7  A.M.,  on  May  25th,  our  Second  Battalion  moved  to 
the  right  and  Kitchen's  Brigade  to  the  left.  Skirmishing 
began  briskly  in  front  and  heavy  cannonading  at  3.30  on 
the  left,  but  there  was  very  little  fighting.  The  cavalry  re 
turned  from  the  raid,  and  the  Sixth  Corps  was  reported  to 
have  torn  up  the  railroad  from  Hanover  Junction  to  Gor- 
donsville. 

The  Third  Battalion  left  their  camp  at  S  potts ylvania  at 
11  P.M.  of  the  20th.  They  marched  all  night  and  all  the 
next  day,  passing  through  Bowling  Green  at  11  A.M.  and 
reached  Milford  Station  at  3  P.M. 

Near  this  place,  a  soldier  of  Company  B  had  been  on  a  lit 
tle  foraging  excursion.  In  the  rear  of  the  house  by  the 
roadside,  he  had  captured  a  rooster,  which  managed  to  set 
up  quite  a  loud  squawking  as  he  came  around  the  building 
with  it  under  his  arm.  An  old  lady  came  out  of  the  house, 


AT   THE   NORTH   ANNA.  243 

evidently  in  a  very  indignant  state  of  mind.  She  picked 
up  a  chunk  of  soft  clay,  perhaps  four  or  five  inches  through, 
and  after  insisting  on  the  return  of  her  property  to  no  pur 
pose,  she  rushed  toward  the  soldier,  and  as  he  turned 
around  for  the  purpose  of  guying  her,  she  hit  him  square 
in  the  forehead  with  the  mud.  He  fell  over  backward,  the 
rooster  flew  out  of  his  arm,  cackling  and  squawking  as  only 
a  rooster  can,  and  the  boys  set  up  a  great  shout  at  his  dis 
comfiture. 

Some  other  soldiers  had  been  more  successful,  however, 
and  she  berated  them  with  her  tongue,  to  their  great  amuse 
ment.  The  daughter,  several  of  the  command  describe  as 
being  very  beautiful ;  in  fact,  Lieutenant  S.  I.  Moore  says  : 
"  She  was  the  most  beautiful  woman  I  ever  saw." 

Emboldened  by  the  words  and  actions  of  the  mother,  she 
did  not  hesitate  to  say :  "  Laugh,  you  cowardly  Yanks. 
You  will  meet  old  Bob  Lee  pretty  soon,  and  then  you  will 
laugh  the  other  side  of  your  mouths." 

Dr.  Wright  says  that  some  officer  ordered  him  to  kiss- 
her.  This  caused  the  young  lady  to  retire  hastily. 

It  was  near  Milford  Station  that  the  Second  Corps  came 
to  a  halt,  by  reason  of  the  skirmishers  suddenly  firing 
briskly  ;  and  it  was  said  among  the  soldiers  at  the  time, 
that  the  picket,  having  encountered  a  flock  of  sheep, 
had  caused  the  noise  by  their  desire  to  secure  fresh  mut 
ton. 

Captain  Watts,  of  Company  F,  states  that  he  made  an 
investigation  of  this,  and  found  that  two  rather  notorious 
members  of  the  battalion,  known  as  "  Black  Jack"  and 
"  Irish  Mike,"  had  gone  out  foraging,  arrayed  in  gray 
clothing,  and  meeting  some  other  soldiers  with  the  sheep 
on  their  backs,  had  fired  over  their  heads,  and  so  frightened 
them  that  they  left  their  booty,  which  was  secured  by  Jack, 
Mike,  and  their  followers. 

Major  Knower  says  :  "  Some  of  our  men  were  foraging 
against  orders,  and  brought  in  a  sheep  between  them.  They 
were  reported,  and  brought  before  General  Hancock,  who, 
regarding  them  with  a  portentous  frown,  ordered  them  to 
stand  under  arms.  This  they  did  until  the  sheep  were 


244  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

killed,  cooked,  and  eaten  by  those  around  them,  when  they 
were  relieved  and  dismissed  with  the  warning,  '  Let  this 
teach  you  a  lesson  another  time  to  obey  orders.'  ' 

The  Third  Battalion  crossed  the  Mattapony  at  3.15, 
and  took  position  with  Brown's  Battery  on  the  left  of 
the  line.  They  worked — digging  rifle-pits — all  night  and  the 
next  day  till  noon.  On  the  23d  began  marching  at  7  A.M., 
crossed  Polecat  Creek  at  9  and  halted  at  3  P.M.  near  the 
North  Anna  River,  where  they  rested  that  night.  They 
crossed  the  North  Anna  on  the  25th. 

Of  General  Tidball's  batteries,  which  performed  such  ex 
cellent  service  at  the  engagement  at  the  North  Anna,  we 
quote  from  the  General's  report  : 

"  During  the  night  of  May  20th  the  Second  Corps  marched 
through  Bowling  Green  to  Milford  Station,  where  it  arrived 
about  12  M.  on  the  21st,  and  crossing  the  Matta/pony,  strong 
ly  intrenched  itself  on  the  south  bank,  the  artillery  being 
placed  in  position.  At  daylight  on  the  23d  the  corps  again 
took  up  the  line  of  march,  and  at  noon  reached  the  North 
Anna  River  at  the  point  crossed  by  the  Fredericksburg  Rail 
road.  A  few  hundred  yards  above  the  railroad  bridge  was 
a  wooden  bridge.  The  enemy  were  found  to  be  in  heavy 
force,  occupying  strong  works  on  both  sides  of  the  river. 
Preparations  were  at  once  made  for  the  assault  and  capture 
of  the  works  on  the  north  side.  General  Birney's  Division 
was  designated  for  this  service,  and  General  Hancock 
directed  me  to  place  all  of  my  artillery  in  position  to  crush 
the  batteries  of  the  enemy  and  cover  the  assaulting  force. 
Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  Fifth  Corps  had  cut  in  upon  the 
road  along  which  the  Second  had  to  pass,  the  artillery  was 
several  miles  in  rear  and  some  considerable  delay  occurred  be 
fore  it  could  be  brought  up.  This  circumstance  is  mentioned 
not  on  account  of  its  own  importance,  but  because  of  the 
impatience  that  was  shown  by  those  not  aware  of  the  facts. 
Finally  I  got  the  batteries  up  and  posted  them.  Edgell, 
Roder,  and  Sleeper  in  a  field  opposite  a  ford  (Oxford) 
about  a  mile  above  the  bridge.  These  batteries  at  once 
opened  fire  upon  the  enemy  intrenched  on  the  opposite  side 
.of  the  river.  The  range  was  easy  and  they  were  not  long 


AT  THE  NORTH   ANNA.  245 

in  silencing  the  guns  of  the  enemy.  Later  in  the  day  these 
batteries  were  relieved  from  this  position  by  batteries  of  the 
Ninth  Corps.  Ricketts,  Burton,  Me  Knight,  and  Clark 
were  posted  on  a  commanding  hill  upon  the  extreme  left, 
where,  although  the  range  was  long,  they  had  a  command 
ing  fire  upon  the  works  of  the  enemy.  Finding  an  excel 
lent  position  for  short  range  by  the  side  of  the  railroad,  I 
indicated  it  to  Brown,  who,  with  his  usual  promptness  and 
gallantry,  immediately  occupied  it  with  his  battery  and 
poured  in  a  telling  fire.  Dow  was  placed  directly  in  front 
of  the  work  to  be  charged,  at  about  twelve  hundred  yards' 
distance.  A  dense  woods  extending  down  the  slope  of  the 
hill  in  this  part  of  the  line  prevented  me  from  establishing 
other  batteries  along  there.  Ames  and  Gillis  were  held  in 
readiness  to  move  forward  and  take  position  in  front  of  the 
woods  as  soon  as  the  open  ground  there  should  be  suffi 
ciently  cleared  of  the  enemy's  skirmishers.  Arnold  being 
posted  by  General  Birney  to  fire  through  the  woods  could 
do  little  more  than  have  a  damaging  effect  in  exploding 
percussion  shells  over  our  own  lines.  This  position  of 
Arnold's  prevented  Ames  and  Gillis  from  being  thrown  for 
ward  as  intended.  As  soon  as  the  batteries  got  in  position 
as  described,  they  opened  fire  upon  the  enemy's  batteries, 
and  about  sundown  the  charge  was  made  and  the  works  on 
the  north  side  of  the  river  captured.  It  is  fair  to  assume 
that  the  fire  from  the  artillery  contributed  to  a  considerable 
extent  to  the  success.  Working  parties  were  at  once  set  to 
work,  under  direction  of  Captain  Ames,  to  prepare  the  re 
doubt  just  captured  for  the  reception  of  his  guns.  The 
work  was  completed  and  his  guns  in  it  by  dawn  on  the 
24th. 

'"  During  the  night  the  enemy,  by  swinging  back  his 
right  wing,  withdrew  from  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the 
bridges,  and  soon  after  daylight  the  Second  Corps  com 
menced  crossing.  The  enemy,  still  holding  a  position  on 
the  river  about  fifteen  hundred  yards  above  the  wooden 
bridge,  kept  from  that  point  a  constant  fire  upon  our  col 
umns  as  they  passed  over.  Roder  was  brought  up  and 
placed  about  midway  between  the  bridge  and  the  enemy'  a 


246  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

batteries,  and  uniting  his  fire  with  that  of  Ames  endeavored 
to  keep  down  the  fire  of  the  enemy,  but  the  guns  of  the 
latter  were  so  well  protected  by  breastworks  that  it  was  im 
possible  to  dislodge  them.  During  the  day  all  of  the  bat 
teries  except  Dow's,  Ames',  and  Roder's  were  crossed  over 
and  occupied  positions  along  a  line  of  intrenchments  thrown 
up  nearly  parallel  with  the  river.  On  the  extreme  left,  in 
an  open  field,  was  posted  Clark's  Battery,  and  later  in  the 
day  the  enemy,  making  an  attempt  to  force  this  flank,  re 
ceived  an  effective  fire  from  that  battery.  Other  batteries 
fired  during  the  day  as  occasion  required. 

"  For  the  purpose  of  silencing  the  enemy's  battery  above 
the  bridge,  I  requested  of  General  Hunt,  Chief  of  Artillery, 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  the  use  of  six  Coehorn  mortars, 
which  he  had  with  the  ammunition  train.  These  he 
promptly  sent  me.  Taking  advantage  of  the  darkness  I 
placed  them  in  position  about  six  hundred  yards  from  the 
enemy's  works,  and  soon  after  daylight  opened  fire  with 
them.  The  effect  was  magical,  even  the  fire  of  the  sharp 
shooters  was  stopped,  and  the  enemy  sought  new  ways  of 
covering  himself  from  this  strange  fire." 

There  was  little  or  no  fighting  on  May  25th,  and  the  diffi 
cult  operation  of  withdrawing  across  the  river  began  on  the 
26th. 

Rain  began  to  fall  in  the  morning  and  continued  to  do  so 
all  day.  The  condition  of  the  roads,  softened  by  the  water 
and  cut  up  by  the  wagon  trains  and  artillery,  can  be  better 
imagined  than  described.  Three  men  of  our  Battalion  who 
were  on  picket,  not  being  relieved  or  notified  of  the  with 
drawal,  were  left  behind,  and,  so  far  as  the  writer  is  aware, 
never  heard  of  afterward.  At  dark  our  First  Battalion  fell 
in  and  marched  all  night  through  mud  so  deep  and  liquid, 
that  the  course  was  rather  a  stream  than  a  road.  The  en 
tire  division  straggled,  and  no  wonder !  The  night  was  as 
dark  as  Erebus,  the  road  in  places  was  not  only  of  the  con 
sistency  described,  but  so  narrow  there  was  danger  of  the 
men  being  run  over  by  the  wagons.  The  writer  followed  a 
pair  of  corduroy  trousers,  which  had  once  been  white,  worn 
by  Lieutenant  Chichester,  which  could  faintly  be  seen 


AT  THE  NORTH  ANNA.  247 

through  the  darkness.  He  followed  these  all  night,  so  at 
least  two  of  the  battalion  were  together  the  next  morning. 
We  left  the  Infantry  Division  and  rejoined  the  Artillery 
Brigade  the  morning  of  the  27th.  Marched  steadily  all 
that  day  and  the  next  some  fifty  miles,  deployed  as  skir 
mishers  with  the  batteries  crossing  the  Pamunkey  on  the 
28th.  The  only  advantage  the  other  battalions  had  of  the 
First  was  the  fact  that  they  recrossed  the  river  by  daylight. 

Says  Captain  Brown  of  the  movements  of  the  Second  Bat 
talion  :  "  The  morning  of  the  26th  was  rainy  and  disagree 
able  enough.  The  men  built  breastworks  on  picket,  while 
the  cavalry  was  sent  out  again.  The  brigade  crossed  the 
North  Anna  River  toward  Mt.  Carmel  Church,  finding  the 
mud  knee-deep.  It  was  utterly  impossible  to  keep  the  men 
in  line,  and  they  straggled  along  as  best  they  could. 
Reached  the  church  about  1  A.M.  with  sixteen  men,  and  one 
by  one  the  rest  came  in — a  sorry-looking  crowd,  covered  with 
mud  and  wet  to  the  skin.  Fires  were  built  and  rations 
issued.  The  men  were  beginning  to  get  dry  and  were  mak 
ing  themselves  as  comfortable  as  possible  under  the  circum 
stances,  when  rumors  of  a  change  of  base  and  a  long  march 
were  brought  in.  We  remained  here  until  the  following 
morning,  however,  when  we  started  at  9  o'clock  and  marched 
steadily  till  12  the  following  midnight. 

"  Two- thirds  of  the  men  fell  out  from  sheer  exhaustion. 
We  had  made  twenty-five  miles  in  the  rain  and  mud. 

"  We  started  again  at  9  the  next  morning  and  marched 
all  day,  passing  many  interesting  places,  among  them  the 
plantation  of  John  Carroll.  At  4  we  halted  to  make  coffee, 
but  started  again,  by  order,  to  cross  Pamunkey,  which  we 
did  at  about  5  at  the  old  ferry." 

The  Third  Battalion  recrossed  the  river  at  11  A.M.  of  the 
26th,  and  marched  with  the  light  batteries  on  the  27th  and 
28th,  crossing  the  Pamunkey  at  3.30  P.M.  on  Saturday  the 
28th.  The  batteries  of  the  Second  Corps  as  well  as  the  in 
fantry  intrenched  that  day  in  a  position  between  the  river 
and  Hawes'  shop. 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 


AT   THE   TOTOPOTOMOY. 

URING  the  time  we  had  been  engaged  at 
Spottsylvania  General  Sheridan  had  been 
making  with  his  cavalry  a  very  success 
ful  raid  in  the  direction  of  the  Confeder 
ate  Capital,  during  which  the  brilliant 
cavalry  general,  Stewart,  was  killed  in 
the  action  at  Yellow  Tavern.  Sheridan 
returned  while  our  forces  were  at  the 
North  Anna.  General  Grant,  finding 
himself  at  that  river  so  much  at  the 
mercy  of  General  Lee,  owing  to  the 
superiority  of  the  latter' s  position,  de 
cided  to  move  again  around  the  enemy' s 
right.  A  strong  force  of  cavalry  was  ordered  to  make  a 
demonstration  on  the  Confederate  left,  for  the  purpose  of 
misleading  the  enemy,  while  the  army  was  set  in  motion,  as 
we  .have  seen,  across  the  Pamunkey. 

General  Sheridan,  with  two  cavalry  divisions  and  Rus 
sell's  Division  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  led  the  advance,  and  by 
noon  of  the  27th  he  had  seized  the  river  and  thrown  a  pon 
toon  bridge  across  at  the  town  of  Hanover,  only  fifteen 
miles  from  Richmond. 

There  are  three  places  known  as  Hanover,  which  should 
not  be  confounded :  Hanover  Junction,  Hanover  Court- 
House,  and  the  town  between  which  and  Richmond  flows  a 
creek,  a  branch  of  the  Pamunkey,  called  the  Totopotomoy. 
This  creek  has  very  much  the  same  physical  characteristics 
as  the  other  streams  in  Eastern  Virginia,  without  much 
slope  to  the  banks,  with  heavy  timber  in  many  places,  and 
after  rains  likely  to  be  impassable.  From  the  town  of  Han 
over  a  main  road  runs  to  Richmond,  passing  through 


AT   THE   TOTOPOTOMOY. 


249 


Hawes'  Shop,  Pohlgreen  Church,  Huntley's  Corners,  and 
Shady  Grove  Church.     Sheridan,  after  crossing  the  stream, 
had  a  smart  contest  with  the  enemy's  cavalry  near  Hawes' 
Shop,    and,   as  usual,    the 
Confederate  horsemen  were 
routed. 

The  plan  of  movement 
was  for  the  Fifth  and  Ninth 
Corps  to  cross  at  Hanover, 
while  the  Second  and  Sixth 
Corps  were  to  cross  at 
Humphrey's  Ford  above. 
The  advance,  as  we  have 
seen,  was  composed  of  cav 
alry,  and  another  division 
of  cavalry  under  Wilson 
covered  our  right  and  rear. 

On  the  29th  our  army  was 
entirely  across  the  Pamun- 
key,    and    General    Grant 
having  discovered  the  posi 
tion  of  the  enemy,  arranged 
to  meet  them.      The   Con 
federate  line  of  battle  lay  in  a  concave,  his  right  extending 
beyond  Shady  Grove  and  Mechanicsville,  his  centre  a  little 
beyond  Atlas  Station  on  the  railroad,  and  his  left  stretch 
ing  out  in  the  direction  of  Hanover  Court-House. 

Of  the  movements  of  our  regiment,  we  of  the  First  Bat 
talion  took  up  our  line  of  march  at  7  A.M.  of  the  28th — on 
Saturday — acting  as  flankers  to  the  Sixth  Corps  batteries, 
marched  all  day,  and  crossed  the  Pamunkey  and  camped 
on  the  south  bank.  On  the  31st  our  battalion  was  ordered 
to  rejoin  the  regiment,  and  we  found  them  lying  in  the  sec 
ond  line  of  breastworks  near  the  Totopotomoy.  There  was 
such  a  continuous  firing  of  musketry  and  artillery,  that  we 
found  it  quite  dangerous  getting  into  the  works. 

Of  the  movements  of  the  Second  Battalion  on  the  29th, 
Major  Arthur,  commanding,  received  orders  to  join  the 
Third  Battalion  in  the  Second  Corps,  and  they  marched 


GENERAL  PHILIP  H.   SHERIDAN. 


250  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

in  a  southerly  direction  for  about  eight  miles  and  re 
ported. 

On  May  29th,  at  Totopotomoy,  to  get  out  of  the  sun,  Gen 
eral  Tidball,  Captain  E.  C.  Knower,  Lieutenant  W.  B. 
Knower,  Adjutant  H.  J.  Kopper,  and  Lieutenant  W.  B. 
Burt,  were  resting  under  a  little  bower  house,  and  while  in 
conversation  were  astonished  at  a  bullet  coming  through 
and  striking  Kopper  on  the  foot,  passing  between  the  two 
soles  of  his  boot.  Kopper  jumped  up  with  a  very  forcible 
expression,  while  Tidball,  looking  around  in  a  leisurely 
manner,  said  :  "  There  cannot  any  more  come  in  that  kind 
of  way." 

At  4  o'clock  in  the  early  morning  of  the  30th  the  Second 
Corps  batteries  and  our  battalions,  now  all  united,  ad 
vanced  half  a  mile  and  stacked  arms,  partly  in  the  road  and 
partly  in  a  cornfield  of  about  fifty  acres.  The  enemy  were 
very  busy  in  oar  front,  and  there  seemed  to  be  every  pros 
pect  of  a  very  warm  time.  In  this  we  were  not  disappointed. 
During  the  night  and  the  early  morning  we  built  our  works 
for  batteries  within  about  five  hundred  yards  of  the  enemy's 
line.  This  was  a  dangerous  operation,  and  several  of  the 
men  were  hit. 

The  same  day  a  very  curious  circumstance  occurred.  The 
batteries  were  located  in  the  vicinity  of  what  was  known 
as  the  Shelton  House,  occupied  by  a  number  of  ladies — or 
rather  the  cellar  of  which  was  occupied  by  a  number  of 
ladies,  who  had  found  the  other  portions  of  the  house  un 
tenable.  One  of  the  batteries  had  removed  a  gun  limber, 
which  was  being  filled  with  ammunition,  when  an  old  negro 
woman  (while  shot  and  shell  were  flying  in  all  directions 
through  and  about  the  house)  came  out  of  the  door  with  a 
fire-shovel  full  of  live  coals,  which,  as  reported,  she  emptied 
into  the  limber,  explading  the  ammunition,  killing  two 
men  outright,  and  burning  the  eyes  out  of  several  others. 
As  often  happens  on  such  occasions,  the  principal  in  the 
affair  was  unhurt.  She  was  probably  delirious  from  fright, 
though  it  was  said  at  the  time  that  she  had  been  prompted 
to  the  act  by  the  ladies  in  the  house. 

Says  Major  Mitchell,  Aide  to  General  Hancock  :   *'  The 


AT   THE   TOTOPOTOMOY.  251 

negress,  who  was  unhurt,  ran  into  the  house  again  as  if  the 
devil  was  after  her,  and  nearly  scared  to  death  by  what  she 
had  done.  I  arrived  on  the  ground  just  as  the  men  whose 
eyes  had  been  burned  out  were  being  taken  off  the  field. 
It  was  not  supposed  that  the  negress  had  any  intention  of 
doing  such  mischief.  She  was  so  crazy  that  none  believed 
she  knew  what  she  had  done." 

E.  B.  A.  Miller,  of  Company  A,  says  he  was  present  when 
this  explosion  occurred,  and  that  the  old  black  woman  came 
out  of  the  house  with  a  shovel  full  of  coals,  of  course 
greatly  excited,  amid  the  confusion  of  battle,  but  that  she 
did  not  throw  the  coals  into  the  limber,  but  on  the  ground 
under  or  near  the  limber,  and  on  some  cartridges  which  ex 
ploded,  and  in  some  way  caused  the  ammunition  in  the  box 
to  take  fire.  It  exploded  so  soon  afterward  that  the  im 
pression  prevailed  and  the  story  got  afloat  that  she  had 
thrown  the  ashes  and  fire  into  the  limber  itself. 

Says  General  Walker,  in  his  "  History  of  the  Second 
Corps  :"  "  Speaking  of  the  negro  woman  coming  out  of  the 
kitchen,  brings  up  the  fact  that  the  house  was  occupied  by 
its  customary  inhabitants  during  this  cannonade,  and  re 
calls  a  somewhat  amusing  correspondence  on  that  subject. 
General  Hancock,  after  deciding  to  attempt  the  passage  of 
the  creek,  had  instructed  me  to  write  to  the  ladies  of  the 
house  immediately  at  the  crossing,  who,  as  he  had  learned, 
were  there  unprotected,  informing  them  that  their  estate 
was  likely  to  be  the  scene  of  a  severe  conflict  the  next  day, 
and  offering  them  transportation  to  the  rear.  This  was 
done,  and  to  save  time  an  ambulance  was  sent  along.  In 
reply  to  the  letter  was  received,  an  hour  later,  a  very  cour 
teous  appeal  from  the  ladies  not  to  make  their  house  the 
scene  of  conflict ;  stating  that  one  of  the  members  of  the 
household  was  sick  and  could  not  well  be  moved,  and  re 
questing  that  the  Second  Corps  would  take  some  other 
route.  It  being  not  altogether  convenient  to  alter  the  plans 
of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  at  so  short  a  notice,  it  was 
necessary  to  reply  that  the  Second  Corps  could  not  well 
change  its  line  of  march,  and  that  if  they  valued  their  lives 
they  would  retire.  I  not  only  sent  the  ambulance  a  second 


252  .  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

time,  but  requested  the  able  and  humane  medical  director 
of  the  corps,  Dr.  Dougherty,  to  visit  them  and  see  that  the 
sick  member  of  the  household  suffered  no  harm.  Dr. 
Dougherty  went,  but  speedily  came  back.  He  had  pro 
nounced  the  sick  lady  to  be  in  a  condition  to  move  without 
the  slightest  danger  ;  but  his  opinion  had  been  received 
with  indignation  not  of  the  speechless  variety.  I  myself 
received  a  letter,  in  which  the  opinions  of  the  household 
concerning  the  Congress,  President,  people,  and  Army  of 
the  United  States  were  set  forth  with  the  utmost  distinct 
ness.  The  epistle  closed  with  informing  me  if  any  of  the 
family  were  killed  on  the  morrow,  their  blood  would  rest 
upon  my  soul  forevermore.  Inasmuch  as  the  only  possible 
chance  of  their  being  injured  was  by  shots  from  cannon 
manned  by  Confederates,  it  was  difficult  to  apprehend  the 
logic  of  this  denunciation.  The  upshot  was  that  the  ladies, 
sick  and  well,  stayed  in  the  house,  having  moved  down  in 
the  cellar.  As  our  signal  officers  used  the  roof  for  purposes 
of  observation,  the  Confederate  cannoneers  were  particu 
larly  attentive  to  it.  The  house  was  repeatedly  struck,  but 
none  of  the  family  in  the  cellar  were  hurt." 

When  the  limber  was  exploded  by  the  colored  woman, 
the  side  of  a  barn  was  blown  out,  and  let  loose  a  cloud  of 
geese,  hens,  and  other  poultry,  none  of  which  were  saved, 
but  all  were  finally  accounted  for.  A  hatchet  and  a  case- 
knife  were  also  blown  through  the  air  and  buried  in  a  log. 
Sergeant  Donnelly,  of  Company  G,  took  the  hatchet  and 
carried  it  along  with  him  as  a  memento. 

Several  of  the  men  of  our  regiment,  who  were  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  Shelton  House,  say  that  the  house  itself 
was  not  fired  upon  by  the  enemy's  cannon,  until  an 
officer  on  a  white  horse  was  seen  to  ride  up  to  the 
front  of  their  lines,  and  immediately  after  he  arrived  their 
batteries  opened  upon  the  house,  and  several  shell  passed 
through  it. 

It  was  at  this  point  in  the  campaign  tha't  one  of  our  com 
panies,  D,  was  assigned  to  a  Coehorn  mortar  battery,  which 
continued  to  be  manned  for  the  greater  part  of  the  campaign 
by  our  men. 


I.i  i  IT.  WM.  C.  EDMONSTON.  MAJOR  HENRY  T.  LEE.         LIEUT.  DUNCAN  D.  MCPHERSON. 

Li i  IT.  HOWARD  L.  KELLY.  CAPT.  JAMES  H.  WOOD,  LIEUT.  GEORGE  W.  YOUNG. 

Brevet-Major,  U.  8.  V. 

(\rr.  RICHARD  KENNEDY.        MAJOR  DERRICK  F.  HAMLINK,        LIEUT.  N.  C.   PARSHALL. 

Brevet-Lieut.-Col.,  U.  8.  V. 


AT  THE  TOTOPOTOMOY.  255 

Undoubtedly  the  work  of  the  artillery  was  the  most  im 
portant  feature  of  the  contest  at  the  Totopotomoy. 

General  Tidball's  account  of  the  various  movements  at 
this  place  is  herewith  given  as  set  forth  in  his  report : 

"  Soon  after  dark  upon  the  26th  the  difficult  operation  of 
withdrawing  across  the  North  Anna  River  commenced,  and 
was  successfully  accomplished  by  daylight  on  the  27th. 
The  march  was  soon  thereafter  taken  up  for  the  Pamunkey 
River,  which  was  reached  and  crossed  the  next  day,  and 
the  corps  and  batteries  intrenched  in  a  position  between  the 
river  and  Hawes'  Shop. 

"The  enemy  having  taken  up  the  line  of  the  Totopoto 
moy  as  his  defensive  position,  I  was  directed  by  General 
Hancock  to  move  forward  my  batteries  and  to  put  a 
large  number  of  guns  in  position  in  front  of  the  '  Shel- 
ton  House.'  During  the  night  of  the  29th  I  accordingly 
moved  up  the  batteries,  expecting  to  find  our  infantry 
divisions  intrenching  themselves  upon  this  line,  but  was 
surprised  to  find  them  about  half  a  mile  in  rear.  I  sup 
posed  that  some  change  of  plan,  of  which  I  had  not 
been  informed,  had  been  made,  and  it  was  not  until  after 
daylight  that  I  learned  from  the  Major- General  command 
ing,  his  disappointment  at  not  finding  the  infantry  as  well 
as  the  artillery  in  the  position  specified.  I  immediately  set 
about  correcting  the  error  as  far  as  the  artillery  was  con 
cerned,  and  obtaining  intrenching  tools,  moved  forward  the 
two  battalions  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  and  set 
them  to  work  throwing  up  protections  for  the  guns.  Owing 
to  the  proximity  of  the  enemy,  who  were  securely  in 
trenched  upon  the  opposite  side  of  the  creek,  and  kept  up 
a  constant  shower  of  bullets,  this  operation  was  exceedingly 
hazardous  ;  nevertheless,  it  was  successfully  accomplished, 
and  by  12  M.  four  batteries  were  got  into  position  upon  this 
line,  which  was  that  of  our  skirmishers.  Ricketts  and  Clark 
were  on  the  right  of  the  road,  and  Roder,  Arnold,  and  the 
Coehorn  mortars  were  on  the  left.  The  battalions  of  the 
Fourth  New  York  Artillery  intrenched  themselves  between. 
During  the  afternoon  the  enemy  opened  a  most  terrific  artil 
lery  fire  upon  these  batteries,  which  they  returned  with 


256  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

such  effect  as  to  finally  silence  them.  Meanwhile  the  In 
fantry  Division  moved  up  and  extended  the  intrenchments 
to  the  right  and  left.  On  the  afternoon  of  the  succeeding 
day,  May  30th,  Ames,  Brown,  and  Edgell's  batteries  were 
moved  up  and  placed  behind  the  infantry  breastworks  upon 
the  left  of  the  '  Shelton  House.'  Opposite  the  enemy  had 
considerable  artillery,  with  which  these  batteries  kept  up  a 
spirited  contest,  with  such  success  on  our  side,  that  during 
the  night  the  enemy  withdrew  and  intrenched  a  new  line 
some  distance  in  rear  of  the  first.  In  the  afternoon  Sleeper 
boldly  placed  his  battery  on  the  skirmish  line  of  Gibbon's 
Division,  and  opened  upon  a  battery  which  had  an  enfilad 
ing  fire  upon  the  other  divisions.  During  this  and  the  suc 
ceeding  day  he  occupied  the  same  position,  and  did  good 
work.  Gillis  was  placed  in  an  advanced  position  on  the 
extreme  right,  and  maintained  a  vigorous  fire.  This  con 
centration  of  fire  caused  the  enemy  to  withdraw  during  the 
night  and  intrench  a  new  line  about  a  thousand  yards  in 
rear  of  his  first,  in  which  latter  was  left  a  heavy  line  of 
skirmishers.  Birney  advancing  his  division  across  the  creek 
took  these  works,  and  McKnight's  Battery  was  sent  across 
and  placed  in  position,  where  it  drew  upon  itself  a  heavy 
fire,  which  it  returned  with  spirit  and  skill.  Having  ex 
pended  his  ammunition  and  lost  several  of  his  men  and 
horses  he  was  withdrawn,  Roder  being  sent  across  to  relieve 
him.  The  Coehorns  were  moved  across  and  preparation 
made  for  other  batteries  to  go  into  position  during  the 
night,  but  soon  after  dark  all  the  troops  were  returned 
across  the  creek  to  their  former  position.  Up  to  this  time 
the  mortars  had  been  served  by  a  company  of  the  Fifteenth 
New  York  Artillery,  which,  being  composed  entirely  of 
Germans,  were  unable  to  speak  or  understand  English.  In 
consequence  of  this,  I  placed  Captain  D.  K.  S.  Jones,  of  the 
Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  with  his  company,  in  charge 
of  them.  This  change  was  subsequently  confirmed  by  Gen 
eral  Hunt,  Chief  of  Artillery  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac." 


CHAPTER   XIX. 


COLD   HARBOR. 

VERY  new  movement  of  our  army  thus 
far  brought  us  nearer  the  Confederate 
Capita],  but  at  each  new  position  we  were 
confronted  with  the  same  stubborn  ob 
stacle — the  Confederate  Army. 

On  the  31st,   the  day  our  First  Bat 
talion  rejoined  the  regiment,  it  was  re 
ported  that  the  regiment  was  going  into 
a  siege  train,  to  be  commanded  by  Colonel 
Tidball  ;  but  this  did  not  prove  to  be  the 
case.     For  a  considerable  period  we  were  practically  more 
devoted  to  the  musket  than  ever. 

On  that  night  twenty-five  men  from  each  company  of  the 
Third  Battalion  of  our  regiment  had  been  sent  out  to  dig 
and  put  up  breastworks.  They  returned  about  midnight, 
having  been  within  four  hundred  yards  of  the  rebel  lines. 
The  regiment  moved  into  rifle-pits  in  the  evening  to  support 
batteries.  The  Confederates  could  be  seen  very  plainly 
when  they  dared  show  themselves. 

It  being  apparent  to  General  Grant  that  he  could  not  ad 
vance  directly  upon  Richmond,  again  a  movement  around 
the  enemy's  right  flank  was  determined  upon.  Sheridan 
was  accordingly  pushed  forward  to  Cold  Harbor,  a  very  im 
portant  point,  for  the  reason  that  all  the  roads  leading  into 
Richmond  converged  at  that  place.  He  moved  forward 
rapidly  with  Torbert's  Division,  of  Cavalry,  and  though 
hard  pressed  by  the  enemy,  who  were  equally  anxious  to 
get  the  position,  he  gained  the  point  and  held  on  tena 
ciously  until  the  arrival  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  which  was  soon 
followed  by  the  Eighteenth  Corps,  that  had  been  ordered 
around  from  Butler's  Army.  The  Sixth  Corps  made  an 


258  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

attack  immediately  upon  its  arrival,  forcing  the  enemy  back 
to  their  second  line,  and  then  took  position  on  the  road  to 
Games'  Mill,  with  Ricketts'  Division  on  the  right.  Gen 
eral  Smith,  commanding  the  Eighteenth  Corps,  formed  on 
the  right  of  the  Sixth,  with  General  Martindale's  Division 
on  the  right,  and  though  they  had  had  a  tedious  march  from 
White  House  Landing,  the  corps  made  a  charge  through 
the  open  space  and  a  small  piece  of  woods,  and  succeeded 
in  capturing  some  five  hundred  prisoners. 

There  were  four  divisions  of  the  Confederate  Army  op 
posed  to  these  two  corps  at  this  time — Hoke's,  Kershaw's, 
Pickett's,  and  Field's.  This  fact  becoming  apparent,  word 
was  despatched  to  General  Meade  of  the  necessity  of  the 
rest  of  the  army  moving  to  the  support  of  the  two  corps. 

Accordingly  General  Hancock  received  the  following 
order  : 

"  You  must  make  every  exertion  to  move  promptly  and 
reach  Cold  Harbor  as  soon  as  possible.  At  that  point  you 
will  take  position  and  re-enforce  Wright  on  his  left,  which 
it  is  desired  to  extend  to  the  Chickahominy.  Every  confi 
dence  is  felt  that  your  gallant  corps  of  veterans  will  move 
with  vigor  and  endure  the  necessary  fatigue." 

This  was  received  on  June  1st,  about  the  time  of  the  close 
of  the  fighting  referred  to.  It  need  not  be  said  that  General 
Hancock  made  every  effort  to  obey  the  commands  of  his 
superior,  and  the  result  was  that  our  regiment,  now  wholly 
of  the  Second  Corps,  with  the  balance  of  the  command,  had 
to  march  all  night.  General  Meade' s  instructions  would 
have  been  executed  more  promptly  undoubtedly  had  not 
an  officer  of  engineers,  who  undertook  to  conduct  the  col 
umn  by  a  short  cut,  made  a  mistake  in  the  route.  As  it 
was,  much  confusion  arose  on  the  line  of  march.  The  road 
was  found  to  be  narrow,  and  some  of  the  guns  were  caught 
between  trees,  and  were  unable  to  move  forward  on  that 
road. 

The  weather  was  very  warm,  and  the  dust  was  almost 
suffocating.  Our  regiment  got  the  benefit  of  all  of  this, 
from  the  fact  that  the  artillery  were  so  delayed,  and  conse 
quently  we  were  in  the  rear  of  the  corps.  We  reached  the 


COLD   HARBOR.  259 

vicinity  of  the  prospective  battle-ground  about  7  o'clock  of 
June  2d,  and  in  time  to  hear  the  very  heavy  firing  in  front. 

As  Company  M,  to  which  the  writer  was  attached,  halted 
in  the  dust  and  sand,  a  shell  struck  a  caisson  on  the  right 
of  the  road  and  blew  it  up  ;  and  another  missile  of  some 
description — supposed  to  be  a  shell — struck  on  the  left  of 
the  road,  right  underneath  Sergeant- Major  Huysman,  who 
was  reclining  at  that  place.  He  did  not  wait  for  it  to  ex 
plode,  but  thought  he  would  rest  easier  in  some  other  local 
ity.  The  missile  was  probably  a  solid  shot,  as  no  explosion 
followed.  After  receiving  orders,  we  moved  on  up  to  the 
front.  A  good  many  missiles  of  this  character  passed  over 
our  heads,  though  the  musketry  firing,  which  had  been 
terrific  in  the  early  morning,  had  now  practically  ceased. 

An  attack  had  been  ordered  at  daybreak  that  morning- 
June  2d — by  the  entire  army,  but  from  the  fact  that  the 
three  corps — the  Second,  Fifth,  and  Ninth — did  not  reach 
the  ground  until  late,  this  order  was  suspended,  and  not  put 
into  execution  until  half -past  4  o'clock  the  next  morning. 
The  formation  of  our  line  in  this  closely  contested  battle 
was  as  follows  : 

Hancock  on  the  left,  holding  the  lines  from  Cold  Harbor 
along  the  road  running  south  to  near  Parker' s  Mill.  On 
his  right  was  General  Wright' s  Corps  ;  then  the  Eighteenth, 
under  General  "  Baldy"  Smith  ;  Warren  came  next,  and 
for  a  time  Burnside  was  on  the  extreme  right,  though  he 
had  been  ordered  to  form  in  the  rear  in  support  of  Warren. 

This  charge  on  the  early  morning  of  June  3d  deserves, 
rank  with  the  famous  charges  of  history. 

On  the  night  of  the  2d  considerable  rain  had  fallen,  whichi 
continued  at  intervals  until  morning,  very  fortunately  in. 
one  respect,  as  it  cooled  the  air  and  allayed  the  dust ;  yet 
in  places  it  rendered  the  ground,  marshy  at  best,  still  more 
unstable.  We  were  awakened  about  half-past  4  by  the 
sounds  of  the  battle  in  the  shape  of  cannonading  on  our 
left.  This  gradually  extended  along  the  whole  line,  and  in 
half  an  hour  it  was  perfectly  terrific. 

A  drizzling  rain  was  falling  and  a  mist  hung  above  the 
low,  uneven  ground,  over  which  the  long  lines  of  glistening 


260 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


steel  were  seen  to  move.  The  sharp,  quick  firing  of  the 
pickets  almost  instantly  indicated  the  nearness  of  the  foe. 
On  with  a  cheer  went  the  brigades  of  Miles  and  Brookes, 
followed  closely  by  those  of  Byrnes  and  McDougall.  On 


<i*tf-     xs^*^- 

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to«&p 


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'        --J.C-FIEI.O  V^     -VSSVi* 

«^  °r 


their  right,  with  Tyler's  and  Smith's  Brigades  in  advance 
as  skirmishers,  went  Owen  and  McKeen's  troops,  the  sec 
ond  line  of  battle  ;  while  the  roll  of  musketry  between  the 
intervals  of  artillery  firing  indicated  the  advance  of  the 
other  corps  on  the  right. 

Birney's  Division  was  the  rear  of  Hancock's  command, 
supporting  the  other  two. 

The  first  lines  came  upon  a  sunken  road  filled  with  Con 
federates.  This  they  carried  with  a  rush,  the  graycoats 
flying  in  all  directions,  many  of  whom  were  captured. 


COLD   HARBOR.  261 

Then  skirting  a  swamp  on  either  side,  forward  with  a  shout 
swept  the  three  heroic  lines,  right  on  to  the  enemy' s  works, 
and  planted  their  colors  while  death  was  staring  them  in 
the  face. 

Alas  !  the  victors  of  a  moment  only  !  The  gallant  leaders, 
Brooke  and  Byrnes,  were  both  wounded,  the  former 
severely,  the  latter  mortally.  General  Tyler,  Colonel  Mc- 
Keen,  his  successor,  Colonel  Haskell,  Colonel  O.  H.  Morris, 
of  the  Sixty-sixth  New  York,  all  were  killed  outright,  and 
Colonel  McMahon,  on  the  enemy's  breastworks,  with  his 
colors  in  his  hand,  fell  dead  in  their  midst.  It  was  a  gallant 
charge,  but  a  heavy  advance  of  Confederates  under  Hill, 
an  enfilading  fire  of  artillery,  and  the  lack  of  sufficient 
support,  caused  the  line  to  retreat,  bringing  the  greater  part 
of  their  prisoners,  but  not  their  guns. 

Along  the  centre  the  Sixth  and  Eighteenth  Corps  carried 
the  front  line  in  splendid  style,  but  the  enemy  coming  up 
en  masse,  on  the  left  and  left  centre,  forced  them  back. 
On  the  right  the  principal  fighting  was  done  by  Burnside. 
It  appears  that  the  Confederates,  having  discovered  our 
abandoned  line  at  Totopotomoy,  had  come  up  with  the 
Ninth  Corps  while  they  were  retiring,  and  had  also  struck 
the  flank  of  the  Sixth  Corps,  capturing  some  prisoners. 
The  Confederate  General  Doles  was  killed  in  this  engage 
ment,  and  no  very  important  advantage  was  gained  by  the 
enemy. 

We  lay  in  a  line  of  works  until  3  P.M.,  when  we  moved 
down  farther  to  the  front  and  assisted  in  constructing  a  line 
of  rifle-pits,  and  at  dark  we  were  ordered  to  move  to  the 
left  to  a  point  which  had  been  designated  during  the  day, 
to  build  a  redoubt.  The  position  had  been  inspected  dur 
ing  the  daytime  by  an  officer,  who  supposed  that  he  would 
be  able  to  guide  the  party  directly  to  the  spot  at  night. 
We  moved  along  in  the  darkness  to  a  position  held  by  a 
certain  Michigan  regiment,  as  we  supposed,  but  as  a  fact 
we  passed  beyond  and  really  moved  out  some  twenty  rods 
in  advance  of  the  lines.  The  night  was  intensely  dark,  and 
we  had  reached  what  was  supposed  to  be  the  ground  for  the 
fort.  Considerable  clatter  was  made  no  doubt  by  the  in- 


262  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

trenching  tools,  for  suddenly,  directly  in  our  front,  there 
happened  one  of  the  most  terrific  fires  of  artillery  ever  ex 
perienced  by  the  command.  It  sounded  as  if  "  all  hell 
was  let  loose."  We  were  ordered  to  lie  down  and  then  to 
get  back  to  the  lines,  and  the  greater  part  made  for  the  rear 
at  a  faster  gait  than  even  double-quick  time.  Some,  how 
ever,  laid  flat  down  on  the  ground.  We  found  the  regiment 
whose  line  we  expected  to  reach,  and  a  number  stopped 
there.  Firing  became  quite  general  all  along  the  line  on 
both  sides.  Word  was  sent  to  General  Tidball,  who,  sup 
posing  we  had  reached  the  place  he  had  intended  and  desig 
nated  by  his  inspector  for  a  battery,  sent  word  that  the  de 
tail  should  return  immediately  to  the  spot  and  build  that 
redoubt  without  delay. 

This  was  done,  though  very  quietly  and  cautiously.  At 
about  3  A.M.  it  was  found  that  this  position  was  wholly 
wrong,  and  some  very  vigorous  language  was  indulged  in 
by  the  General,  and  the  position  abandoned.  It  was  during 
this  escapade  that  Lieutenant  Watts  fell  into  a  pit  not  of 
his  own  digging,  and  as  he  expressed  it  in  his  broad  Scotch, 
"  Got  bedabbed  from  head  to  fut." 

This  misadventure  of  our  regiment  was  really  the  basis  of 
a  supposed  attack  on  both  sides  of  the  line.  Says  General 
Walfffcr,  in  speaking  of  this  day  at  Cold  Harbor :  "As 
evening  came  on  a  furious  fire  broke  out  along  the  two 
lines,  now  so  near  together  that  in  many  cases  no  pickets 
could  be  thrown  out.  This  was  supposed  to  indicate  an 
attempt  by  an  unseen  enemy  to  carry  our  lines  in  the  dark 
with  a  rush.  The  Confederate  reports,  on  their  part,  speak 
of  being  attacked  at  this  time  ;  from  which  it  is  fair  to  con* 
elude  that  at  least  the  greater  part  of  the  firing  was  done 
from  the  breastworks  on  either  side." 

Colonel  Gould,  who  had  command  of  this  detail,  gives 
the  following  account  of  the  affair  :  "I  was  ordered  to  re 
port  to  Captain  Miller,  Inspector- General  of  General  Tid 
ball' s  staff,  for  instructions.  Going  with  me  to  the  front 
of  the  hill,  Miller  said,  '  Do  you  see  that  big  tree  up 
there  ? ' 

"  '  Yes,'  I  replied. 


COLD    HARBOR.  263 

"  '  Well,  let  the  left  of  your  redoubt  rest  there,  build  for 
three  guns,  and  put  a  curtain  on  the  right.' 

"  I  said,  '  Let  us  go  up  and  see  the  place.' 

"  '  No,'  said  Miller,  '  you  have  all  the  instructions  neces 
sary.' 

"  At  night  we  moved  out,  advanced  beyond  the  lines,  and 
were  driven  back  by  a  terrific  shower  of  shot  and  shell. 
We,  however,  returned,  as  directed,  and  found  the  place 
designated  by  Captain  Miller.  About  3  o'clock  in  the 
morning  out  came  the  Third  New  York  Battery  to  occupy 
these  works.  Of  all  the  hard  words  I  ever  heard  used  dur 
ing  the  war,  the  words  called  down  upon  this  piece  of  work 
were  the  hardest.  According  to  the  map  which  the  Captain 
of  the  battery  had  with  him,  the  fort  was  faced  the  wrong 
way.  The  guns  were  moved  back  under  cover  of  the  hill, 
and  we  went  to  work  to  correct  our  error. 

"As  soon  as  it  began  to  be  light  and  we  were  dis 
covered  by  the  rebels,  they  opened  a  very  brisk  fire 
upon  us.  We  were  compelled  to  hug  the  ground,  and 
finally  to  dig  out  a  trench  next  the  works,  throwing  the 
dirt  over  our  heads.  Lieutenant  Hamlink  was  wounded 
at  this  place. 

"  In  the  early  morning  General  Barlow  came  down  to  the 
works  with  Colonel  L.  O.  Morris,  of  the  Seventh  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery,  on  an  inspection  tour.  Colonel  Morris 
was  shot  and  killed  about  one  hundred  feet  from  our  works. 
General  Barlow  came  on,  and  into  the  '  hole,'  as  he  called 
it,  and  down  into  our  inside  ditch.  He  came  along  hugging 
the  ground  just  as  we  were  doing.  After  expressing  his 
mind  very  freely  in  regard  to  the  position,  he  asked  how  a 
man  was  going  to  get  out  of  it.  He  was  told  that  the  only 
way  out  was  over  the  brow  of  the  hill  in  the  rear,  and  that 
the  only  possible  chance  to  get  away  with  one's  life  was 
by  running.  General  Barlow  was  opposed  to  this  sort  of 
movement  himself.  He  had  on  high  top-boots,  one  of 
which  he  removed,  and  held  this  boot  up  out  of  the  ditch 
with  his  head  bent  over.  He  kept  this  position  for  several 
minutes.  I  offered  to  go  over  the  hill  with  him,  but  he 
declined  and  ordered  me  to  stay  where  I  was.  Finally  he 


264  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

made  a  break  from  the  ditch,  and  he  was  not  the  slowest 
man  who  made  that  run. 

"  General  Tidball  put  in  an  appearance  soon  afterward  and 
gave  orders  that  the  redoubt  must  be  constructed  in  a  differ 
ent  position,  as  at  first  intended.  Orders  were  given  to  go 
back  to  the  woods  and  cut  logs,  and  not  to  stop  work  under 
any  circumtances. 

"  We  had  about  ten  logs  cut  when  the  Johnnies  dis 
covered  what  we  wore  doing,  and  opened  fire  with  all  the 
guns  they  could  bring  to  bear.  The  shells  came  so  thick 
and  fast  that  it  would  have  been  murder  to  stay  there,  and 
every  one  was  ordered  out,  an  order  that  was  very  quickly 
obeyed.  Captain  Brown,  of  Company  H,  got  ahead  of  me 
to  the  hill- side  and  took  shelter  in  a  washout.  I  got  be 
hind  him,  using  Brown  as  a  sort  of  breastwork,  and  he 
actually  had  the  audacity  to  ask  me  to  exchange  places 
with  him.  After  twenty  minutes  the  firing  ceased,  and  we 
immediately  started  up  the  hill  with  the  logs  that  had  been 
cut.  We  constructed  the  fort,  though  a  good  many  of  the 
detail  were  wounded  in  the  operation.  Fred  Coldmorning 
is  the  only  one  whom  I  now  remember  of  my  own  company 
that  was  killed,  but  my  impression  is  that  there  were 
others.  For  the  benefit  of  those  who  were  not  at  Cold  Har 
bor,  I  will  explain  that,  after  the  first  night  spent  there, 
every  officer,  and,  so  far  as  my  observation  went,  every  man, 
had  a  hole  in  the  ground  to  sleep  in.  This  was  universal 
with  all  who  occupied  the  line  of  works." 

The  original  detail  for  the  construction  of  works  had  in 
cluded  the  entire  regiment,  but  after  we  had  formed  line 
on  the  3d  inst.  we  were  divided  into  two  reliefs ;  one 
of  them  was  occupied  as  already  described,  and  the  other 
slept  in  the  intrenchments  all  night,  thinking  themselves 
very  fortunate.  The  writer  was  among  this  latter  num 
ber. 

With  Sergeants  E.  O.  Gates  and  N.  C.  Parshall,  seated 
against  the  breastworks,  we  discussed  the  war,  the  military 
situation,  and  other  topics  far  into  the  night  over  our  pipes. 
But  what  was  our  disappointment,  about  4  o'clock  of  the 
4th,  when  we  were  aroused,  ordered  to  get  breakfast  imme- 


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diately,  and  were  then  sent  out  and  relieved  the  detail  who 
had  been  engaged  during  the  night.  We  had  to  work  all 
day  in  the  open  daylight,  in  the  face  of  the  enemy's  fire. 
This  was  especially  annoying  because  of  the  sharpshooters, 
who  were  in  carefully  lo 
cated  positions,  and  af 
ter  they  had  the  range, 
seemed  almost  sure  in 
their  aim.  The  works 
were  on  a  hill  in  plain 
view  of  the  rebel  lines. 
While  we  were  going  into 
them  a  number  of  bullets 
came  over.  The  writer 
was  slightly  in  advance 
of  Sergeant  Gates.  One 
of  these  missiles  came 
directly  by  and  struck 
Gates  in  the  right  arm 
near  the  shoulder.  I 
missed  him  when  we 
reached  the  breastworks, 
and  looking  back,  saw 
him  walking  to  the  rear, 

the  blood  streaming  down  his  coat.  The  wound  proved 
fatal,  and  one  of  the  noblest,  most  self-sacrificing  young 
men — one  who  went  forth  to  the  war  purely  through  patri 
otic  motives — was  lost  to  his  friends  and  country.  His 
commission,  awarded  on  account  of  excellence  in  artillery 
practice  while  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  came  to  the  regiment 
the  very  day  he  was  shot. 

Ah  !  never  a  sound  was  heard  or  penned 

So  past  all  human  bearing 
As  the  bullet's  crash  that  strikes  a  friend 

From  your  side  and  leaves  you  staring. 

I  remember  one  such  hellish  sound, 

When  a  gallant  life  was  sundered  ; 
And  have  often  thought  of  that  ghastly  wound, 

Whether  fate  or  heaven  blundered. 


LIEUTENANT   EDWIN    0.    GATES. 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

'Twas  a  score  of  years  and  more  ago 

I  heard  that  deadly  singing 
Across  Cold  Harbor's  morning  glow, 

And  still  the  sound  is  ringing. 

It  must  be  true  that  the  reaper  Death 

Delights  in  the  richest  reaping, 
Else  many  a  soldier  now  had  breath 

That  in  the  ground  lies  sleeping. 

So,  boys,  a  cup  to  the  braver  dead, 

Though  the  old-time  tears  o'ercome  us, 
But  hate  to  the  sound  of  the  crashing  lead 

That  took  our  loved  ones  from  us. 

So  accurate  was  the  aim  of  the  sharpshooters  that  day, 
that  it  was  only  necessary  to  step  in  front  of  one  of  the 
embrasures,  and  then  instantly  step  aside,  to  have  a  ball 
come  directly  through  the  opening.  The  writer  tried  this 
experiment  and  others  did  also,  and  one  man — an  officer — 
had  the  straps  of  his  right  shoulder  cut  by  getting  in  front 
of  the  opening  at  the  wrong  time.  Nevertheless,  a  number  of 
the  boys  worked  on  the  crest  of  breastworks — in  fact,  it  was 
necessary  for  some  one  to  do  so  most  of  the  time  during  the 
day.  John  W.  Sweetman,  afterward  promoted  to  Captain, 
was  one  of  these,  and  he  had  a  very  narrow  escape  from 
the  bullets.  Several  of  the  detail  were  killed  and  a  good 
many  wounded. 

Practical  joking  was  not  entirely  neglected  during  our 
stay  at  Cold  Harbor.  Says  Major  Knower  :  "At  Cold  Har 
bor,  one  of  the  assistant  surgeons,  in  order  to  secure  himself 
from  flying  shell  and  shot,  dug  a  hole  about  six  feet  deep 
near  the  top  of  a  small  hill,  in  a  comparatively  safe  local 
ity,  and  ensconced  himself  therein.  Three  of  us  placed  our 
selves  on  the  hill  out  of  range  of  his  vision,  and  whenever 
a  shell  burst  in  the  vicinity,  we  would  pick  up  handfuls  of 
gravel  and  throw  it  down  on  the  hidden  surgeon.  In  the 
evening,  we  heard  him  relating  a  number  of  narrow  escapes 
that  had  befallen  him  during  the  day. 

"  Another  time,  some  officers  had  erected  a  tent  for  shel 
ter,  in  proximity  to  a  tree,  the  tent  being  connected  with 
both  tree  and  ground.  Several  of  us  held  back  a  limb  of 


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the  tree  and  bided  our  time.  As  a  shell  exploded  over 
head,  we  let  the  limb  spring  back,  and  as  it  struck  the  tent, 
the  officers,  thinking  a  shell  had  struck  them,  emerged  from 
the  bottom  of  the  tent  on  their  hands  and  knees,  and  scat 
tered  in  all  directions,  to  the  amusement  of  the  spectators." 

Though  the  charge  of  the  previous  morning  was  the  only 
battle  fought  at  Cold  Harbor,  yet  the  skirmishing  was  con 
stant  nearly  the  whole  of  the  time  we  lay  there  ;  and  that 
battle  itself,  if  we  except  Spottsylvania,  was  perh-  xs  the 
bloodiest  of  the  campaign,  our  loss  being  in  the  aggregate 
about  thirteen  thousand.  General  Grant  has  stated  that 
he  always  regretted  ordering  that  charge  at  Cold  Harbor. 
The  artillery,  and  particularly  that  of  the  Second  Corps, 
was  a  very  important  element  in  the  work  performed. 

General  Tidball's  report,  covering  the  period  from  the 
time  we  left  Totopotomoy  to  June  12th,  will  be  read  with 
interest. 

"  No  important  change  took  place  on  June  1st  until  after 
dark,  when  all  the  batteries  were  with  the  infantry  with 
drawn  and  the  whole  inarched  for  Cold  Harbor,  which  was 
reached  in  the  forenoon  of  the  next  day.  Nothing  of  im 
portance  transpired  on  June  2d.  On  the  morning  of  the  3d 
an  assault  was  made  upon  the  enemy' s  works  at  daylight 
by  the  divisions  of  Gibbon  and  Barlow.  The  success  was 
but  partial.  Each  of  the  division  commanders  had  two  bat 
teries  at  his  disposal,  but  only  one — Dow's — was  used.  It 
was  my  desire  to  have  had  more  in  action,  although,  from 
the  nature  of  the  ravines  and  woods,  it  was  difficult  at  that 
time  to  find  suitable  positions  for  artillery.  The  result  of 
the  movement  was  the  establishment  of  our  lines  of  rifle- 
pits  in  close  proximity  to  those  of  the  enemy.  At  some 
points  they  were  not  over  fifty  yards  apart.  The  conse 
quence  was  a  constant  fusillade  and  an  unintermitted  sharp- 
shooting.  As  soon  as  possible  Sleeper  \vas  put  in  position 
on  a  commanding  knoll  a  few  hundred  yards  in  rear  of  Gib 
bon's  right,  Gibbon's  Division  occupying  the  right,  with 
Barlow  on  his  left.  Dow  and  Clark  were  posted  on  a  ridge 
a  short  distance  in  rear  of  Gibbon's  left.  Still  farther  to 
the  left  and  in  rear  of  Barlow's  Division,  Roder,  Brown, 


268 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Burton,  and  Edgell  were  put  in  position.  The  enemy  were 
not  long  in  discovering  these  dispositions  and  opened  heavy 
fire  upon  these  batteries,  which  was  vigorously  returned, 
and  at  intervals  during  the  day  the  cannonading  recurred. 
Furious  attacks  were  made  by  the  enemy  in  the  fore  part 
of  the  night,  but  they  were  repulsed.  The  batteries,  con 
stantly  on  the  alert,  were  prompt  in  opening  fire.  At  the 
request  of  the  commanding  officer  of  the  Eighteenth  Corps, 
McKnight  was  ordered  to  report  to  him,  and  being  placed 
in  a  hot  position  was  engaged  until  evening,  when,  having 
expended  his  ammunition,  he  was  relieved  by  Ricketts, 
who  remained  in  position  with  the  Eighteenth  Corps  until 


TIDBALL'S  BATTERIES  AT  COLD  HARBOR, 


the  8th,  using  his  battery  with  good  effect  in  the  frequent 
attacks  made  by  the  enemy  during  that  time.  The  Fourth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery  was  moved  up  and  formed  part 
of  Gibbon's  second  line  of  battle.  Two  of  the  Coehorn 
mortars  under  Captain  Jones  were  brought  into  requisition 
at  very  short  range.  Having  during  the  day  selected  more 
advanced  positions  for  batteries,  soon  after  dark  strong 
parties  from  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  were  set  to 
work  in  constructing  works,  and,  although  interrupted  by 
attacks  from  the  enemy,  succeeded  in  constructing  secure 
places  for  Sleeper  and  Edgell  on  the  right,  Dow  and  Clark 
in  the  centre,  and  Arnold  on  the  left.  These  batteries  were 
placed  in  position  before  dawn  on  the  4th. 

"  It  was  found  that,  owing  to  a  slight  mistake  of  posi 
tion,  the  works  for  Arnold's  Battery  had  been  placed  about 
twenty-five  yards  too  far  to  the  front,  and  that  it  was  diffi 
cult,  if  not  impossible,  owing  to  the  fire  of  the  enemy,  for 


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269 


Ms  men  to  work  the  guns,  and  it  was  still  more  difficult  to 
get  in  or  out  of  his  battery.  To  overcome  this  difficulty  I 
had  a  new  work  thrown  up  at  the  proper  distance  in  rear, 
.and  running  a  sap  to  the  first  one  succeeded  in  drawing 
back  the  guns.  This  new  position  proved  eminently  suc 
cessful,  and  Captain  Arnold  was  highly  commended  for  the 
efficiency  of  his  battery  while  occupying  it.  The  Coehorns 
had  likewise  been  placed  in  the  salient  which  approached 
near  to  the  enemy's  works  at  the  '  McG'ee  House.'  It  is 
scarcely  necessary  to  remark  that  at  such  short  range,  and 
being  so  skilfully  managed,  they  could  not  be  anything  else 
than  effective.  The  batteries  remained  in  the  position  just 
described  until  the  night  of  the  12th.  Scarcely  an  hour 
passed,  either  day  or  night,  during  this  time  that  some  of 
them  did  not  have  occasion  to  fire.  On  the  5th  a  new  work 
was  built  on  the  left  of  Arnold  and  occupied  by  Burton  ; 
Ames  at  the  same  time  relieved  Arnold,  who  was  with 
drawn  for  rest. 

"  On  the  8th,  Gillis,  moving  around  with  Birney's  Divi 
sion  on  the  extreme  left,  engaged  a  rifle  battery,  with  which 
during  that  and  the  succeeding  days  he  had  considerable 
practice." 


FIGURE   FROM    CURTAIN'    IN    THE   SHELTON    HOUSE. 


CHAPTER  XX. 

CROSSING  THE  JAMES. 

lay  in  the  trenches  at  Cold  Harbor  until 
Sunday,  June  12th. 

During  this  time  no  very  memorable  in 
cidents  occurred,  though,  saving  the  short 
period  on  the  5th,  when  a  truce  was  made 
for  the  purpose  of    burying  the  dead, 
picket-firing  was  kept  up.     Concerning 
this  truce,  we  give   the  words  of  Major 
Mitchell,  who  was  one  of  the  actors  in  bringing  it  about ; 
he  says  : 

"June  5t7i,  1864,  5  P.M. — By  direction  of  General  Han 
cock,  I  accompanied  a  flag  of  truce  with  Colonel  Lyman,  of 
General  Meade's  staff.  The  point  selected  to  put  out  the 
flag  was  on  the  Mechanicsville  road,  where  our  pickets  are 
very  close  to  the  enemy's.  Found  considerable  difficulty 
in  getting  the  flag  out,  as  the  pickets  were  firing  at  each 
other,  and  were  close  together  (about  two  hundred  paces), 
sheltered  behind  trees,  but  after  considerable  delay  suc 
ceeded  in  getting  the  flag  out  by  calling  to  the  enemy. 
Major  Wooten,  Eighteenth  North  Carolina  Infantry,  met 
Colonel  Lyman  and  myself  ;  a  truce  was  arranged  by  us  to 
continue  for  one-half  mile  on  right  and  left  of  us  during  the 
time  we  were  out  with  the  flag.  Meantime  the  firing  con 
tinued  on  other  portions  of  the  lines.  General  Lee  being 
absent  from  headquarters  of  his  army,  we  were  obliged  to 
remain  between  the  lines  until  nearly  10  o'clock  at  night 
before  we  received  a  reply.  Had  a  long  talk  with  Major 
Wooten,  who  is  a  good  fellow,  and  other  rebel  officers.  All 
expressed  themselves  as  extremely  desirous  that  the  war 
should  terminate.  I  think  the  hard  knocks  we  have  given 
them  this  campaign  has  a  little  sickened  them  of  the 


CROSSING   THE   JAMES.  271 

1  Yanks.'  While  I  was  out  with  the  flag  (about  7  o'clock), 
I  heard  a  furious  cannonade  and  musketry  about  a  mile  to 
our  right  on  the  Second  Corps  line,  and  upon  my  return  to 
headquarters  found  that  a  round  shot  had  struck  Captain 
McCune,  Assistant  Provost  Marshal,  Second  Corps,  who 
was  standing  at  the  door  of  General  Hancock's  tent  at  the 
time,  and  mortally  wounded  him.  The  shot  and  shell  raked 
the  headquarters  fearfully  and  scattered  all  servants,  team 
sters,  etc." 

On  the  6th  various  details  were  made  from  our  regiment 
for  fatigue  duty.  On  the  7th  all  the  men  who  had  been  de 
tached  with  the  Sixth  Corps  artillery  trains  were  returned 
to  duty  with  the  regiment.  We  drew  rations  on  the  8th. 
General  Grant  having  changed  his  base  of  supplies  from 
Fredericksburg  to  White  House  Landing,  some  delay  had 
been  made  in  consequence  in  the  matter  of  issuing  rations, 
and  on  the  march  from  the  North  Anna  many  of  the  boys 
had  gone  forty-eight  hours  without  food.  On  the  8th  our 
rations  included  several  extras,  issued  by  the  Sanitary 
Commission.  Dried  apples,  pickled  cabbage,  and  potatoes 
were  found  a  very  agreeable  addition  to  the  hard -tack  and 
salt  pork.  We  lived  high  for  the  rest  of  the  time  we  lay  at 
Cold  Harbor.  On  the  10th  everything  was  very  quiet,  and 
but  few  shots  were  fired  along  the  line.  Those  in  need 
drew  clothing,  and  rations  were  again  issued  on  that  day. 
On  the  llth  part  of  the  Second  Corps  were  relieved  and 
moved  back  to  the  rear.  We  also  drew  two  days'  rations, 
and  there  were  rumors  of  a  move.  About  2  P.M.  of  the 
12th  we  packed  up,  fell  in  line  and  marched  to  the  eastward 
some  two  miles,  where  we  joined  the  batteries  ;  there  we 
halted,  cooked  supper  and  awaited  orders.  No  one  seemed 
to  know  the  direction  in  which  we  were  going. 

About  9  o'clock,  "  Fall  in,  boys  !"  was  heard,  and  we  fell 
in  and  marched  all  night,  saving  such  interruptions  as  were 
incident  to  travelling  with  the  artillery.  We  marched  with 
very  little  enthusiasm,  only  cheered  by  the  fact  that  we 
were  going  still  in  a  southerly  direction — it  was  a  dreary 
night's  march.  We  crossed  the  Richmond  and  York  River 
Railroad  and  the  Chickahominy  at  Lowbridge.  It  was 


272  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

about  10  o'clock  when  we  halted  for  the  night  of  the  13th, 
in  a  large  clover  field,  about  half  a  mile  from  the  James 
River. 

We  had  drawn  only  one  day's  rations  on  the  night  of  the 
llth,  and  expected  to  meet  our  wagon  train  before  crossing 
the  river.  In  this  we  were  disappointed,  and  consequently 
were  very  hungry,  as  well  as  tired.  The  clover  field  formed 
an  excellent  resting-place,  and  the  morning  of  the  14th 
found  us  in  excellent  spirits,  saving  that  every  man  was 
inquiring  of  his  neighbor  if  he  had  not  extra  rations  to  loan 
or  sell.  Another  fact  may  be  noticed  at  this  point.  As 
usual  on  a  forced  march,  a  good  many  men  straggled  from 
their  companies,  and  some  of  these  never  came  up.  They 
were  reported  as  having  been  captured  or  killed  by  guerillas 
who  hung  upon  our  rear.  One  man  named  Martin,  of  Com 
pany  M,  was  said  to  have  been  found  with  his  throat  cut. 
When  the  rear  of  our  regiment,  which  at  the  time  really 
constituted  the  rear  guard  of  the  corps,  crossed  the  Chicka- 
hominy  the  pontoons  were  loosened  on  the  north  side  as 
Company  A  left  that  bank  of  the  stream,  and  as  the  south 
side  was  reached  and  the  pontoons  swung  into  the  current, 
horsemen  appeared  on  the  shore  and  fired  at  us.  About 
10  o'clock  of  the  14th  we  moved  toward  the  river  about  two 
miles,  where  we  stacked  arms,  took  off  our  accoutrements, 
and  set  about  cutting  the  road  through  woods  some  three 
miles  in  length.  It  was  after  sunset  when  we  got  through, 
and  we  were  told  to  make  our  coffee  quick,  as  we  were 
liable  to  move  at  any  moment.  The  difficulty  was,  how 
ever,  we  had  no  coffee  to  make,  and  as  a  result  a  good  many 
of  the  boys  set  out  on  foraging  expeditions  about  the  coun 
try  to  see  what  they  could  capture  by  way  of  provender, 
with  various  results.  The  next  morning  found  us  with  ap 
petites  unappeased  and  no  sign  of  the  provision  wagon. 
We  moved  to  Wilcox's  Landing  and  encamped. 

The  four  members  of  the  mess  to  which  the  writer  be 
longed  made  a  solemn  compact  to  procure  provisions  that 
day  or  die  in  the  attempt.  One  member  of  the  mess — Soles 
— was  detailed  as  guard  at  headquarters.  He  was  very 
assiduous  in  preventing  any  thieving  on  the  part  of  the 


CROSSING   THE   JAMES.  273 

other  soldiers,  but  he  himself  procured  a  chicken,  hiding 
it  in  his  haversack.  Another  member — Cook — succeeded 
in  digging  a  peck  of  young  potatoes  before  crossing  the 
river.  Several  of  the  companies  of  the  regiment  were  de 
tailed  to  load  and  unload  the  artillery  on  the  transports. 
The  writer  had  charge  of  a  squad  in  unloading  artillery  on 
the  opposite  bank.  A  despatch  boat  came  to  the  temporary 
wharf,  and  going  on  board  strenuous  effort  was  made  to 
find  some  bread,  but  without  avail.  Finally  the  old  black 
cook  offered  to  bake  a  loaf  of  bread  for  a  dollar.  About 
that  time  the  boat  started,  it  was  said  for  Port  Monroe,  but 
after  going  down  the  river  for  three  miles  it  returned,  for 
tunately,  about  the  time  the  hot  bread  was  done.  The 
fourth  member  of  the  mess  had  procured  some  fresh- water 
clams,  but  they  proved  to  be  a  failure. 

Says  Dr.  Robinson,  of  Company  C  :  "  Some  of  us  dug 
up  and  ate  fresh-water  clams,  and  some  of  Charles'  tent- 
mates  stole  a  ham  from  the  transports  which  carried  us 
over.  I  received  a  slice  of  it,  which  was  very  acceptable." 

We  worked  all  night  of  the  15th  and  until  about  10 
o'clock  of  the  next  day  unloading  cannon.  The  transfer  of 
an  army  so  large  as  that  commanded  by  General  Grant, 
with  all  its  equipments,  in  the  face  of  a  sagacious  enemy 
familiar  with  the  territory,  was  by  no  means  a  slight  under 
taking.  The  pontoon  bridges  on  which  the  larger  portion 
of  the  troops  crossed  were  two  thousand  feet  long,  and  were 
quite  a  triumph  in  that  kind  of  bridge  building.  The 
boats  in  the  deepest  part  of  the  river  were  anchored  in  some 
fifteen  fathoms.  General  Grant  had  hoped,  in  the  outset  of 
the  movement,  that  Lee  would  come  out  of  his  intrench- 
ments,  but  this  did  not  prove  the  case  ;  yet,  as  was  antici 
pated,  as  soon  as  the  movement  of  our  army  became  known, 
a  corresponding  movement  was  begun  by  the  Confederates 
to  harass  our  columns.  The  total  loss  did  not  exceed  four 
hundred,  however,  including  all  casualties. 

In  the  order  of  march,  the  Fifth  Corps,  preceded  by  Wil 
son's  Cavalry,  led  the  advance  across  the  Chickahominy, 
and  then  went  into  position,  masking  the  movements  of  the 
other  corps.  Our  corps,  which  followed,  marched  directly, 


274  HEAVY   GUNS   AND  LIGHT. 

as  we  have  seen,  to  the  James  River,  striking  it  at  a  point 
a  little  below  where  the  battle  of  Malvern  Hill  was  fought. 
The  Sixth  and  Ninth  Corps  moved  by  a  longer  route,  cross 
ing  the  Chickahominy  at  Jones'  Bridge,  some  six  or  seven 
miles  below  Long  Bridge.  The  trains  made  a  very  wide 
detour,  going  south  some  twelve  miles  below,  where  they 
crossed  at  a  ferry.  The  Eighteenth  Corps  returned  by  the 
same  route  they  had  come  to  the  White  House,  whence  they 
took  transports  and  sailed  down  the  James  River  to  be 
joined  by  General  Butler. 

General  Lee,  discovering  the  position  of  General  Warren' s 
Corps,  concluded  that  the  movement  was  to  be  in  that  direc 
tion  toward  Richmond,  and  accordingly  abandoned  his 
position  and  fell  back  across  the  Chickahominy  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  city.  During  the  afternoon  of  that  day  Lee 
sent  an  infantry  force  of  Confederates  down  the  Newmarket 
road,  who  made  an  assault  on  General  Warren's  line. 

The  movements  of  the  artillery,  with  which  our  interests 
were  connected,  are  thus  set  forth  by  General  Tidball  in  his 
report : 

"  On  June  12th  preparations  were  made  for  the  march  to 
the  James  River,  and  immediately  after  dark  the  whole 
army  withdrew.  The  Second  Corps,  crossing  the  Chicka 
hominy  at  Long  Bridge,  arrived  late  in  the  afternoon  of  the 
13th  at  Wilcox's  Landing  on  the  James,  and  on  the  suc 
ceeding  day  the  crossing — by  steamers — was  commenced, 
and  at  7  A.M.  of  the  15th  all  the  infantry  of  the  corps, 
with  McKnight's,  Clark's,  Roder's,  Benton's,  Gillis',  and 
D wight's  (late  Arnold's)  batteries,  had  completed  crossing 
and  took  up  the  line  of  march  for  Petersburg.  By  direc 
tion  of  the  Major-General  commanding,  I  remained  back  to 
superintend  crossing  the  remainder  of  the  batteries,  am 
munition,  and  other  trains.  This  work  was  completed  and 
everything  in  motion  on  the  road  by  10  A.M.  on  the  16th. 
The  labor  of  embarking  and  disembarking  this  immense 
train  was  performed  under  the  most  disadvantageous  cir 
cumstances  by  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  who  worked 
with  a  will  and  constancy  creditable  to  both  officers  and 
men." 


CHAPTER   XXI. 


THE  HALT  AT   PETERSBURG. 

HE  continuous  labor  to  which  we  had  been 
subjected  for  forty-eight  hours  had  ren 
dered  the  regiment  entirely  willing  to- 
march.  The  detail  from  Company  D,  with 
Coehorn  mortar  batteries,  had  gone  for 
ward  the  previous  day,  but  the  rest  of  us 
were  kept  loading  and  unloading  artillery 
and  getting  the  horses  over  the  river. 
And  so  when  the  call  sounded  to  fall  in. 
about  10  o'clock  A.M.  of  the  16th  inst., 
every  man  was  in  his  place,  the  only  loiter 
ers  being  those  who  had  gone  some  dis 
tance  from  the  regiment  on  foraging  ex 
peditions. 

The  day  was  bright,  and  the  road,  though  sandy  in  many 
places,  afforded  pretty  firm  footing  the  greater  portion  of 
the  route.  But  if  the  heavens  had  been  painted  with  the 
softest  and  most  agreeable  tints,  and  the  road  had  possessed 
the  firmness  of  cut  granite,  we  could  not  have  enjoyed  that 
march.  We  were  not  in  a  state  of  mind  to  enjoy  anything 
of  an  immaterial  or  jesthetical  character,  owing  to  the  state 
of  our  stomachs.  The  sky,  the  foliage,  and  the  landscape 
generally,  enlivened  as  it  was  by  the  moving  columns  of 
soldiers,  and,  for  the  first  few  miles,  with  vistas  of  the  river, 
may  have  been  very  interesting  ;  the  notes  of  the  birds 
along  the  way  may  have  been  very  musical ;  but  neither 
sights  nor  sounds  were  of  any  special  interest  to  us,  for  we 
were  hungry. 

One  of  the  boys,  by  way  of  emphasizing  the  intensity  of 
his  feelings,  said  he  believed  he  could  eat  a  "  raw  dog  with 
the  hair  on."  And  one  man  in  Company  F  who  had  caught 


276  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

a  garter  snake  held  it  up  by  the  tail  in  triumph  as  he  moved 
along,  assuring  the  envious  beholders  that  he  was  pretty 
well  fixed  for  one  meal  at  least. 

Provision  had  been  made  for  supplying  the  necessities  of 
Hancock's  soldiers  in  this  respect,  it  is  true,  but  in  this 
case  there  was  a  wide  distinction  between  the  provisions 
and  the  rations.  There  were  plenty  of  provisions,  but  no 
rations. 

It  appears  that  about  10  o'  clock  on  the  14th  inst. ,  before 
our  corps  had  crossed  the  James,  General  Hancock  had  re 
ceived  the  following  despatch  :  "  General  Butler  has  been 
ordered  to  send  to  you  at  Windmill  Point  sixty  thousand 
rations.  So  soon  as  these  are  received  and  issued,  you  will 
move  your  corps  by  the  most  direct  route  to  Petersburg, 
taking  up  a  position  where  the  City  Point  Railroad  crosses 
Harrison' s  Creek,  where  we  now  have  a  work.  After  Bar 
low  has  crossed  you  will  advance  as  much  of  your  artillery 
and  ammunition  train  as  possible  up  to  the  moment  you 
are  ready  to  move,  and  if  all  is  quiet  at  that  time  the 
ferriage  of  the  rest  can  be  continued  and  they  can  join 
you.1' 

The  reason  why  these  rations  did  not  arrive  were  about- 
as  cogent  as  those  given  by  Mrs.  Jones  for  not  loaning  her 
tub,  "  Because  the  hoops  were  all  off,  she  had  just  loaned  it 
to  a  neighbor,  and  besides  she  hadn't  any." 

Colonel  Morgan  had  reported  to  General  Hancock  "  that 
the  rations  had  come,  and  were  being  issued  ;"  when,  in  fact, 
no  rations  had  arrived,  the  transport  which  the  Colonel  had 
seen  unloading  not  being  freighted  with  rations. 

It  was  said  that  we  were  on  the  way  to  Petersburg,  a  place 
of  which  no  one  seemed  to  know  very  much,  except  that  it 
was  a  town  south  of  Richmond,  about  twenty -five  miles, 
with  several  railroads  leading  into  it  from  the  south. 

"  Why,  that  is  already  captured,"  said  one. 

"  No,  you  are  mistaken  ;  Petersburg  hasn't  been  captured 
yet." 

11  Why,  didn't  we  have  an  official  despatch  read  to  us  near 
Spottsylvania  to  the  effect  that  Generals  Butler  and  Gilmore 
had  captured  Petersburg  ?" 


THE   HALT   AT   PETERSBURG.  277 

"  Yes  ;  but  haven't  you  seen  the  papers  since  ?  The 
Army  of  the  James  were  not  as  successful  as  they  hoped  to 
be,  and  they  are  now  '  bottled  up '  at  Bermuda  Hundred, 
without  having  gained  the  Petersburg  railroad." 

"  That's  it,"  said  another ;  "  they  are  waiting  for  us  to 
capture  the  city."  . 

"  Well,  I'm  in  favor  of  that,  if  they  have  anything  to  eat 
there  ;  I  never  was  so  frightfully  hungry  since  I  was  born." 

Another  of  our  discomforts  that  day  was  the  heat.  It 
kept  growing  hotter  and  hotter,  until  shortly  after  noon  it 
could  not  have  been  less  than  one  hundred  degrees  Fahren 
heit  in  the  shade.  There  were  several  sunstrokes  that  day. 

This  was  June  16th.  The  rumble  of  distant  battle  had 
been  heard  at  intervals  during  the  last  twenty-four  hours, 
and  similar  sounds  were  distinguished  with  greater  distinct 
ness  as  we  advanced. 

General  Grant,  it  appears,  under  whose  direction  we  were 
moving,  had  decided  to  capture  Petersburg,  and  for  this 
purpose  had  despatched  the  Eighteenth  Corps,  under  Gen 
eral  Smith,  from  Cold  Harbor,  by  way  of  White  House  Land 
ing,  on  June  12th.  The  corps  reached  Bermuda  Hundred 
at  sunset,  on  the  14th  inst.,  and  received  orders  to  move  on 
Petersburg  at  daylight. 

The  order  was  executed,  though  not  precisely  to  the  let 
ter,  as  the  movement  of  the  cavalry  under  General  Kautz, 
forming  the  advance,  from  Broadway  Landing,  did  not 
begin  until  after  daylight  of  the  15th.  The  pontoon  bridge 
not  being  muffled  where  they  crossed  the  Appomattox  at 
Broadway,  the  sounds  could  be  heard  for  a  long  distance, 
and  doubtless  put  the  enemy  on  their  guard.  At  any  rate, 
they  found  the  Confederates  in  their  intrenchments  some 
two  miles  outside  the  city  limits  prepared  for  their  recep 
tion.  The  skirmishers  advanced  under  a  sharp  infantry  fire, 
carrying  the  works,  capturing  four  guns  and  six  hundred 
prisoners.  Unfortunately,  this  success  was  not  followed 
up,  General  Smith  thinking  it  wiser  to  hold  what  he  had 
than,  by  attempting  to  reach  the  bridges,  to  lose  what  he 
had  gained.  The  advance  of  our  corps,  General  Birney's 
Division,  came  up,  it  appears,  to  the  works  captured  by  the 


278  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Eighteenth  Corps  about  6  o'clock  P.M.  of  the  15th  ;  and 
this,  with  General  Gibbon's  Division,  was  immediately  placed 
at  the  disposal  of  General  Smith.  No  advance  was  ordered, 
however,  but  the  troops  were  simply  used  to  relieve  the 
Eighteenth  Corps  in  the  trenches.  It  was  too  late  and  too 
dark  by  the  time  this  relief  was  completed — 11  o'  clock  p.  M  .— 
for  Hancock' s  troops  to  advance,  so  that  the  Second  Corps 
did  not  move  upon  Petersburg  until  this  morning,  when 
General  Eagan's  Brigade  captured  a  redoubt. 

We  marched  southwest  some  twelve  miles  on  the  Prince 
George  Court-House  Road  and  bivouacked.  There  is  an 
apocryphal  story  that  somewhere  on  this  road  we  drew  a 
quantity  of  hard-tack  and  coffee  from  a  Government  wagon. 
But  the  writer  remembers  eating  only  some  of  the  bones  of 
that  chicken  referred  to  in  the  previous  chapter,  and  Ser 
geant-Major  McVicker  writes  that  he  positively  went  three 
days  and  four  nights  and  a  portion  of  the  fourth  day  with 
out  food,  except  two  ears  of  hard  corn  found  in  a  corn-crib. 
After  partaking  of  such  sumptuous  fare,  most  of  us  fell 
asleep,  some  not  even  awaking  about  sunset  to  the  sound 
of  heavy  firing  in  our  front,  indicating 

"  That  battle  was  on  once  more." 

It  appears  that  General  Meade  had  ordered  an  attack  at  6 
P.M.  when  the  Second  Corps,  supported  on  the  right  by  two 
brigades  of  the  Eighteenth,  and  on  the  left  by  two  brigades 
of  the  Ninth,  made  a  very  brilliant  assault,  capturing  three 
redoubts  and  driving  the  enemy  back  along  the  whole  line. 

These  were  the  sounds  heard  by  those  of  us  sufficiently 
free  from  fatigue  to  keep  awake  that  evening.  We  were 
awakened  the  next  morning  before  light,  and  while  cook 
ing  coffee  heard  the  boom  of  a  single  cannon  directly  in  our 
front  followed  by  cheers.  We  learned  afterward  that  a  di 
vision  of  the  Ninth  Corps,  under  General  Potter,  had  in  a 
most  brilliant  charge  carried  the  lines  to  the  left  of  those 
captured  yesterday,  securing  four  guns  and  some  six  hun 
dred  prisoners.  We  had  heard  no  musketry,  for  the  reason 
that  the  works  had  been  carried  solely  by  the  bayonet. 

About  5  A.M.  came  the  order  "  Fall  in,"  and  we  moved 


THE    HALT   AT   PETERSBURG. 


279 


CAPTAIN    D.    K.    SMITH    JONES. 


iorward  some  five  or  six  miles,  by  the  Court-House,  and  by 
some  of  the  works  captured  from  the  enemy,  and  around 
to  the  right  of  our  lines.  Here  we  halted  about  half -past 
eight  and  rested  until 
night.  While  lying  here 
we  learned  of  the  en 
gagement  of  Company  D 
with  the  Coehorn  mortars 
on  the  previous  day  and 
the  death  of  Captain 
Jones,  one  of  the  best 
officers  of  our  regiment. 
•  The  Coehorn  Battery  had 
been  located  near  the 
Hare  House,  very  close  to 
the  enemy's  lines,  and 
had  done  splendid  execu 
tion,  dropping  the  shell 
with  great  accuracy  into 

the  Confederate  works.  Their  sharpshooters  were  conse 
quently  on  the  alert,  and  Captain  Jones  had  given  positive 
orders  that  not  one  of  the  men  should  show  his  head  above 
the  breastworks. 

Says  Sergeant  H.  P.  Burnell :  "  I  had  charge  of  the  am 
munition  for  the  mortars.  Captain  Jones  and  I  were  sit 
ting  on  the  ammunition  box  conversing,  when  a  brigade,  I 
think  of  the  Ninth  Corps,  made  a  charge  just  to  our  left, 
shifting  over  to  our  front. 

"  They  were  repulsed  and  driven  back  on  to  our  battery. 
Captain  Jones  arising,  hastily  said, 

"  '  Sergeant,  hand  me  a  fifteen  and  a  half  second  fuse,  I 
am  going  to  give  them  a  shell ! ' 

"  As  he  uttered  the  words  a  bullet  struck  him  in  the  left 
temple  and  came  out  by  his  right  ear.  He  dropped,  quiv 
ered  a  minute,  perhaps,  and  all  was  over." 

John  H.  Mead,  of  Company  D,  says  :  "  One  other  man 
and  myself  worked  the  right  gun  of  the  section  that  day. 
In  going  to  the  ammunition  box  for  a  fuse  I  found  the  cap 
tain  dead." 


280 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Corporal  Silvester  Simpson  states  that  he  helped  carry 
him  to  the  rear,  where  he  was  buried  in  a  garden.  Lieuten 
ant  Bradt  subsequently  had  the  remains  taken  up  and  car 
ried  to  his  former  home  at  Saratoga. 

Colonel  Allcock,  at  Wilmington,  N.  C.,  a  few  years  ago 
met  a  member  of  the  Twenty-first  North  Carolina,  which 
was  commanded  by  Colonel  Ransom,  who  said  that  May 
17th,  1864,  when  Coehorn  mortars  opened  at  Petersburg, 
Colonel  Ransom  ordered  ten  marksmen  to  fire  at  the  cap 
tain,  who  was  observed  to  occasionally  raise  his  head  after 


SIEGE  or 
PETERSBURG 


the  command,  which  could  be  heard,  to  see  the  effect  of  the 
fire.  After  one  such  command  the  captain's  head  was  seen, 
and  nearly  every  man  of  the  detail  fired.  They  saw  no 
more  of  the  captain. 

Says  Lieutenant  S.  I.  More  :  "I  commanded  the  centre 
section  of  the  Coehorn  Battery,  and  was  with  Captain  Jones 
when  he  was  killed.  He  was  slightly  short-sighted,  a  fact 
which  may  have  contributed  to  his  death,  as  it  thus  took 
him  longer  than  it  otherwise  would  have  done  to  make  an 
observation." 


THE   HALT   AT   PETERSBUKG.  281 

Some  time  in  the  afternoon  we  had  orders  to  put  up  tents, 
and  it  really  seemed  as  though  we  should  have  another 
night' s  rest,  but  about  dark  a  detail  of  five  companies,  under 
the  command  of  Major  Williams,  fell  in  and  marched  to  the 
left  a  short  distance,  and  then  up  a  ravine,  and  commenced 
to  dig  a  trench  extending  to  the  right.  The  movement  is 
thus  described  by  Captain  A.  C.  Brown,  who  had  command 
after  Major  Williams  was  wounded  : 

"  Scarcely  had  we  laid  out  our  camp  when  Companies  A, 
B,  F,  G,  and  H,  then  numbering  about  five  hundred  men, 
were  detailed  as  a  working  party  to  build  a  line  of  rifle-pits 
to  the  rebel  outer  line,  at  a  point  not  far  from  the  City 
Point  Railroad.  As  soon  as  it  became  sufficiently  dark  to 
partially  conceal  our  movements,  we  shouldered  our  mus 
kets,  and,  under  command  of  Major  Williams,  marched 
about  through  the  woods,  until  we  reached  the  ravine  into 
which  opened  a  deep  trench  or  run- way,  dry  at  the  time, 
which  came  directly  down  from  the  rebel  lines  and  formed 
a  sort  of  covered  way,  offering  complete  protection  on  either 
side,  but  so  straight  that  a.  solid  shot  traversing  it  length 
wise  would  probably  have  killed  every  man  in  it.  Up  this 
narrow  defile,  gradually  growing  more  and  more  shallow,  we 
crept  as  noiselessly  as  we  could,  until  we  reached  a  place 
some  two  hundred  yards  from  the  enemy's  line,  when  we 
clambered  out,  and  extending  to  the  right  and  left  in  single 
file,  a  few  feet  apart,  began  each  man  for  himself  to  sink 
holes  and  gradually  connect  them,  until  by  daylight  we  had 
a  very  respectable  rifle-pit.  An  occasional  but  harmless 
shot  at  an  officer,  as  his  outline  was  seen  against  the  sky, 
indicated  that  our  presence  was  known,  but  the  limited 
number  of  shots  convinced  us  that  the  force  in  our  immedi 
ate  front  was  small,  as  subsequent  events  proved  it  to  be. 

11  Although  originally  sent  out  merely  to  build  the  line, 
about  midnight  an  order  was  received  directing  us  to  hold 
it  when  built,  and  at  3  o'clock  in  the  morning  this  order 
was  followed  by  another  assigning  us  to  a  position  in  the 
front  line  in  a  charge  to  be  made  from  our  rifle-pit  at  4 
o'  clock.  To  men  who  had  marched  under  a  broiling  sun  all 
the  day  before,  and  had  worked  all  night  like  beavers,  with 


282  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

nothing  to  eat  and  little  to  drink,  this  last  order  was  not 
particularly  welcome,  nor  was  this  at  all  surprising  when, 
in  addition  to  their  fatigue  and  hunger,  we  remember  the 
ever-exasperating  fact  that  their  contract  with  the  Govern 
ment  exempted  them  from  such  service,  and  entitled  them 
to  artillery  instead  of  spades  and  muskets.  Nevertheless, 
when  the  order  came — '  Forward,  double-quick,'  as  steady  a 
line  went  over  that  earthwork  as  ever  marched  across  the 
parade  ground  at  old  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

"  The  enemy's  front  line,  at  the  point  we  struck  it,  was 
just  over  the  crest  of  a  knoll  and  protected  by  a  dense  fringe 
of  abatis,  and  we  all  expected  at  least  a  respectable  salute 
when  our  troops  came  in  sight,  but  it  was  manned  only  by 
a  picket  line  and  but  few  shots  greeted  us.  And  yet  this 
fact  did  not  justify  the  order  which  just  then  came  from 
the  left,  '  By  the  left  flank,  march,'  which,  if  executed, 
would  have  sent  us  running  along  parallel  with  the  ab 
atis,  exposed  us  to  a  flank  fire  and  delayed  our  silencing 
what  little  fire  there  was. 

"  I  gave  my  own  Company  H,  which  was  in  the  centre, 
the  order '  Left  oblique,'  and  Captain  Me  Keel  and  the  other 
company  commander  on  my  right  followed  suit,  and  the 
three  companies  crossed  the  first  rebel  line  at  an  angle.  The 
movement  of  the  two  companies  on  the  left  directly  to  the 
left  caused  a  break  in  the  battalion,  but  it  was  soon  closed, 
and  facing  to  the  front  we  swept  down  on  the  second  line 
of  rifle-pits,  which  was  nothing  more  or  less  than  one  of 
those  public  highways  so  common  in  Virginia,  excavated 
from  side  to  side  to  the  depth  of  three  or  four  feet,  and 
which  ran  parallel  to  the  line  already  taken.  This  line  was 
also  feebly  defended,  and  after  a  brisk  but  brief  fusillade, 
its  occupants  took  a  hasty  departure. 

"  Crossing  this  road  we  were  just  jumping  a  fence  upon 
the  other  side  when,  for  some  inscrutable  reason,  as  it  ap 
peared  to  us  then,  a  halt  was  ordered,  and  there  we  lay  in 
that  road  for  several  hours,  while  a  line  of  earthworks 
grew  up  to  completion  before  us,  which  from  that  day  until 
the  close  of  the  siege  of  Petersburg  defied  every  attack 
upon  it." 


THE   HALT   AT   PETERSBURG.  283 

Says  A.  S.  Thomas,  of  Company  B  :  "  The  west  side  of 
the  road  was  bordered  by  an  impenetrable  hedge-row,  with 
here  and  there  a  place  to  pass  through.  About  twenty  men 
of  the  companies  on  the  right  had  passed  this  opening, 
when  an  order  was  given  to  halt  and  re-form  in  the  road. 
Captain  Jim  McKeel  was  the  only  officer  through  the  hedge 
at  this  time  in  our  part  of  the  line.  A  braver  man  I  never 
saw.  One  of  his  men  was  instantly  killed  by  his  side,  a 
ball  striking  him  in  the  forehead,  when  McKeel  turned  and 
said  coolly  :  l  Boys,  get  back  into  the  road.'  We  snatched 
a  Johnny  reb  out  of  the  bushes,  who  was  secreted  therein, 
and  filed  back  into  the  road.  We  had  faced  a  steady  but 
not  heavy  fire  from  the  time  we  scaled  our  works,  and  our 
loss  was  considerable.  Of  my  company,  John  W.  Acker 
was  killed  ;  Marcus  Richtmeyer,  Pat  Colgan,  Francis  Mul 
len,  James  Weller,  John  Kearns,  and  First  Sergeant  James 
were  wounded.  Alexander  Van  Loan  had  the  stock  of  his 
musket  splintered  in  his  hands,  as  he  went  over  the  first 
line  of  rebel  works,  by  a  bullet,  and  throwing  it  down,  he 
deliberately  picked  up  another  and  went  on  as  if  nothing 
unusual  had  happened.  The  battalion  was  re-formed  in  the 
road,  and  we  expected  to  move  at  once  forward,  but  from 
some  unknown  cause  did  not  until  afternoon." 

Says  Major  William  Knower,  who  as  Lieutenant  had 
command  of  Company  G  after  his  brother;  E.  C.  Knower, 
was  wounded : 

"  The  Lieutenant  had  gone  into  the  charge  with  but  one 
idea,  which  was,  that  he,  being  commander  of  the  com 
pany,  must  be  the  first  man  of  it  to  mount  the  '  Johnnies'  ' 
works.  This  determination,  that  unconsciously  arose  from 
his  knowledge  of  what  officers  always  did— in  books — was 
unclogged  by  any  thought  of  what  was  to  be  done  after 
reaching  his  goal ;  but,  doubtless,  had  he  succeeded,  the 
*  Johnnies '  would  have  found  a  solution  for  the  difficulty. 
Passing  by  the  Hank  of  the  company,  he  cast  a  glance 
along  the  irregular  line  ;  by  his  side  ran  a  Corporal,  his  face 
lighted  up  with  excitement,  the  mouth  firmly  set,  the  eyes 
turned  with  an  angry  glare  toward  the  enemy,  his  hand 
firmly  closed  upon  the  musket  on  his  shoulder,  and  the 


284  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

whole  form  of  the  man  alive  with  energy.  As  the  officer 
looked,  a  crimson  spot  broke  out  upon  the  Corporal's  fore 
head,  and,  his  face  turning  to  a  sickly  white,  he  fell  head 
long  to  the  earth,  a  heap  of  lifeless  clay,  the  dead  hand  still 
grasping  the  musket.  Possessed  by  his  ruling  thought,  the 
Lieutenant  could  exercise  no  pity  at  this  sight.  The  next 
instant  he  found  himself  in  the  advance,  and  turned  to 
cheer  on  the  company,  when,  to  his  astonishment,  the  bat 
talion  seemed  to  have  disappeared,  for  it  had  taken  cover. 
Bewildered  by  this  change  of  programme,  he  stood  irreso 
lute,  amid  the  flying  missiles,  utterly  unconscious  of  them 
or  of  the  deafening  noise,  until  he  was  joined  by  the  Cap 
tain  of  the  left  company,  a  brave,  cool-headed  officer,  who 
motioned  him  to  lie  down.  Wondering  that  such  a  happy 
idea  had  not  suggested  itself,  the  Lieutenant  obeyed.  The 
Captain,  lying  at  his  side,  and  shouting,  to  be  heard  above 
the  tumult,  said  :  '  The  Major  is  wounded  ;  I  am  in  com 
mand  ;  the  battalion  is  alone  in  this  charge  ;  it  can  do  noth 
ing  without  support ;  I  am  going  to  lie  here  and  wait  for 
orders  ;  if  none  arrive,  I'll  take  the  responsibility  and  get 
the  men  out  of  this  as  soon  as  God  will  let  them  go.'  For 
some  time  the  two  officers  lay  and  watched  the  smoke,  that, 
shooting  out  in  continual  jets,  seemed  to  boil  as  it  hung 
over  the  enemy' s  intrenchments — a  low  damp-looking  em 
bankment  of  reft  earth,  about  eighty  yards  to  the  front — and 
catching  occasional  glimpses  of  his  battle-flag,  as  the  curtain 
of  vapor  was  torn  apart  by  the  discharges  of  a  battery,  the 
canister  from  which  whirred  over  their  heads.  Then  the 
Captain,  looking  to  the  left  rear,  where,  at  the  edge  of  the 
field,  a  line  of  troops  were  lying  with  their  colors  planted 
along  the  front — a  background  of  foliage  showing  in  strong 
relief  the  gay  hues  of  the  flags  as  their  silken  folds  streamed 
out  in  the  sunshine — and  seeing  no  signs  of  advance,  sprang 
to  his  feet.  Turning  to  the  men,  who  watched  him  with 
anxious  eyes,  he  motioned  to  the  rear,  and  in  answer  to  the 
signal  the  battalion,  rising  as  one  man,  broke  for  the  road." 
The  real  cause  of  this  halt  and  delay,  as  we  subsequently 
discovered,  was  the  difference  in  distance  and  in  the  condi 
tions  of  the  ground  in  front  of  the  attacking  forces.  While 


THE   HALT   AT   PETERSBURG.  285 

our  corps  was  not  above  three  hundred  yards  from  the 
enemy's  front  lines,  the  Ninth  Corps  to  our  left  had  to  ad 
vance  nearly  a  mile,  while  the  Fifth  Corps  to  the  left  of  the 
Ninth  had  a  still  greater  distance  to  go.  After  the  orders  had 
been  given  for  an  advance  in  the  morning  so  many  delays 
occurred  on  the  left  that  General  Meade  fixed  the  hour  for 
a  simultaneous  attack  along  the  whole  line  at  12  o'clock. 
This  had  the  effect  of  stopping  our  advance,  and  so  we  had 
the  pleasure  of  seeing  the  breastworks  built  and  guns  ar 
ranged  for  the  murderous  execution  of  our  boys  to  follow. 

"  Up  to  this  time,"  says  Captain  Brown,  "  though  we 
had  charged  nearly  half  a  mile  from  our  original  position, 
and  carried  two  lines  of  works,  we  had  met  with  compara 
tively  few  casualties,  but  among  our  losses  some  of  our  best 
men,  such  as  Captain  Edward  Knower,  of  Company  Gr,  and 
First  Sergeant  Theban,  of  my  own  company,  both  of  whom 
were  severely  wounded. 

"  The  morning  was  intensely  hot,  and  while  some  of  the 
officers  were  taking  observations,  or  endeavoring  to  secure 
rations  for  their  commands,  the  men  spread  their  shelter 
tents  upon  temporary  supports  and  dropped  to  sleep  from 
sheer  exhaustion,  careless  of  the  occasional  stray  mis 
siles  which  zipped  about  their  ears  and  cut  down  their  tent- 
poles." 

Says  a  member  of  Company  H  :  "  While  the  Fourth  lay 
thus  in  battle  line,  resting  on  its  arms,  ready  for  the  spring 
to  the  work,  a  bullet  with  spiteful  zip  came  from  the  left 
and  made  its  unwelcomed  introduction  to  the  leg  of  a  com 
rade  lying  to  the  right  of  T.  C.  Parkhurst,  and  who  was 
borne  to  the  rear.  In  a  few  minutes  more  another  saucy  zip 
picked  the  comrade  on  Parkhurst' s  left,  and  he,  too,  was 
kindly  removed  for  treatment.  *  Parkhurst,  that  means 
you,'  said  one  of  the  boys,  '  that  fellow  will  fetch  a  bead 
on  you  next.'  '  Well,  it  does  seem  to  be  clipping  close,  I 
guess  I'll  lay  low,'  and  T.  C.  turned  a  little  and  pressed 
down  about  as  flat  as  a  man  can  spread  himself.  '  Why 
don't  you  get  out  of  that  ? '  said  one.  '  We  may  be  ordered 
to  charge  any  minute,  and  here  is  my  place,'  was  the  reply. 
Zip,  crash,  and  the  third  bullet  with  ugly  hum  rubbed  T. 


286  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

C.'s  head  and  buried  itself  in  a  red  cedar,  making  the 
splinters  fly.  '  Parkhurst,  get  out  of  that,  or  you  are  a 
dead  man,  that  fellow  has  got  the  range  on  you,'  sprang 
from  the  lips  of  the  soldiers.  '  No,  it  won't  do  to  break 
the  line,'  and  our  friend  turned  himself,  bringing  his  knap 
sack  toward  the  sharpshooter,  dropping  his  head  behind 
the  knapsack  and  close  to  the  cedar,  when  the  fourth  zip 
broke  the  stillness,  all  being  quiet  but  this  one  sharp  gun 
ner,  and  a  sensation  as  though  some  one  had  violently  kicked 
the  knapsack  was  felt  by  Parkhurst.  The  bullet  had  pene 
trated  the  knapsack  and  bored  half  through  a  package  of 
writing-paper  and  then  deflected  and  fell  harmless.  At 
this  instant  Blodgett,  who  was  lying  a  little  to  the  rear, 
earnestly  called,  '  Park,  come  here  ! '  '  No,  I  can't,  we  may 
be  ordered  forward  at  once.'  '  Come  here,  I'll  show  you  a 
thing  ;  I  have  got  the  range  of  that  fellow  who  is  after  you, 
come  ! '  insisted  friend  Blodgett,  and  T.  C.  yielded,  when  the 
friend  said :  '  Do  you  see  that  little  clump  of  bushes  with  a 
little  board  in  front  off  there,  to  the  left  and  rear  of  our 
line  ? '  '  Yes.'  '  Well,  that  Johnny  is  hid  there,  and  in  a 
little  while  he'll  poke  his  gun  through  that  hole  in  the 
board  and  draw  another  bead,  and  when  he  pokes  that  gun 
through  I'm  going  to  try  my  shooting-iron,  for  I've  been 
watching  for  him.'  In  a  few  moments  the  ominous  nozzle 
of  that  grayback's  gun  appeared,  when  whang  went  the  gun 
of  Blodgett  and  a  sudden  commotion  behind  that  clump  of 
bushes,  and  all  was  still,  and  no  more  intrusive  bullets  came 
that  way.  In  the  instant  of  the  commotion  at  the  bushes 
Blodgett  sprang  to  his  feet,  whirled  round  and  broke  out 
in  the  chorus  of  an  old  song  he  frequently,  in  a  spontaneous 
way,  used  to  sing.  '  Old  Ship  Zion,  Hallelujah  !'  and  drop 
ped  down  to  the  ground,  and  the  boys  had  a  little  free  con 
gratulation  that  that  annoying  sharpshooter  had  been  si 
lenced.  Blodgett  was  after  ward  taken  prisoner  and  died  of 
starvation  in  Andersonville,  while  T.  C.  Parkhurst  is  pleas 
antly  enjoying  labor  and  life  home  at  Canandaigua." 

The  situation  in  our  front  at  12.15  P.M.,  when  the  charge 
was  renewed,  was  as  follows  :  A  hedge  and  rail  fence  skirted 
the  west  side  of  the  road  and  was  located  on  the  bank  several 


THE   HALT  AT   PETERSBURG.  287 

feet  above  the  roadbed  in  which  most  of  the  men  were  lying 
asleep.  A  field  of  grain  beyond  the  fence  sloped  gradually 
to  a  narrow  strip  of  woods  bordering  the  bed  of  a  stream, 
which,  for  the  most  part,  was  dry.  In  this  belt  of  timber 
a  heavy  line  of  Confederate  pickets  was  located  not  above 
fifteen  rods  from  us  ;  and  beyond  this  was  a  field  of  corn, 
which  the  farmer  boys  of  the  command  pronounced  a  very 
fine  growth,  as  it  was  fully  three  feet  high  and  uniformly 
covered  the  ground.  This  field  ascended  to  within  a  few 
rods  of  the  Confederate  works  on  the  brow  of  the  hill,  in 
which  earthwork  they  were  busy  getting  cannon  in  position. 

Though  the  general  order  for  an  advance  that  day  seems 
to  have  been  fixed  for  12  o'clock  noon,  yet  Birney's  Divi 
sion  actually  renewed  their  movement  before  that  time. 
This  was  a  defensive  movement,  however,  to  prevent  the 
enemy  from  getting  between  the  river  and  our  right.  Not 
far  from  8  A.M.  the  men  fell  in,  and  a  request  was  made  in 
each  company  for  ten  volunteers  to  act  as  an  advance  skir 
mish  line.  Captain  John  B.  Van  de  Wiele  was  assigned  to 
the  command  of  this  line,  and  shortly  after  the  skirmishers 
at  the  command  "  Forward  !"  passed  the  hedge  and  scaled 
the  fence  with  a  cheer. 

A  murderous  fire  greeted  the  advance,  but  the  men  who 
remained  unhurt  never  faltered.  In  Company  F  eight  men 
only  had  volunteered.  Five  of  these  were  killed  outright 
before  they  reached  the  timber.  Each  of  the  remaining 
three  gained  a  tree.  One  of  them,  Grady,  loaded  and  step 
ped  out  to  shoot  a  Confederate  in  the  corn,  when  he  received 
a  shot  through  the  body  ;  the  other  two,  Stone  and  C.  P. 
Cronk,  kept  firing  till  the  line  of  battle  came  up,  when  they 
carried  Grady  back  ;  he  died  almost  immediately  afterward. 

Sergeant  A.  P.  Adams,  of  Company  F,  was  shot  through 
both  thighs,  but  managed  to  get  off  the  field,  and  finally 
recovered. 

In  Company  A  Henry  McBride  and  James  Lyon  were 
killed  instantly,  and  most  of  the  others  wounded.  J.  T. 
Lockwood  had  gone  about  fifty  feet  from  the  fence  when 
he  was  struck  by  a  ball  between  the  second  and  third  ribs 
on  the  right  side,  the  missile  passing  entirely  through  the 


288  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

right  lung  and  coming  out  below  the  shoulder-blade.  He 
was  carried  back  by  two  comrades,  and  a  singular  thinu; 
about  it  is,  that  to  all  appearance  he  entirely  recovered  and 
has  been  an  active  business  man  since.  J.  A.  Peloubet  was 
one  of  this  detail  from  Company  A  who  retained  his  posi 
tion  unharmed  all  day. 

Says  A.  S.  Thomas,  of  Company  B  :  "  Our  company  was 
on  the  extreme  right  of  the  line,  June  18th,  and  near  the 
Appomattox.  I  was  one  of  the  ten  volunteer  skirmishers 
called  for  to  advance  before  the  battalion  moved  out  of  the 
road.  The  others  of  B  Company  were  Wallace  Bullis,  Tip 
Hay,  Scott  Hay,  Mat  Masterson,  Homer  De  Silva,  Earl  S. 
Erickson,  Michael  Murphy,  John  Sheridan  and  John  More- 
house.  In  our  front,  after  leaving  the  road,  was  a  hedge, 
through  one  place  in  which  all  our  company  skirmishers 
passed.  There  was  also  another  hedge  ten  or  twelve  rods 
in  advance — an  evergreen  hedge  and  some  trees — in  which 
the  rebel  skirmish  line  was  located.  Our  skirmishers  de 
ployed  and  drove  the  Confederates  out  of  their  ambush. 
This  was  about  10  A.M.  The  third  man  to  my  right  was 
John  Sheridan.  He  was  directly  in  front  of  the  opening  in 
the  second  hedge,  and  kept  that  position  until  the  opening 
itself  was  reached  ;  when,  instead  of  taking  advantage  of 
the  hedge  on  either  side,  he  would  fire  at  the  Confederate 
skirmishers,  turn  around  with  his  back  toward  them,  reload 
his  piece,  about-face,  and  fire  again.  He  did  this  twice, 
and  I  called  to  him  that  he  would  get  hit  if  he  did  not  move 
from  in  front  of  that  opening  ;  but  paying  no  attention,  on 
turning  around  to  reload  as  before,  and  while  in  the  act  of 
putting  down  a  cartridge,  he  was  struck  in  the  back  under 
the  left  shoulder,  and  dropped  forward  on  his  face.  The 
next  two  men — Masterson  and  Erickson — and  my  self  carried 
him  to  the  rear.  Our  main  line  advanced  about  4  P.M.,  in 
conjunction  with  the  Fourteenth  Massachusetts.  John 
Morehouse,  who  was  next  to  me  in  this  charge,  was  killed 
a  little  in  advance  of  the  second  hedge. 

"  The  Colonel  commanding  the  Massachusetts  regiment 
ordered  his  color-bearer  to  move  out  in  front  of  the  hedge, 
and  then  called  on  his  men  to  rally  around  the  colors.  Only 


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a  few  of  the  regiment  which  the  brave  officer  commanded 
moved  forward  to  the  color  line,  and  a  part  of  our  battalion, 
and  in  this  advance  Morehouse,  James  W.  Porter,  Alfred 
Wright,  Philip  Briody,  and  a  number  of  others  of  our  com 
pany  were  struck.  The  firing  was  terrific,  and  we  were  glad 
enough  to  be  ordered  back  to  the  road  again."  Corporal 
Angle,  privates  Foley,  Wright  and  Wood,  of  Company  Gr, 
were  killed,  and  the  following  wounded :  Captain  E.  C. 
Knower,  Sergeants  Smith,  Delanoy  and  Thurston  ;  privates 
Branigan,  Conley,  Corwin,  Dougherty,  Hibbard,  Jones, 
Kirkwood,  Kirkpatrick,  Mapes,  Miller,  Murtaugh,  Pyle, 
Stone,  Thuringer,  Weed,  Wellsey  and  Wixon. 

Says  Captain  Brown  :  "  The  advance  from  this  point  was 
to  be  made  in  two  lines  of  battle,  our  five  companies  form 
ing  part  of  the  front.  I  do  not  remember  any  second  line 
of  battle  upon  our  part  of  the  field  during  the  earlier  part 
of  the  charge,  and  I  certainly  was  not  informed  of  any  in 
advance. 

"  The  enemy  had  posted  two  pieces  of  artillery,  perhaps 
more,  in  what  appeared  to  be  angles  of  their  new  works, 
and  our  battalion  very  nearly  covered  the  rebel  front  be 
tween  these  guns.  To  those  of  us  who  had  anxiously 
watched  all  the  morning  the  preparations  for  our  reception, 
had  seen  some  of  the  guns  moved  into  position  and  the 
troops  deployed  behind  the  breastworks,  it  seemed  perfectly 
evident  that  the  charge  would  now  prove  a  disastrous  fail 
ure,  but  when  the  order  was  given,  though  we  felt  we  were 
marching  to  certain  death,  the  '  Fourth  Heavy,'  always  ac 
customed  to  obey  orders,  scaled  the  fence  with  a  cheer,  and 
the  ball  opened,  the  enemy  commencing  to  fire  the  moment 
we  rose.  Reaching  the  belt  of  timber  we  found  the  picket 
line  halted  and  firing  from  behind  the  trees,  but  the  main 
line  pushed  on  and  out  into  the  open  corn-field.  Just  as 
we  struck  the  timber  Major  Williams  received  a  rifle  ball  in 
the  shoulder,  and  falling  near  me  ordered  me  to  assume 
command  of  the  battalion,  and,  turning  my  own  company 
over  to  Lieutenant  Edmonston,  I  did  so.  I  shall  never  for 
get  the  hurricane  of  shot  and  shell  which  struck  us  as  we 
emerged  from  the  trees.  The  sound  of  the  whizzing  bullets 


290  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

and  exploding  shells  blending  in  awful  volume,  seemed  like 
the  terrific  hissing  of  some  gigantic  furnace.  Men,  torn  and 
bleeding,  fell  headlong  from  the  ranks  as  the  murderous 
hail  swept  through  the  line.  The  shrieks  of  the  wounded 
mingled  with  the  shouts  of  defiance  which  greeted  us  as 
we  neared  the  rebel  works,  and  every  frightful  and  sicken 
ing  incident,  conspired  to  paint  a  scene  which  no  one  who 
survived  that  day  will  care  again  to  witness. 

"  The  belt  of  trees  formed  something  like  an  arc,  with 
the  ends  projected  toward  the  enemy,  and  as  the  Hanks  of 
the  battalion  came  out  in  full  view  and  we  were  within 
about  one  hundred  and  fifty  yards  of  the  rebel  line,  I  was 
astounded  to  see  that  there  were  no  troops  on  either  side  of 
us,  and  looking  back  I  discovered  that  these  five  companies 
were  the  only  troops  of  all  the  charging  lines  that  had 
obeyed  the  order  and  left  the  sunken  road.  Then  for  the 
first  time  I  understood  the  fierceness  of  the  fire  to  which  we 
were  being  subjected,  saw  that  we  were  receiving  not  only 
the  fire  from  our  front,  to  which  we  were  entitled,  but  a 
cross  fire  from  troops  and  artillery  on  the  right  and  left  of 
our  front,  which  would  have  been  directed  toward  other 
parts  of  the  charging  lines,  if  we  had  been  supported,  and 
realized  that  with  this  little  handful  of  men  it  was  worse 
than  useless  to  continue  the  attack.  Accordingly,  I  at  once 
gave  the  order  to  lie  down,  and  followed  that  with  an  order 
that  each  man  should  get  off  the  field  as  best  he  might. 

' '  When  we  left  the  road  the  colonel  of  some  regiment  on 
our  left  joined  us  with  his  color-guard  and  gallantly  accom 
panied  us  as  far  as  we  went,  and  there  planted  his  flag  in 
the  soft  earth.  He  must  have  discovered  the  futility  of  a 
further  advance  about  the  time  I  did,  for  just  as  I  ordered 
the  men  down  he  ordered  a  retreat,  and  under  the  combined 
orders  the  men  at  once  disappeared  in  the  corn.  My  order 
was  intended  to  embrace  officers  as  well  as  men,  but  it  was 
not  so  understood  by  the  former,  and  after  the  men  were 
out  of  sight  there  stood  the  line  of  officers,  still  a  target  for 
the  enemy,  calmly  facing  him  and  awaiting  further  orders. 
I  remember  perfectly  well  my  thrill  of  admiration  for  those 
brave  men  as  I  glanced  for  an  instant  up  and  down  the  line, 


HARTWELL     C.     TOMPKINS,    M.D., 

SURGEON  FOURTH  NEW  YORK  ARTILLERY. 


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but  it  was  no  time  for  a  dress  parade,  and  I  immediately 
ordered  them  down. 

"  Thus  ended  the  charge  of  June  18th,  and  a  few  days 
later  being  at  General  Hancock's  headquarters  I  was  intro 
duced  to  that  distinguished  officer  by  Colonel  Tidball,  and 
the  general  told  me  that  he  had  witnessed  the  charge  through 
his  glass  and  recognized  the  men  who  made  it,  and  he  spoke 
in  the  most  complimentary  terms  of  the  steadiness  and  gal 
lantry  of  the  battalion. 

"  I  may  add,  as  giving  some  idea  of  the  severity  of  the 
fire  we  faced,  that  on  returning  to  our  lines,  I  counted 
twenty-four  shot  and  shell  marks  on  the  side  toward  the 
enemy  on  a  little  pine-tree  not  more  than  eight  inches 
through  at  the  butt,  and  that  the  battalion  lost,  according 
to  the  company  reports,  one  hundred  and  fifteen  men,  killed 
and  wounded,  in  this  charge." 

Says  A.  S.  Thomas:  "I  was  particularly  favored  with 
cover  that  day,  it  being  a  cedar  tree  at  least  twelve  inches 
through,  from  which  I  kept  up  a  constant  fire.  The  rebs 
seemed  to  have  a  special  grudge  against  that  tree  ;  for  be 
fore  night  you  could  not  place  your  finger  on  the  body  for 
eight  feet  that  was  not  pierced  by  a  bullet." 

Says  Adjutant  Parkhurst :  "  Lieutenant  Cuyler  Edmons- 
ton  and  John  O'Connor  (Company  H)  were  entitled  to 
special  credit  for  getting  off  the  wounded  after  the  charge 
was  made  on  the  main  line  of  rebel  works,  as  they  went  out 
under  fire  at  close  range  with  fly  tents,  and  lying  down  by 
the  side  of  a  wounded  comrade,  they  would  roll  him  on  to 
the  cloth  and  then  jump  up  and  run  with  him  back  into  the 
woods.  By  their  action  several  were  saved.  Your  humble 
servant  also  bore  his  part  with  them  in  such  service,  but  I 
speak  only  for  O'  Connor  (deceased)  and  Cuyler. ' '  The  char 
acter  of  our  loss  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that  Surgeon 
Tompkins,  with  one  assistant,  had  to  provide  for  nearly  one 
hundred  wounded,  and  performed  nine  capital  operations 
that  afternoon. 

During  this  charge  we  were  under  the  command  of  Gen 
eral  Gibbon,  General  Birney  being  temporarily  in  command 
of  the  corps  ;  we  wrere  unattached  to  any  brigade. 


294  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

Some  of  the  regiment  who  did  not  participate  in  the 
•charge  witnessed  it  along  other  portions  of  the  line.  The 
results  were  not  less  bloody,  and  were  seemingly  without 
advantage  to  our  cause.  As  at  Cold  Harbor,  we  were  charg 
ing  fortified  works.  "  Fifty  thousand  national  guards," 
«ays  Napoleon,  "with  three  thousand  gunners,  will  defend 
.a  fortified  capital  against  an  army  of  three  hundred  thou 
sand  men.""  The  exalted  bravery  which  in  obedience  to 
'duty  leads  men  to  face  certain  destruction  at  the  cannon's 
mouth  has  no  parallel ;  it  is  beyond  comparison.  But  such 
acts  are  not  always  lauded  in  history,  because  it  is  fre 
quently  impolitic  to  give  them  prominence. 

That  afternoon,  the  First  Maine  Heavy  Artillery,  which 
•we  especially  remembered  from  the  bayonets  on  their  can 
non  and  from  the  timely  assistance  they  rendered  our  bat 
talion  at  Spottsylvania,  formed  the  front  line  of  an  assault 
ing  column  of  the  Third  Brigade,  Fourth  Division,  Second 
Army  Corps. 

With  bayonets  fixed  nine  hundred  and  fifty-five  members 
of  that  regiment  moved  steadily  forward,  without  firing  a 
shot  for  five  minutes,  and  retired  with  six  hundred  and 
thirty -eight  officer  sand  men  dead  and  wounded  on  the  field. 

Says  Major  Knower  :  "As  the  head  of  the  heavy  column 
met  the  full  force  of  concentrated  fire,  its  disappearance 
resembled  the  thrusting  of  a  solid  mass  into  a  blaze  that 
continually  consumed  its  substance,  while  the  fianks  became 
covered  by  the  retreating  fragments  of  regiments  whose 
organization  had  been  lost  in  the  fiame  and  smoke.  Five 
minutes  of  this  work  was  enough,  and  abandoning  its  at 
tempt,  the  column,  after  remaining  a  short  time  inactive, 
retreated  into  cover." 

They  did  not  accomplish  more,  probably  not  as  much  as 
our  battalion,  their  ranks  were  no  braver  and  their  fallen  no 
more  to  be  cherished  than  ours,  but  their  relative  loss 
stands  as  a  pall  in  a  lurid  sky,  a  blot  in  the  annals  of  war 
fare,  deserving  to  be  ranked  with  the  bloody  blunder  of 
Balaklava  and  the  Grecian  loss  at  Thermopylae. 

The  charge  of  the  afternoon,  which  was  continued  in  por 
tions  of  the  line  till  darkness  set  in,  was  the  last  of  the  three 


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days'  assaults  so  continuous  and  desperate  on  the  intrench- 
ments  at  Petersburg.  "  Were  they  without  result  ?"  says 
the  author  of  "  Grant  and  his  Campaigns."  "  To  the  un- 
military  eye  it  would  seem  that  we  had  gained  nothing  ; 
but  this  is  an  erroneous  estimate.  We  had  taken  some  firm 
steps  and  accomplished  some  important  results.  City  Point 
was  secured  as  an  important  base  and  depot,  to  remain  so- 
until  the  end  of  the  war  ;  we  confronted  the  enemy  closely 
and  kept  him  in  his  lines  ;  and  we  threatened  his  right,  re 
quiring  him  to  make  a  greater  extension  in  that  direction. ' ' 
All  true,  probably,  but  the  sacrifice  was  heavy.  General 
Humphrey,  in  his  "  Campaign  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,'' 
estimates  our  losses  for  the  three  days,  including  those  of 
the  Eighteenth  Corps,  at  eight  thousand  one  hundred  and 
fifty  killed  and  wounded. 

That  night  our  regiment  was  relieved  and  lay  in  the  sec 
ond  line  of  rifle-pits  resting  and  recuperating  for  the  next 
two  days. 


CHAPTER  XXII. 


THE   BOMBARDMENT   AT   THE   MINE   EXPLOSION. 

[OR  the  purpose  of  illustrating  the  variety 
of  our  work,  it  may  be  stated  that  after 
acting  as  infantry  till  the  halt  at  Peters 
burg,  details  meanwhile  filling  up  such 
light  batteries  as  were  depleted  from  any 
cause,  we  were  brigaded  the  latter  part  of 
June  with  the  regular  engineers,  and  on 
July  14th  ten  companies  (ten  hundred  and 
sevent  y-two  men),  with  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Allcock  in  command,  were  assigned  to  the 
siege  train,  Colonel  Henry  L.  Abbott  com 
manding.  Then  for  a  brief  period  we  laid 
aside  our  muskets  to  man  the  artillery. 

As  the  work  on  the  fortifications  was  kept  up  by  details 
from  the  regiment  for  nearly  a  week  thereafter,  some  of  the 
officers  became  suspicious  that  our  change  of  service  was 
nominal  rather  than  real,  and  some  of  the  men  of  a  facetious 
turn  indulged  their  humor  mildly  by  inquiring,  "  Whether 
the  best  artillery  practice  could  be  secured  by  handling 
spades  and  picks  ?' ' 

However,  on  July  28th  Company  K,  Captain  Gould  com 
manding,  with  six  Coehorn  mortars,  was  ordered  to  the  lines 
of  the  Eighteenth  Corps,  and  occupied  Fort  Morton  a  little 
to  the  right  facing  the  crater.  On  the  29th,  Company  H, 
Captain  Brown  commanding,  was  ordered  to  the  lines 
of  the  Fifth  Corps,  and  occupied  Fort  Sedgwick,  known 
among  the  soldiers  as  Fort  Hell,  with  six  four  and  one-half- 
inch  rifled  guns.  Company  C,  Lieutenant  McPherson  com 
manding,  was  also  ordered  to  the  lines  of  the  Fifth  Corps, 
with  six  Coehorn  mortars.  Details  from  the  other  com 
panies  were  sent  to  various  points  along  the  line.  Company 


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F  occupied  Fort  Tilton  with  two  thirty-two-pound  Parrotts. 
Company  M,  Captain  Morrison  commanding,  was  ordered 
to  siege  train  depot,  occupying  Fort  Spring  Hill,  near  where 
Company  A  and  the  remaining  companies  had  been  pre 
viously  sent. 

On  the  evening  of  the  29th  inst.  it  became  known  that  the 
mine,  of  which  we  had  heard  rumors  for  some  weeks,  was 
to  be  sprung  at  daybreak  the  next  morning. 

The  general  orders  relating  to  our  part  of  the  work,  issued 
by  General  Meade,  were  as  follows  : 

"  Upon  the  explosion  of  the  mine,  the  artillery  of  all 
kinds  in  battery  will  open  upon  those  points  of  the  enemy's 
works  whose  fire  covers  the  ground  over  which  our  columns 
must  move,  care  being  taken  to  avoid  impeding  the 
progress  of  our  troops.  Special  instruction  respecting  the 
direction  of  fire  will  be  issued  through  the  Chief  of  Artil 
lery. " 

The  orders  received  from  General  Hunt  through  the  Bri 
gade  Commander,  Colonel  Abbott,  were  substantially  to 
watch  the  movements  of  our  troops,  to  keep  down  the  fire 
of  the  enemy  upon  the  flanks  of  our  columns  of  attack,  and 
to  keep  back  his  re-enforcements. 

There  was  but  little  sleep  that  night  for  the  various  artil 
lery  commands,  and  by  3  o'  clock  on  the  morning  of  the  30th 
the  men  were  in  position  awaiting  orders,  and  for  the  most 
part  filled  with  an  eager  expectancy  as  to  the  outcome  of 
the  profound  and  horrible  mystery  so  soon  to  be  unearthed. 

The  mine  had  been  constructed  with  the  utmost  secrecy, 
and  its  whereabouts  were  only  made  known  to  the  artillery 
men  shortly  before  the  explosion  that  morning.  The  Con 
federates  in  some  way,  it  is  true,  had  either  become  aware 
of  the  movement  or  had  strong  suspicions  of  the  fact,  for 
they  had  attempted  to  countermine  not  only  where  the  ex 
plosion  occurred,  but  in  other  parts  of  their  line. 

Says  Charles  Marsh,  of  Company  H :  "  While  we  were 
occupying  Fort  Hell  just  before  daylight,  on  the  morning 
of  the  explosion,  after  being  at  work  all  night,  we  were 
allowed  a  brief  rest.  I  with  others  had  dropped  down,  and 
while  lying  on  the  ground  I  could  distinctly  hear  the  sound 


298  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

of  picks,  seemingly  right  under  us.  Thinking  it  might  be 
some  work  about  the  fort  giving  a  delusive  sound,  I  arose 
and  investigated,  but  could  find  nothing.  I  called  the  atten 
tion  of  some  comrades  to  the  matter  who  were  so  tired  they 
failed  to  become  interested,  and  I  then  reported  it  to  Lieu 
tenant  Edmonston.  It  is  a  fact  that  after  our  guns  opened 
on  Fort  '  Damnation,'  opposite,  fifteen  or  twenty  rebels 
were  seen  skedaddling  out  of  one  particular  place  without 
arms  or  accoutrements,  so  that  we  formed  the  opinion  that 
they  were  trying  to  undermine  our  fort." 

It  is  known  to  most  readers  of  history  now  that  the 
mine  was  designed  and  executed  by  Colonel  Henry  Pleas- 
ants,  of  the  Forty-eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  whose 
regiment,  being  composed  of  practical  miners,  thus  turned 
their  knowledge  to  advantage  in  a  military  way.  Colonel 
Pleasants  executed  the  work  in  the  face  of  grave  difficulties. 
A  main  gallery  was  excavated  five  hundred  and  eleven  feet 
long,  which  terminated  directly  under  the  Confederate 
earthworks  in  two  lateral  galleries  aggregating  forty-five 
feet  in  length.  In  the  latter  eight  magazines,  each  charged 
with  eight  thousand  pounds  of  powder,  had  been  located, 
and  a  fuse  extending  through  the  main  gallery.  These 
charges  as  well  as  the  fuse  were  packed  very  securely.  The 
fuse  was  composed  of  phosphorus,  chlorate  of  potash,  and 
other  combustibles. 

It  was  whispered  about  that  the  explosion  would  be  ex 
pected  shortly  after  3  o'clock,  and  so  by  that  time  the  guns 
were  all  loaded,  the  gunners  in  position,  and  the  eyes  of 
every  man  who  had  sufficient  energy  left  were  turned  in  the 
direction  of  Elliott's  salient  in  the  Confederate  lines,  near 
which  the  explosion  was  expected  to  occur.  The  actual 
time,  it  appears,  was  to  have  been  3.20,  but  half -past  3  came 
and  passed,  and  not  a  sound  of  military  significance,  save  the 
whispered  commands  along  our  own  lines.  Four  o'clock 
came — all  quiet.  Many  of  the  men  were  now  lying  down, 
some  asleep  (4.15).  All  quiet  yet ;  columns  of  men  who 
had  been  standing  for  more  than  an  hour  back  of  our  in- 
trenchments  to  the  left  of  Fort  Morton,  awaiting  the  signal 
for  assault,  are  now  mostly  on  the  ground.  This  is  the 


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division  of  the  hapless  Ledlie,  to  whom  the  dice  of  fortune 
lias  assigned  the  advance  in  the  charge. 

About  half -past  4  comes  the  caution,  "  Boys,  get  in  posi 
tion." 

The  men  shake  off  their  drowsiness  and  take  their  places. 
The  air  was  a  little  chilly  that  morning,  and  there  were  a 
few  clouds  in  the  sky,  though  the  east  was  slightly  redden 
ing,  and  the  outline  of  the  Confederate  earthworks  opposite 
was  growing  very  distinct.  Ten  minutes  had  now  anxiously 
passed,  and  yet  no  sound. 

We  now  know  that  the  fuse  had  been  fired  precisely  at 
3.20,  and  the  flame  went  hissing  on  its  terrible  mission  into 
the  earth.  What  was  the  matter  I  Colonel  Pleasants  had 
been  obliged  to  use  a  spliced  fuse,  and  it  had  stopped  burn 
ing  at  the  splice.  We  also  know  that  two  brave  men,  Lieu 
tenant  Douty  and  Sergeant  Reese,  volunteered  to  go  in  and 
relight  the  fuse,  which  they  successfully  accomplished  at  a 
point  about  one  hundred  feet  inside  the  gallery. 

No  sound  or  sign  was  discernible  along  the  Confederate 
works  at  twenty  minutes  before  5.  The  South  Carolina 
regiments,  under  Colonel  Fleming,  occupying  the  doomed 
section  of  the  works,  were  evidently  in  unconscious  sleep. 

Hark  !  A  dull,  heavy  thud,  not  loud  but  deep,  is  heard, 
and  a  quiver  passes  over  our  lines  which  shakes  the  cannon 
on  the  parapet,  and  then,  while  the  earth  rocks  with  a  sway 
ing  motion  like  that  which  precedes  the  earthquake,  a  huge 
black  mass  suddenly  shoots  up  two  hundred  feet  in  the  air 
from  the  left  of  Elliott' s  salient.  Seams  of  fire  were  glisten 
ing  from  its  dark  sides,  flashes  of  light  rise  above  it  on  the 
sky,  and  the  whole  mass  of  earth,  broken  timbers,  military 
equipments,  and  human  bodies  hangs  so  like  a  huge  mon 
ster  over  our  heads  that  the  gunners  start  back,  and  Ledlie' s 
troops,  which  at  the  first  sound  had  begun  to  file  over  the 
parapet  and  to  make  their  way  through  the  abatis,  rush 
back  in  wild  confusion. 

"  Ready — fire  !"  and  at  the  command  more  than  two 
hundred  cannon  of  all  varieties  of  calibre  add  their  thunders 
to  the  horror  of  the  situation. 

It  was  fully  ten  minutes  before  the  dust  and  smoke  of  the 


300  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

explosion  had  sufficiently  cleared  away  to  enable  our  gun 
ners  in  the  vicinity  to  see  where  to  fire  the  second  volley 
without  endangering  our  own  troops,  and  it  was  some  time 
after  this  before  the  first  column  of  assault  moved  forward. 
The  troops  did  not  seem  to  move  with  that  enthusiasm 
presaging  success.  And  owing  to  the  obstructions  both  in 
our  own  front  as  well  as  in  front  of  the  Confederates,  they 
moved  without  much  order.  There  may  have  been  excuse 
for  this  apparent  lack  of  feeling.  It  appears  that  the  di 
vision  had  only  been  selected  for  this  work  the  night  before, 
and  that  the  men  and  officers  had  kept  awake  in  a  feverish 
state  of  expectancy  the  whole  night.  There  were  those 
among  our  officers,  for  reasons  heretofore  explained,  who 
had  no  liking  for  Colonel  Marshall,  who  led  the  First  Bri 
gade  and  his  own  regiment,  the  Fourteenth  Heavy  Artillery, 
in  advance,  yet  none  questioned  his  personal  bravery  or  the 
courage  of  his  command,  and  the  advance  was  supported 
by  a  brave  and  gallant  officer  commanding  the  Second  Bri 
gade,  General  W.  F.  Bartlett.  Still  the  troops  did  not 
move  as  if  they  expected  to  succeed,  but  rather  with  a  dis 
trust  of  the  situation,  and  this  may  have  been  due  not  more 
to  their  physical  condition  than  to  the  fact  that  their  assign 
ment  to  this  important  duty  was  unexpectedly  made  the 
night  before,  and  that  the  troops  knew  there  had  been  a 
serious  disagreement  in  regard  to  the  matter  between  their 
corps  commander  and  the  generals  commanding  the  army. 
General  Grant,  from  previous  experiences  at  Vicksburg, 
where  he  had  caused  two  mines  to  be  exploded  with  some 
measure  of  success,  had  hoped  for  important  results  in  this 
movement.  He  had  sought  to  render  the  project  more  effec 
tive  by  previously  ordering  Generals  Hancock  and  Sheridan 
to  the  north  side  of  the  James  River,  who,  making  an 
attack  there,  drew  many  of  the  Confederates  from  Peters 
burg. 

Nevertheless,  there  appeared  to  be  a  good  many  of  the 
graycoats  left  in  their  intrenchments,  and  they  were  not 
long  in  recovering  from  the  stupor  caused  by  that  violent 
upheaval.  Our  men  picked  their  way  through  the  abatis 
and  chevaux  defrise  to  the  brow  of  the  crater,  an  immense 


THE    BOMBARDMENT   AT   THE   MINE   EXPLOSION.         301 

Tiole  nearly  forty  feet  deep,  a  hundred  and  thirty-five  feet 
long,  and  ninety-seven  feet  across,  out  of  the  sides  and 
brink  of  which  projected  not  only  fragments  of  carriages, 
timbers,  and  jagged  blocks  of  clay,  but  also  the  legs,  arms, 
and  bodies  of  men.  For  there  were  two  hundred  and  fifty- 
six  Confederate  soldiers  buried  in  that  gigantic  grave,  truly 
a  sight,  in  the  face  of  threatening  death,  to  make  our  men 
pause  with  astonishment.  And  they  did  pause.  They 
huddled  around  the  brink  of  the  crater  in  groups  peering 
into  its  dark  recesses,  until  the  Second  Brigade  was  nearly 
up,  and  Colonel  Marshall  yelled,  "  Men,  move  forward!" 
When  they  jumped  and  tumbled  into  the  hole  en  masse. 
Why  do  they  not  move  to  the  left  and  right  and  sweep  the 
Confederate  works  ? 

It  appears  there  is  some  misunderstanding  about  this. 
The  situation  is  different  from  what  the  original  orders 
anticipated,  and  the  division  commander  is  not  there  per 
sonally  to  make  a  change.  He  is  in  a  bomb-proof  on  this 
side,  and  has  to  be  communicated  with  by  means  of  his 
aide,  Major  William  H.  Powell, 

Oh,  well,  it's  no  business  of  ours,  we're  not  acting  as  in 
fantry  to-day,  we're  heavy  artillery,  and  it  may  be  sufficient 
for  us  to  attend  strictly  to  our  own  line  of  duty  and  keep 
back  their  re-enforcements. 

"  Ready— fire  !" 

Says  Colonel  Gould  :  "  The  rebels  abandoned  everything 
and  fled  on  the  instant  of  the  explosion.  Finding  that  no 
troops  were  coming,  they  soon  began  forming  just  out  of 
range  of  the  shells.  We  doubled  our  amounts  of  powder 
and  lengthened  the  fuse  to  reach  them,  still  we  could  see 
the  enemy  constantly  increasing  in  numbers,  so  that  when 
our  troops  charged  they  met  with  so  hot  a  reception  they 
were  quickly  repulsed,  and  what  promised  to  be  so  great  a 
success,  for  want  of  prompt  action  proved  a  failure." 

The  firing  of  the  artillery  during  the  day  was  not  as  rapid 
as  in  many  field  engagements,  because  so  much  pains  was 
taken  in  aiming  and  making  the  shots  "  tell."  Special  in 
structions  had  been  given,  not  only  by  General  Hunt  and 
the  commander  of  the  siege  train  to  make  the  work  of  the 


302  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

artillery  as  effective  as  possible,  but  to  certain  batteries  of 
the  Fifth  Corps,  General  Warren  gave  such  instructions. 

Says  Captain  A.  C.  Brown  :  "  At  3  o'clock  in  the  after 
noon  of  July  29th  I  reported  in  person  to  General  Warren 
for  instructions.  The  General,  at  the  moment  of  my  arrival 
with  Colonel  Locke,  his  Chief  of  Staff,  and  Colonel  Wain- 
wright,  Chief  of  Artillery,  was  experimenting  with  some 
new  kind  of  shells  which  the  enemy  had  fired  at  his  head 
quarters — he  was  exploding  them  in  a  hole  in  the  ground. 
He  at  once  took  me  into  the  house,  and  producing  maps  show 
ing  the  position  of  the  various  works  on  both  sides  in  front 
of  his  corps  and  to  the  right  as  far  as  the  mine,  gave  me  the 
whole  plan  of  attack  for  the  following  morning,  including 
not  only  the  part  which  my  battery  was  to  take,  but  also 
the  part  that  each  corps  was  to  take.  Indeed,  so  full  and 
accurate  were  his  descriptions  of  distance  and  direction, 
that  although  I  could  see  but  a  small  part  of  the  enemy's 
line  the  next  morning,  I  had  no  difficulty  in  dropping  my 
heavy  shells  just  where  the  General  desired,  and  avoiding 
our  own  charging  columns  at  and  near  the  crater." 

We  knew  but  little  of  the  wild  dance  of  death  transpiring 
in  that  worse  than  "  bottomless  pit"  opposite  our  lines. 
Many  deeds  of  noble  daring  were  performed  and  many 
cowardly  acts  no  doubt.  Had  the  crater  been  bottomless  it 
could  not  have  been  worse  for  the  four  hundred  Union 
soldiers  who  wretchedly  perished  there  ;  and  if  its  sides  had 
not  seemed  to  afford  temporary  safety,  it  is  probable  that 
we  should  not  have  had  over  sixteen  hundred  more  wounded 
and  some  two  thousand  captured — a  total  loss  of  over  four 
thousand. 

As  it  was,  after  the  Confederates  had  recovered  from 
their,  surprise,  the  crater  became  the  target  for  every  species 
of  missile  they  could  send  there.  And  shrapnel,  canister, 
Coehorn  shell,  mingling  with  whistling  bullets  and  hand 
grenades,  fell  and  .exploded  amid  those  devoted  groups  of 
mangled  and  dying  meri. 

True,  some  of  Ferrero's  command  of  colored  troops  did 
reach  a  point  two  hundred  yards  from  the  crater  in  a  charge, 
and  at  General  Potter's  order — the  onlv  division  commander 


THE   BOMBARDMENT   AT   THE   MINE    EXPLOSION.         305 

present — his  troops  did  obtain  possession  of  some  three  hun 
dred  yards  of  the  enemy' s  line.  But  it  was  then  too  late  ; 
the  enemy  had  fully  recovered  from  their  surprise,  their 
troops  were  massed  on  all  sides  and  were  under  cover 
of  huge  earthworks,  comparatively  safe  from  our  artil 
lery. 

A  few  brave  fellows  of  the  Fourteenth  Heavy  Artillery 
had  seized  some  of  the  enemy's  cannon  near  the  crater,  and 
kept  them  hot  until  forced  to  abandon  them,  they  being  for 
the  most  part  captured. 

Of  our  own  work,  from  the  signal  at  daybreak  till  2  P.M., 
when  the  firing  ceased,  more  than  seventy- five  tons  of  shot 
and  shell  by  the  guns  of  the  siege  train  alone  were  hurled 
into  the  Confederate  works. 

In  detail  the  firing  was  as  follows  :  447  discharges  of 
30-pound  Parrott  guns  ;  847  discharges  of  4r|-inch  guns  ;  19 
discharges  of  13-inch  mortars  ;  360  discharges  of  10-inch 
mortars  ;  1103  discharges  of  8-inch  mortars  ;  1037  discharges 
of  Coehorn  mortars. 

Of  the  batteries  belonging  to  our  regiment,  the  Fourth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery :  Captain  A.  C.  Brown's  com 
mand  fired  300  times.  Lieutenant  D.  D.  McPherson's  com 
mand  fired  315  times.  Captain  S.  F.  Gould's  command 
fired  267  times. 

The  data  for  the  fire  of  Company  F  and  other  companies 
not  in  siege  train  proper  is  wanting. 

All  of  the  Confederate  reports  refer  to  our  artillery  fire 
that  day  as  being  very  destructive.  Pollard  speaks  of  it  as 
"a  chorus  of  death,"  and  Captain  McCabe,  of  Pegram's 
Artillery,  says  :  "  The  fire  of  the  enemy's  artillery  was  very 
severe,  owing  to  their  superior  weight  of  metal,  and  the 
guns  on  the  plank-road  (opposite  Fort  Sedgwick),  exposed 
in  addition  to  the  fire  of  sharpshooters,  were  suffering  such 
loss  that  it  was  determined  to  retire  all  but  six  pieces,  and, 
as  the  situation  seemed  rather  hopeless,  to  call  for  volun- 
teereto  man  these." 

Captain  Brown  says :  "  We  knocked  down  and  practi 
cally  levelled  many  yards  of  the  enemy's  breastworks  in 
our  front,  and  dismounted  or  silenced  every  gun  bearing 


306  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

upon  our  part  of  the  line,  except  one  whose  extremely 
heavy  traverse  defied  all  our  efforts." 

The  mine  itself  and  the  part  performed  by  the  artillery  in 
the  bombardment  were  both  eminently  successful,  yet  the 
design  of  seizing  Petersburg,  the  great  end  and  purpose  of 
all,  was  a  lamentable  failure. 

Two  authorized  bodies,  a  military  Court  of  Inquiry  and 
a  Congressional  committee,  investigated  the  affair  quite 
fully,  though  they  differed  somewhat  in  their  conclusions 
as  to  the  causes  of  failure.  The  former  attributed  the  re 
sult  largely  to  injudicious  formation  and  manoeuvring  of 
the  troops  and  the  lack  of  a  competent  head  at  the  scene 
of  the  assault,  while  the  latter  attributed  the  failure  prima 
rily  to  the  refusal  of  the  commanding  generals  to  allow  the 
corps  commander  to  carry  out  his  original  plan. 

As  to  whether  other  troops  would  have  been  more  success 
ful  than  those  who  actually  engaged  in  the  assault  has  been 
frequently  discussed.  Says  the  historian  of  the  Seventeenth 
Maine  :  "  The  writer  will  not  discuss,  but  will  merely  re 
peat  what  was  the  common  remark,  not  only  of  the  men  of 
our  own  corps,  but  of  the  entire  Army  of  the  Potomac, 
that,  had  the  affair  been  entrusted  to  Hancock,  with  his 
veteran  corps,  the  result  would  have  been  vastly  different." 

It  has  also  been  urged  that  simultaneous  movements 
should  have  been  made  at  other  points  on  the  line.  As  re 
gards  this,  there  is  an  interesting  piece  of  testimony  from  a 
member  of  our  regiment  never  before  presented. 

Says  Captain  Brown  :  "  In  the  morning  after  the  mine 
exploded  General  Warren  came  into  Fort '  Hell,'  and  seeing 
the  breastworks  levelled  for  such  a  distance,  inquired 
whether  I  had  seen  any  large  body  of  troops  in  those  breast 
works  or  their  vicinity,  and  upon  my  telling  him  that  there 
seemed  to  be  nothing  but  a  heavy  picket  line  in  our  front, 
he  called  one  of  his  staff  officers  and  sent  him  to  General 
Meade  with  the  request,  as  I  understood  it,  that  he  be  per 
mitted  to  attack  with  his  corps  by  swinging  it  to  the  right 
as  upon  a  pivot,  and  so  crossing  the  enemy's  line  of  works 
at  the  point  where  I  had  made  the  breach.  After  a  while 
the  office  returned  and  reported  that  General  Meade  de- 


CAPTAIN    FOURTH    NEW   YORK    HEAVY   ARTILLERY. 


THE   BOMBARDMENT   AT   THE   MINE   EXPLOSION.         309 

clined  to  grant  General  Warren's  request.  Some  time  after 
ward  General  Hancock  came  into  the  fort  with  General 
Warren,  and  after  some  conversation  the  two  officers  sent  a 
united  request,  as  I  understood  it,  that  Warren  be  per 
mitted  to  make  the  move  which  he  had  himself  suggested 
earlier  in  the  day,  and  that  Hancock's  Corps  should  occupy 
the  lines  vacated  by  Warren's  Corps,  so  that  if  Warren  was 
successful  Hancock  could  follow  him  up,  while  if  Warren 
was  unsuccessful  he  could  fall  back  on  Hancock.  This 
united  request  was  also  refused,  and  if  I  remember  cor 
rectly  the  staff  officer  reported  that  General  Meade  had  said 
that  those  two  officers  knew  the  plan  of  operations  for  the 
day,  and  that  when  he  desired  their  corps  to  move  he  would 
give  the  necessary  orders.  I  may  not  have  given  the  re 
ported  language  accurately,  but  I  know  the  message  was 
somewhat  brusque  and  emphatic,  and  I  remember  that  Gen 
eral  Hancock  indulged  in  some  terse  and  vigorous  English. 
I  cannot  give  you  the  hour  of  the  day  when  either  of  the 
requests  above  mentioned  were  sent  to  General  Meade,  for 
I  had  been  up  all  night  and  '  took  no  note  of  time '  after 
the  mine  went  up,  but  I  know  that  at  the  time  the  requests 
were  made  the  attack  as  planned  had  utterly  failed,  and  the 
firing  had  practically  ceased  on  both  sides,  and  it  was  not 
until  some  hours  afterward  that  the  enemy's  troops,  which 
had  been  sent  off  to  their  left  the  day  before  to  meet  the 
Second  Corps,  came  filing  back  into  such  of  their  works  in 
our  front  as  still  remained  and  afforded  them  shelter. 

"  I  have  always  felt  that  had  the  request  of  General  War 
ren  been  granted  on  that  morning,  the  movement  would 
have  been  a  success.  Petersburg  would  have  been  taken 
and  the  war  then  ended." 

After  the  bombardment  our  regiment  left  the  siege  train 
for  other  special  service,  and  were  the  recipients  of  the  fol 
lowing  communications  from  the  Colonel  commanding  and 
the  Chief  of  Artillery  of  the  Army  : 

HEADQUARTERS  SIEGE  TRAIN, 

BROADWAY  LANDING,  VA., 

August  4,  1864. 

COLONEL  :  By  direction  of  Colonel  Abbott,  I  have  the 


310  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

honor  to  transmit  herewith  Special  Orders  No.  100,  Artil 
lery  Headquarters  Army  of  Potomac,  August  3d,  1864,  re 
lieving  your  regiment  from  duty  with  siege  train.  The 
Companies  A  and  M  at  the  Headquarters  are  ordered  to 
report  to  you  at  once. 

In  taking  leave  of  the  regiment  the  Colonel  commanding 
desires  to  thank  you  for  its  cordial  co-operation  during  the 
last  four  weeks.  In  preparing  the  siege  battery,  it  has  taken 
a  prominent  part,  and  in  serving  its  guns  —  six  four-and- 
one-half-inch  guns  —  Company  H,  Captain  A.  C.  Brown 
commanding,  and  twelve  Coehorn  mortars,  Companies  K 
and  C,  Captain  S.  F.  Gould  and  Lieutenant  D.  D.  McPher- 
son  commanding,  it  has  maintained  that  reputation  well 
earned  by  its  previous  services  during  the  campaign. 

I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully  your  obedient  servant, 

B.  P.  LEARNED, 
Lieutenant  A.  A.  A.  General. 
Lieutenant-Colonel   THOMAS  ALLCOCK, 

Commanding  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Extract  Report  of  Colonel  HENRY  L.  ABBOTT,  Colonel 
First  Connecticut  Artillery,  Commanding  Artillery  Siege 
Train,  to  Brigadier-General  HENRY  J.  HUNT,  Chief  of 
Artillery,  Army  of  the  Potomac  : 


HEADQUARTERS  SIEG^  TRAIN, 

BROADWAY  LANDING,  VA., 

August  4,  1864. 

On  July  14th  Lieutenant-Colonel  Allcock,  with  ten  com 
panies  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  was  as 
signed  to  my  command  for  the  siege,  aggregating  ten  hun 
dred  and  seventy-two  men.  On  the  loth  ordered  Company 
A  of  that  regiment,  Captain  McKeel,  on  duty  at  Broadway 
Landing,  the  depot  of  the  train. 

******** 

On  July  28th  sent  Company  K,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,  Captain  Gould,  with  six  Coehorns,  to  lines  of 
Eighteenth  Corps. 

On  July  29th  ordered  Company  M,  Fourth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery,  Captain  Morrison,  to  report  for  duty  at 
siege  train  depot,  and  sent  Company  H  of  that  regiment, 
Captain  Brown,  with  six  four-and-one-half-inch  guns,  and 
Company  C,  of  that  regiment,  Lieutenant  McPherson, 
with  six  Coehorns,  to  the  lines  of  the  Fifth  Corps. 

On  July  30th  the  mine  on  General  Burnside's  front  was 


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311 


sprung  at  4.45  A.M.,  and  a  heavy  cannonade  was  instantly 
opened  and  continued  until  about  10.30  A.M.,  when  it  grad 
ually  ceased,  the  assault  by  the  infantry  having  failed  and 
the  attack  being  discontinued.  The  part  assigned  to  the 
artillery  to  keep  down  the  fire  of  the  enemy  upon  the  flank 
of  our  column  of  attack,  and  to  keep  back  his  re-enforce 
ments,  was  successfully  executed.  The  following  table  ex 
hibits  the  amount  of  fire  of  the  different  batteries  under 
my  command  during  this  battle  : 


9th 
Corps 
front. 

5th 
Corps 
front 


41  B,"  1st  L.A.,      ( 

3apt.  Broaker, 

6  44-in.    guns  expendec 

"M,"  IstL.A., 

"      Pratt, 

6  44-in.      " 

4  "A,"  IstL.A., 

"      Gillett, 

4  8-in.  mortars         " 

"H,"4thN.Y.A., 

"      Brown, 

6  44-in.  guns            " 

4"  A,"  lstL.A., 

Lt.  Patterson. 

6  8-in.  mortars         " 

"L,"4thN.Y.A., 

"  McPherson. 

6  Coehorns               " 

"L,"  1st  L.A., 

Capt.  Pierce, 

10  10  in.  guns            " 

4  "I,"  IstL.A., 

Lt.  Jackson, 

4  8-in.  mortars        " 

4  "I,"  IstL.A., 

Capt.  Benton, 

3  30-lb.  Parrotts      " 

4  "D,"  IstL.A., 

"      Brigham 

,  4  30-lb.      " 

4  "D,"lstL.A., 

Lt.  Williams, 

5  Coehorns             " 

"F,"  IstL.A., 

Capt.  Dow, 

^3  30-lb.  Parrotts    " 
]4  8-in.  mortars       " 

4  "  G,"  1st  L.A., 

"      Osborne, 

1  13-in.  mortar       " 

4  "  G,"  1st  L.A., 

Lt.  Sargeant, 

(2  8-in.  mortars       " 
(5  Coehorns             " 

"K,"4thN.Y.A., 
Total  suns.  , 

Capt.  Gould, 

6  Coehorns              " 
81  . 

18th 
Corps 
front. 


300 
217 
315 
360 

337 
176 

65 
121 
206 
174 

19 
136 
334 
267 

3833 


The  aggregate  of  firing  was  then  as  follows  : 

30-lb.  Parrotts,  447 

44-in.  guns  (Shenkle),  847 

13-in.  mortars,  19  ;  •„*  • 

10-in.        ••  36Q  I  Weighing  over  75  tons. 

8-in.         "  1103 

Coehorn    "  1037  J 

I  have  had  reason  to  be  gratified  with  the  earnest  exer 
tions  of  the  officers  and  men  of  my  command,  both  my  own 
regiment  and  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  to  render 
the  siege  train  as  effective  as  possible,  and  hope  that  we  have 
answered  your  expectations. 

The  casualties  in  my  own  regiment  during  the  siege  have 
been  one  officer  and  six  enlisted  men  killed,  and  one  officer 


312  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

and  thirty-four  men  wounded.     I  have  not  been  informed 
of  any  casualties  in  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery. 
I  am,  General,  respectfully  your  obedient  servant, 

HENRY  L.  ABBOTT, 
Colonel  First  Connecticut  Artillery, 

Commanding  Siege  Train. 

ARTILLERY  HEADQUARTERS  A.  P., 

August  3,  1864. 

SPECIAL  ORDERS  No.  100. 

1.  In  obedience  to  Special  Orders  No.  206,  par.  4,  Head 
quarters  Army  of  the  Potomac,  the  Fourth  New  York  Foot 
Artillery  is  relieved  from  duty  with  the  siege  train,  and  will 
report  to  the  General  second  commanding  corps  for  orders. 

In  relieving  this  regiment,  the  Brigadier- General  directing 
the  operations  returns  his  thanks  to  Colonel  Allcock,  his 
officers  and  men,  for  the  efficiency,  skill,  and  gallantry 
they  have  displayed  while  under  his  orders,  in  the  labor  and 
operations  in  which  they  have  taken  part,  in  the  prepara 
tion  of  material,  the  construction  of  the  works,  and  in  the 
service  of  the  artillery  in  the  battle  of  July  30th. 

By  command  of  General  HUNT. 

JOHN  N.  CRAIG,  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 


ENTRENCHED,    SHARPSHOOTING  AND   SHELLING. 

FTER  reaching  Petersburg,  as  already 
shown,  the  work  of  our  regiment  was  of 
a  very  varied  character. 

Before  going  into  the  siege  train  we 
had  some  experience  as  infantry  in  the 
trenches.  The  day  after  the  charge  of 
our  five  companies,  considered  in  Chapter 
XXI.,  we  lay  in  a  second  line  of  rifle-pits, 
where  we  remained  until  the  21st,  when, 
at  about  4  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  we 
moved  back  to  the  field  near  the  Second 
Corps  headquarters. 

The  next  morning  we  marched  eight  miles,  crossing  the 
Jerusalem  Plank  Road,  and  rested  until  5  P.M.  on  the  edge 
of  a  piece  of  woods.  This  was  the  day  on  which  the  Second 
Corps  experienced  a  most  humiliating  disaster,  in  which 
four  guns  of  McKnight's  Twelfth  New  York  Battery  were 
captured  by  the  enemy.  This  loss  was  due  primarily  to  the 
fact  that  in  a  forward  movement  made  by  the  Second, 
Fifth,  and  Sixth  Corps,  the  movement  of  the  Sixth,  having 
a  much  longer  distance  to  travel  on  the  left  of  the  Second, 
was  so  delayed  that  General  Meade,  becoming  impatient, 
ordered  General  Birney  to  advance,  without  regard  to  the 
Sixth  Corps. 

The  Confederate  skirmishers  were,  at  that  time,  thrown 
out  in  front  of  the  Sixth  Corps  line,  and  General  Birney' s 
troops  being  so  much  in  advance,  the  Confederates  discov 
ered  that  they  were  close  upon  the  flank  of  his  division, 
and  accordingly  attacked  in  considerable  force,  throwing 
his  left  into  confusion. 

General    Tidball  speaks    of    this    capture    as    follows : 


314  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

*'  About  3  P.M.  the  enemy  made  a  sudden  and  heavy  ad 
vance  upon  the  extreme  left  of  the  Second  Corps  line,  caus 
ing  it  to  give  way.  The  break  extended  beyond  the  point 
where  McKnight's  battery  was  posted.  While  this  battery 
was  vigorously  tiring  at  the  enemy  in  front  the  latter  came 
pouring  in  upon  the  left,  and  there  being  no  possible  way 
of  extricating  the  pieces,  they  fell  into  the  hands  of  the 
enemy,  by  whom  they  were  during  the  night  carried  off. 
With  the  pieces  McKnight  lost  three  limbers,  but,  as  his 
caissons  and  horses  were  in  rear,  he  sustained  no  loss  in 
this  respect.  To  check  the  advance  of  the  enemy,  Roder's 
Battery  and  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  were 
sent  through  the  woods  to  an  opening  on  the  left,  and  there 
formed  a  new  line  for  Barlow's  Division.  Gillis,  in  like 
manner,  joined  Mott's  Division,  which  was  hotly  pressed 
by  the  enemy.  Coming  into  battery  in  an  opening,  he  en 
gaged  a  battery  of  the  enemy  at  a  distance  of  less  than  three 
hundred  yards,  and  soon  caused  it  to  leave." 

Quite  a  large  detail  from  our  regiment  had  been  made  to 
prepare  the  works  for  this  very  battery,  and  had  just  fin 
ished  their  work  when%the  charge  was  made.  Dr.  W.  D. 
Robinson,  who  was  one  of  the  party,  gives  the  following 
account  of  the  affair  : 

"  I  was  sent  with  a  squad  of  about  thirty  to  the  front  of 
the  line  of  breastworks  to  help  finish  a  redoubt  for  a  bat 
tery.  We  found  the  battery -men  hard  at  work,  and  as  they 
were  anxious  to  open  on  the  enemy,  we  also  went  to  work 
with  a  will.  We  were  on  the  brow  of  a  hill,  behind  a  few 
rods  of  land  covered  with  oak  shrubs,  which  partly  screened 
us  from  the  enemy.  They  had  three  batteries,  as  we  after 
ward  discovered,  planted,  and  were  throwing  shells  into  the 
woods  behind  us,  though  the  firing  was  not  rapid.  They 
•did  not  appear  to  know  that  we  were  there,  and  what  we 
were  doing.  We  finished  the  work  at  last,  and  went  behind 
the  breastworks  to  watch  the  fire  of  our  battery-men.  The 
battery  opened,  and  such  a  reply  as  we  got ;  it  was  awful. 
Solid  shot  and  shell  struck  the  works,  and  threw  the  dirt 
all  over  us.  There  were  some  infantry  regiments  lying  be 
hind  the  breastworks  on  each  side  of  the  battery  ;  and  as 


ENTKENCHED,    SHARPSHOOTING   AND    SHELLING.       315 

the  shells  aimed  at  the  battery  fell  thick  and  fast,  the 
greater  number  of  the  working  squad,  not  having  any  guns, 
ran  to  the  right  and  lay  down  as  close  to  the  works  as  pos 
sible  without  getting  into  the  pit.  The  infantry-men 
grumbled  because  we  were  there  without  muskets  or  any 
thing  to  defend  ourselves  with  ;  but  as  it  was  safer  there 
than  a  few  rods  farther  back,  we  waited  until  a  charge  was 
made  on  the  right,  and  the  men  in  the  pits  rose  up  and 
fired. 

"  We  thought  it  was  time  to  leave  just  then,  and  started  at 
a  2.40  gait  for  the  woods,  running  part  of  the  way  through 
them.  We  had  not  been  there  more  than  ten  seconds  when 
we  discovered  the  infantry  whom  we  had  just  left  running 
back  ;  the  rebels  had  driven  them  out  and  captured  the 
battery  where  we  had  been  at  work.  The  rebels  immedi 
ately  turned  the  guns  and  shelled  the  woods.  All  but  one 
man  got  safely  back  to  the  regiment ;  that  one — Saulsburyv 
I  think — was  taken  prisoner." 

That  night  our  regiment,  with  others,  assisted  in  recap 
turing  the  battery.  The  next  day  we  moved  to  a  breast 
work  on  the  right,  and  were  ten  rods  behind  the  skirmish 
ers.  The  bullets  came  over  very  frequently  and  dangerously 
close,  and  several  of  our  men  were  killed.  We  were  ordered 
to  abandon  the  line,  and  did  so  about  4  P.M.,  as  it  was  un 
tenable.  It  was  the  fortune  of  the  writer  to  be  in  charge  of 
the  right  of  our  vidette  line  that  night,  and  at  about  5  P.M. 
a  man  came  from  the  regiment  informing  us  that  we  must 
get  back  with  all  possible  speed,  as  the  Johnnies  were  quite 
likely  to  flank  us  ;  that  the  regiment  had  already  gone,, 
having  moved  off  to  the  left  and  rear.  The  men  were  noti 
fied,  and  all  set  off  at  a  double-quick  pace  to  the  rear,, 
except  one,  a  member  of  M  Company,  a  man  named 
Mickey  Reardon.  He  was  attacked  with  moon  blindness— 
a  very  strange  disorder,  as  it  appeared,  since  for  the  time 
being  he  could  not  see  anything,  and  begged  that  I  would 
lead  him  to  the  rear,  as  he  did  not  want  to  fall  into  the- 
hands  of  the  rebs.  We  moved  at  as  fast  a  gait  as  practi 
cable,  and  reached  the  line  that  our  regiment  had  held,  but 
found  them  all  gone,  except  the  pickets,  who  had  halted  there 


316  HEAVY  Gtrurg  ATTD  LIGHT. 

on  account  of  a  sutler,  who  seemed  to  be  in  great  trepida 
tion  lest  his  stores  should  be  captured,  as  he  could  secure 
no  wagons  to  remove  them.  Some  of  the  boys  suggested 
that  if  he  would  give  us  the  stock  we  would  carry  it,  but 
he  did  not  take  kindly  to  the  proposition.  About  this  time 
firing  was  heard  in  our  front,  and  some  bullets  came  over. 
The  sutler  broke  for  the  rear  and  we  broke  for  the  sutler's 
•stores,  which  were  to  a  great  extent  carried  safely  off.  As 
the  stock  consisted  largely  of  eatables — canned  fruits,,  lob 
sters,  dried  fish,  cheese,  and  a  few  bottles  of  liquid  prov 
ender  of  a  stimulating  nature — we  thought  it  the  part  of  pa 
triotism  not  to  allow  the  Confederate  skirmishers  to  get  it, 
and,  so  far  as  possible,  what  we  could  not  carry  on  our 
shoulders  we  deposited,  before  starting,  in  a  safer  receptacle. 

Our  regiment  at  this  time  was  attached  to  General  Gib- 
"bon's  command,  and  we  moved  west  of  the  Jerusalem  Plank 
Hoad,  where  we  erected  a  line  of  pits,  and  remained  there 
until  June  30th,  when  our  battalions  were  separated  again 
and  reassigned  the  First  and  Second  Battalions  to  the  First 
and  Second  Brigades,  respectively,  of  the  Third  Division, 
Second  Army  Corps,  and  the  Third  Battalion  to  the  Artil 
lery  Brigade  of  the  Second  Corps.  Company  D,  Captain 
James  H.  Wood  commanding,  was  meanwhile  performing 
duty  with  the  mortar  batteries — most  excellent  service — 
and  Company  L,  Captain  Church  commanding,  was  at 
tached  to  the  ammunition  train  as  guard. 

Says  Major  Knower  :  "  On  June  23d  I  had  command  of 
my  company  on  picket,  when  Major  Arthur  was  officer  of 
the  picket.  He  came  up  and  found  us  hugging  the  ground 
closely,  the  bullets  flying  thickly  over  our  heads.  I  stood 
up.  The  Major,  being  very  deaf,  could  not  hear  the  tumult 
in  front.  f  What  are  your  men  dodging  so  for,  Knower  \ ' 
said  he.  '  Bullets,  Major— bullets,'  I  replied. 

"  '  I  don't  hear  them,'  said  he,  placing  his  hand  casually 
on  the  body  of  a  tree  close  by.  Just  then  a  bullet  spattered 
the  tree,  and  as  he  doubled  himself  down,  dodging,  he  re 
marked  forcibly,  '  By  -  — ,  I  heard  that  one.'  ' 

The  ten  companies  remained  on  the  skirmish  line,  do 
ing  picket  duty,  until  July  12th,  when  we  were  ordered  to 


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report  to  General  Hunt,  and  performed  the  service  stated 
in  the  preceding  chapter.  On  the  13th  forty  men  from  the 
regiment  were  detailed  to  the  artillery  brigade  of  the 
Second  Corps,  to  act  as  cannoneers  for  light  batteries. 

One  of  these,  J.  H.  McGuire,  gives  the  following  interest- 
Ing  experience : 

"  I  was  assigned  to  Battery  B,  First  Rhode  Island  Light 
Artillery.  We  found  it  in  park  in  the  rear  of  Fort  Stead- 
man.  The  stable  sergeant  came  around,  hunting  for  driv 
ers.  I  jumped  at  the  chance  that  would  beat  walking,  and 
when  he  asked  me  if  I  understood  artillery  drill, 'I  respond 
ed,  '  Certainly.' 

11  l  All  right,'  said  he  ;  '  you  take  the  lead  team  of  piece 
number  l.? 

"  I  was  happy,  and  hurried  to  see  my  horses.  Having  al 
ways  had  a  fondness  for  horses,  when  shown  my  team  I 
procured  a  curry-comb  and  brush,  and  went  to  work  curry 
ing  that  team  for  two  hours,  while  the  rest  of  the  boys  stood 
by  making  comments  and  giving  advice.  I  venture  the  as 
sertion  that  it  was  the  best  dressing  that  team  got  while 
Uncle  Sam  owned  them.  That  afternoon  we  were  called 
out  to  drill,  got  our  horses,  hitched  up,  moved  on  to  the 
ground,  and  then  came  the  trouble.  As  stated  before,  I 
understood  artillery  drill,  but  only  when  in  position  ;  field 
drilling,  with  horses  and  by  bugle  call,  was  new  to  me. 

"  A  command  was  given  by  the  bugler.  I  was  paralyzed, 
but  in  desperation  I  put  spurs  to  the  team  and  gave  them 
a  slack  line,  and  took  the  chances.  They  knew  the  call,  and 
came  in  all  right.  I  breathed  more  freely.  But  the  next 
time  I  was  not  so  lucky.  The  team  did  not  know  or  had 
not  heard  the  call.  We  came  in  collision  with  a  caisson 
of  number  2,  and  not  being  able  to  jump  over  it,  had  to 
stop.  That  settled  it.  The  captain  used  some  very  pointed 
language,  and  I  was  ordered  to  dismount,  and  was  placed 
as  number  two  on  the  gun.  Here  I  had  better  luck,  and  no 
more  trouble.  I  soon  foiuid  out  that  it  was  better  to  be  a 
cannoneer  than  driver,  and  would  not  have  traded  back  on 
any  account.  We  soon  received  orders  to  march  and  struck 
tents,  packing  everything  in  wagons  and  on  limber  chests. 


318  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

This  was  different  from  what  I  was  used  to  in  the  regiment, 
where  we  had  to  carry  everything.  We  moved  to  the  right 
and  rear  of  Grant's  military  railroad,  and  followed  the  for 
tunes  of  the  army  during  the  rest  of  the  campaign." 

It  was  not  very  agreeable  to  many  of  our  command  to  be 
thus  divided  up  and  distributed  for  the  purpose  of  doing 
infantry  duty,  and  a  number  of  the  officers  made  a  call  on 
General  Tidball,  and  presented  their  views  to  him.  He 
consulted  General  Hancock,  and  it  was  agreed  that  the 
regiment  should  be  again  united.  Shortly  after  this  Gen 
eral  Tidball  was  assigned  to  duty  as  commandant  of 
cadets  at  the  Military  Academy  at  West  Point,  Major  J. 
G.  Hazzard,  of  the  First  Rhode  Island  Artillery,  assuming 
command  of  the  Second  Corps  Artillery. 

General  Tidball,  in  concluding  his  report  of  this  com 
mand,  says : 

"  It  will  be  seen  from  this  outline  that  all  the  batteries 
and  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  did  within  two  months 
an  extraordinary  amount  of  hard  fighting,  marching,  and 
work.  Every  officer  proved  himself  equal  to  his  position, 
and  every  man  to  his  special  duties.  After  Captain  Chase 
was  wounded,  on  May  18th,  Lieutenant  LT.  D.  Eddy,  Fourth 
New  York  Artillery,  performed  the  duties  of  Acting  Assist 
ant  Adj utant-General.  Captain  Miller,  of  the  same  regiment, 
was  Inspector  of  Artillery  for  the  Brigade,  and  Lieutenant 
Gordon,  also  of  the  same  regiment,  Ordnance  Officer.  From 
May  17th  Lieutenant  Fairchilds,  of  Captain  Clark's  Battery, 
was  my  Assistant  Aide-de-camp.  Each  of  these  officers 
performed,  his  duties  in  the  most  zealous,  efficient,  and 
harmonious  manner." 

After  the  mine  fiasco,  by  special  order  206  A.  of  P.,  our 
regiment  was  assigned  to  the  First  Brigade,  First  Division 
of  the  Second  Corps,  to  which  we  were  attached  until  De 
cember  3d,  when  we  were  assigned  to  the  Fourth  Brigade 
of  the  same  division  and  corps.  Aside  from  our  movements 
to  Deep  Bottom  and  Ream's  Station  during  this  time, 
considered  separately,  so  many  other  incidents  of  inter 
est  occurred  that  volumes  could  be  filled  with  them  alone. 
Even  in  camp  such  incidents  were  numerous.  One  mom- 


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ing  we  were  camped  near  a  piece  of  woods,  when*a  doctor 
in  an  ambulance  drove  up,  and  turning  the  horses  facing 
the  front,  had  his  breakfast  set  out  before  him,  and  com 
menced  eating.  A  shell  came  and  exploded  just  over  the 
horses.  They  started,  the  surgeon  turned  a  double  somer 
sault  backward,  and  the  breakfast  was  upset. 

Sensations  were  most  numerous,  however,  in  the  breast 
works  or  on  the  skirmish  line.  Numerous  were  the  de 
vices  among  the  pickets  for  drawing  the  enemy's  fire  and 
for  getting  sight  of  the  marksman — numerous  the  practical 
jokes  played  upon  the  fears  of  the  unwary.  All  who  were 
there  will  remember  the  Whitworth  gun  in  Fort  Clifton, 
across  the  Appomattox,  which  occasionally  would  send  one 
of  its  howling,  screeching  messengers  of  death,  enfilading 
our  line  of  defenses.  Says  A.  S.  Thomas  : 

"  One  bright  and  sunny  day,  when  all  was  quiet  and  not 
a  sound  was  heard  in  front,  one  of  those  unwelcome  visitors 
came  ricochetting  down  the  ravine,  directly  through  a  sut 
ler'  s  tent.  The  sutler  went  for  one  of  the  Gophers,  and  upon 
his  return  found  that  he  had  been  relieved  of  two  skylights 
and  a  quantity  of  plug  tobacco,  canned  fruit,  etc.,  carried 
away  by  the  shot." 

A  gentleman  on  an  electioneering  trip  was  so  unfortunate 
as  to  have  his  new  stovepipe  hat  knocked  over  the  breast 
works  in  front  of  Company  M.  The  firing  was  brisk,  and 
rather  than  risk  instant  death,  he  abandoned  his  head- cov 
ering.  As  soon  as  he  had  gone,  Knapp  of  that  company 
jumped  over  the  breastworks,  secured  the  hat,  and  climbed 
back,  while  the  bullets  were  whistling.  It  was  a  reckless 
proceeding,  but  the  airs  which  Knapp  assumed  subsequent 
ly,  when  attired  with  that  hat,  afforded  much  amusement. 

The  experience  of  Company  C,  which  relieved  D  with  the 
Coehorns,  is  especially  interesting.  "  The  first  night  after 
I  rejoined  the  company,"  says  Maguire,  "  everything  being 
quiet,  we  went  to  bed  about  10  o'clock.  Were  awakened  by 
picket  firing  in  front.  It  being  pretty  heavy,  we  were 
ordered  to  load  and  fire  by  battery.  This  was  my  first  view 
of  mortar  firing.  After  night  the  scene  was  grand.  On 
our  left  was  a  siege  mortar  battery  of  four  guns,  handled, 


320  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

I  believe,  by  Company  M,  First  Maine  Heavy  Artillery. 
The  rebs  had  eleven  in  front  on  this  night.  I  saw  every  shell 
from  reb  and  Yank  (twenty-one  in  all)  in  the  air  at  one 
time.  It  was  a  grand  Fourth  of  July  display,  once  seen 
never  forgotten.  The  fuse  burning  showed  the  position  of 
each  shell.  As  soon  as  the  mortars  began,  the  pickets  (who 
were  but  twenty  feet  apart  at  this  point)  stopped  firing, 
and  began  to  exchange  compliments.  As  our  shells  would 
pass  over,  the  Yank  would  halloo,  '  There  is  a  pass  for  Rich 
mond,  Johnnie ! '  As  their  shells  would  come,  the  rebs  would 
yell,  '  There  is  a  thirty-day  furlough,  Yank  ! ' 

"  After  the  artillery  on  both  sides  found  there  was  noth 
ing  but  the  pickets  in  the  muss,  we  began  to  slack  firing. 
Our  battery  ceased,  except  a  shot  every  fifteen  minutes, 
while  the  rebs  answered.  After,  perhaps,  an  hour  of  this, 
the  rebs  not  answering  the  last  shot,  we  ceased  altogether 
and  went  to  sleep  in  our  Gopher  holes.  This  sort  of  thing 
was  repeated  on  an  average  twice  a  week  during  our  stay 
here  ;  in  fact,  whenever  the  pickets  on  either  side  wanted  to 
get  the  morcars  at  work  they  would  have  an  understanding 
with  each  other,  firing  would  commence  some  distance  to 
the  right  or  left,  pass  up  and  down  the  line.  When  it  reached 
our  front  it  would  get  very  heavy.  If  we  were  slow  about 
opening  the  rebs  would  raise  a  yell  that  would  get  us  at 
work  immediately.  It  was  fun  for  them  and  perfectly 
harmless.  I  do  not  remember  of  but  one  shell,  and  that  a 
rebel,  bursting  over  the  picket  line  during  the  siege  in  our 
front.  The  rebel  pickets  in  some  way  got  so  they  could 
imitate  a  mortar  shell  with  fuse  burning  in  the  night  by 
shooting  something  out  of  their  muskets — something  I  have 
never  heard  explained  satisfactorily.  Our  pickets  tried  it 
in  several  ways,  but  always  made  a  failure.  I  remember 
the  first  night  we  saw  them  they  startled  us  ;  there  were  so 
many  of  them  we  thought  the  rebs  had  got  all  their  mortars 
in  position  in  Fort  Damnation,  as  we  called  their  fort  in 
our  front  (Fort  Mahone).  But  as  we  did  not  hear  them 
explode  we  soon  felt  easy,  and  soon  learned  from  our  pickets 
what  they  were.  I  have  sat  for  hours  and  watched  these 
fireworks  after  night.  There  was  a  rebel  fort  to  our  left, 


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in  an  angle  of  their  works,  which  was  known  as  the  deserted 
fort,  there  being  no  artillery  in  it.  The  rebs  ran  a  couple 
of  pieces  of  rifle  cannon  into  position  in  this  fort  one  day 
and  opened  on  our  battery,  getting  a  cross-fire  on  us,  and 
were  making  things  hot  when  we  opened  on  them,  but  could 
not  reach  them,  our  extreme  range  being  but  twelve  hundred 
yards.  They  were  about  to  knock  us  out  of  time  when 
Battery  E,  Fifth  United  States  Light  Artillery,  in  position 
in  Fort  Sedgwick,  to  our  left,  came  to  the  rescue.  With  two 
guns  they  opened  on  the  rebel  battery. 

"  The  sergeant  in  charge  of  the  guns  sighted  the  gun  near 
est  to  us,  and  said  :  '  This  shot  for  range,  the  next  for  exe 
cution.'  His  first  shot  went  into  the  port-hole,  and  appar 
ently  burst  somewhat  in  rear  of  the  rebel  gun  ;  his  second 
passed  through  the  same  place,  and  burst  square  over  the 
gun,  scattering  men  in  all  directions.  The  rebs  limbered 
up  and  got  out  of  there.  The  second  gun  on  our  side  did 
equally  good  work.  The  rebs  told  us  afterward  that  one 
of  their  guns  were  dismounted,  and  they  had  several  men 
killed  and  wounded.  We  appreciated  the  work  done  by 
the  regular  battery,  and  helped  them  when  we  got  a  chance. 
One  day  the  rebs  were  shelling  us  with  mortars  and  drop 
ping  their  shells  pretty  close.  A  squad  of  infantry  got  into 
an  old  bomb-proof  at  our  left.  The  rebs  dropped  a  forty- 
eight-pound  shell  into  it,  killing  and  wounding  some  six  or 
more  of  their  number.  They  had  no  use  for  bomb-proofs 
after  that.  An  infantry-man  could  not  be  induced  to  go  into 
one  in  our  vicinity  afterward.  They  called  them  traps.  A 
major  one  day  came  up  to  see  our  officers  ;  the  battery  was 
in  action ;  things  were  pretty  warm  around  us.  After  leaving 
the  sap  road  where  he  left  his  horse,  he  had  to  cross  an 
open  field  for  about  twenty  rods  to  our  works.  The  rebs 
were  putting  in  their  best  licks  ;  shells  and  pieces  of  shells 
were  flying  thick.  The  way  that  major  dodged  and  ran  the 
gauntlet  was  amusing.  We  gave  him  all  the  advice  we  could 
think  of,  and  cheered  him  every  jump.  He  got  to  our 
works  all  right.  The  boys  found  he  had  a  canteen  of  com 
missary  with  him,  which  they  got  hold  of,  and  all  drank  to 
the  Major' s  health.  He  did  not  call  again  ;  had  seen  enough. 


322  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

When  not  in  action  in  the  evening  we  would  visit  each  other 
in  our  bomb-proofs.  Sometimes  as  many  as  could  possibly 
crowd  into  one  of  these  holes  under  ground  would  be  hav 
ing  a  real  good  time.  Then  would  be  the  time  for  the  cir 
cus  to  commence.  Some  rascal  having  located  the  crowd 
would  get  a  rope  and  tie  the  door  from  the  outside,  then 
cover  up  the  chimney,  himself  and  comrades  sitting  out 
side,  meanwhile,  giving  advice.  It  was  wonderful  the 
amount  of  Scripture  the  boys  inside  could  quote  on  such 
occasions.  It  is  needless  to  say  the  one  who  tied  the  door 
never  was  caught.  My  brother  one  day  had  been  to  the 
sutler' s  and  procured  a  lot  of  extras.  We  were  in  action  when 
he  returned.  He  went  into  the  bomb-proof  to  cook  and  give 
us  a  treat  when  we  should  get  time  to  eat.  The  rebs  drop 
ped  a  shell  down  the  chimney,  scattering  and  destroying 
what  had  cost  him  two  or  three  dollars  and  a  walk  of  some 
six  miles.  He  got  out  before  the  shell  exploded.  No,  he 
was  not  mad — just  felt  a  little  cross.  It  was  a  Shrapnel 
shell.  We  picked  up  thirty  odd  ounce  cast-iron  balls  in  our 
quarters.  It  was  a  shame  the  way  it  mussed  up  our  beds  ; 
those  rebs  did  not  have  a  particle  of  respect  for  company. 
We  were  down  there  visiting  them,  yet  they  would  throw 
shell  right  into  our  bedrooms. 

"  Frank  McPhillips  and  myself  went  out  on  the  picket 
line  one  evening.  We  found  the  boys  playing  cards,  having 
a  game  they  called  poker,  I  believe — whatever  that  is.  We 
had  no  trouble  in  procuring  guns,  and  began  to  play  picket, 
sticking  our  heads  up  over  the  pits  and  yelling,  '  Look  out, 
Johnnie, '  every  time  we  shot.  It  worked  all  right  for  several 
shots.  Johnnie  was  not  quite  ready — had  been  locating  us,  I 
guess.  Getting  more  bold,  we  raised  our  breast  over  the  pits 
and  sent  them  our  compliments.  As  our  guns  flashed,  zip, 
zip,  came  the  little  fellows  around  our  ears.  We  had  played 
picket  long  enough,  and  soon  found  our  way  back  to  the  bat 
tery.  At  this  point  the  pickets  would  often  declare  a  truce, 
and  climbing  on  top  of  their  pits  on  both  sides,  would  con 
verse  together  for  an  hour  or  more.  Frequently  some  officer 
would  come  along  and  order  the  men  to  go  to  firing.  They 
would  get  down  always,  giving  each  other  warning  before 


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they  began  to  fire.  I  never  knew  one  of  those  truces  being 
broken  without  first  giving  warning  by  either  side.  When 
the  news  of  the  fall  of  Atlanta  reached  us,  we  were  ordered 
to  fire  a  shotted  salute  at  the  enemy.  All  the  artillery  on 
the  line  opened  at  a  given  signal.  They  seemed  to  be  out 
of  humor,  and  kept  us  firing  three  days  and  nights,  this 
time  to  get  the  last  shot — something  Captain  Wood  declared 
he  always  would  have.  We  got  it,  however,  some  time  near 
morning  of  the  third  night,  though  it  made  us  very  tired. 
On  the  evening  following,  as  the  relief  pickets  were  going 
out,  a  corporal  of  the  Fifty-third  Pennsylvania,  I  think, 
stopped  and  said,  '  Boys,  you  have  got  to  get  out  to  night.' 
We  told  him  we  would  not,  and  threatened  to  drop  a  shell 
into  our  picket  line  if  they  disturbed  us  that  night.  About 
midnight  we  were  awakened  by  the  heaviest  picket  firing 
we  had  heard  up  to  this  time.  Turning  out,  we  found  GUI' 
works  were  being  filled  by  infantry  from  the  camps  in  our 
rear.  A  charge  by  the  rebs  was  expected  by  all.  We  soon 
had  our  guns  talking.  Before  we  had  fired  the  third  round 
not  a  shot  could  be  heard  on  the  picket  line.  They  had 
accomplished  their  object,-  and  got  the  mortars  at  work. 
In  a  few  minutes  our  Pennsylvania  Corporal  came  along 
with  three  men,  and  wanted  to  borrow  one  of  our  mortars 
to  take  out  on  the  picket  line  (four  men  could  carry  them), 
to  have  some  fun  with  the  rebs.  He  received  peremptory 
orders  to  leave,  and  he  moved.  We  turned  in  that  night 
without  firing  the  last  shot.  One  day  a  sharpshooter 
strayed  into  our  battery  and  posted  himself.  We  were  in 
action.  Sharpshooters  on  the  rebel  side  had  never  bothered 
us  here,  and  we  were  not  on  the  lookout  for  them.  It  was 
common  with  us  to  look  over  our  works  to  see  the  effect  of 
our  shots.  This  fellow  soon  drew  the  fire  of  the  rebel  sharp 
shooters.  Captain  Wood  was  watching  the  effect  of  our 
shots  through  his  field-glass,  when  zip  came  a  bullet,  throw 
ing  dirt  all  over  his  face.  Rubbing  his  eye,  he  turned 
around  to  Mr.  Sharpshooter,  and  coaxed  him  to  go  away. 
This  compelled  us  to  keep  our  heads  down  for  some  days, 
but  they  soon  gave  up  watching  us,  and  we  got  brave  .again. 
We  were  shelling  the  rebs  one  night  when  it  was  raining  and 


324  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

so  dark  we  could  barely  see  our  mortars.  They  were  mak 
ing  it  warm  for  us.  Dailey  and  I  were  working  No.  1,  had 
it  loaded,  and  I  had  inserted  the  friction  primer,  and  stood 
at  a  ready.  Looking  up  over  our  works,  we  saw  a  rebel 
shell,  by  its  lighted  fuse,  coming  directly  into  our  battery.  I 
yelled  '  Gopher  ! '  It  was  too  late  ;  half  the  men  had  not 
time  to  get  into  the  holes.  The  shell  struck  the  bed  of  No. 
1,  turned  the  Coehorn  up  on  its  end,  where  it  danced  for  a 
moment,  tipped  over,  and  the  shell  we  had  just  loaded  it 
with  rolled  out  on  the  ground.  The  rebel  shell  after  strik 
ing  our  mortar  bounded  back  against  our  works,  rolled 
along  to  where  a  corporal  and  private  had  taken  refuge,  and 
exploded,  tearing  the  corporal's  foot  so  badly  that  amputa 
tion  was  necessary.  I  believe  he  died  in  hospital.  The 
private  was  slightly  wounded,  but  stayed  on  duty.  We 
straightened  up  our  gun  and  loaded  it  again.  Looking 
over  the  works,  I  again  saw  a  shell  coming  for  us.  Yelling 
to  the  boys,  we  again  made  for  our  holes.  All  got  in  this 
time.  The  shell  struck  within  a  foot  or  two  of  where  the  other 
had  exploded.  Coming  out  of  our  holes,  inquiry  was  made 
for  our  lookout.  We  had  not  heard  from  him.  Something 
was  wrong.  Some  one  went  to  the  post  and  found  it  deserted. 
An  amusing  incident  happened  one  day  with  our  Tom.  He 
was  cooking  his  rations  of  beans  a  short  distance  from  the 
works  when  the  rebs  opened  with  a  mortar  we  had  given 
the  name  of  Camp  Kettle.  The  shell  passed  to  our  right 
and  rear.  My  brother  was  sitting  by  Tom,  having  a  social 
chat.  When  hearing  the  report  of  the  gun,  he  looked  over 
the  works  hurriedly,  and  jumping  on  his  feet,  started  to 
run,  saying  to  Tom,  '  For  God's  sake,  Gopher  !  The  kettle 
is  coming  right  for  us.'  Tom  needed  no  second  invitation, 
but  broke  for  the  hole  at  once.  In  his  excitement,  he  missed 
the  hole,  struck  his  head  against  a  log  with  such  force  that 
it  straightened  him  out  and  dazed  him  for  a  few  seconds. 
When  he  come  to,  my  brother  was  making  a  big  fuss  over 
him.  Tom  asked  what  had  happened,  when  my  brother 
said,  *  Why,  the  kettle  struck  you  square  on  the  head  and 
laid  you  out.'  Poor  Tom  believed  it,  and  actually  wrote  a 
letter  home,  giving  details  of  the  affair.  To  our  right,  some 


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forty  rods  or  more,  on  one  side,  there  was  a  large  fort  called 
Rice,  which  had  been  abandoned  by  artillery  for  some  rea 
son.  One  evening  about  dark  everything  was  quiet  along 
the  line  ;  not  even  a  picket  shot  was  heard,  when  we  were 
ordered  to  turn  out,  load,  and  fire  by  battery.  This  was  a 
surprise  to  us.  We  could  see  no  cause  for  it ;  but  a  private 
soldier  obeys  orders  and  asks  no  questions.  We  soon  had 
everything  ready,  and  at  the  command,  Fire  !  away  they 
went.  Again  the  order  to  load  and  fire  by  battery  was  given. 
The  rebs  soon  answered  us,  but  after  giving  us  a  couple  of 
rounds  they  turned  their  mortars  on  deserted  Fort  Rice. 
We  soon  heard  the  clatter  of  a  cavalcade  of  horses  going 
down  the  sap  road  toward  the  rear,  while  the  pickets  on 
both  sides  began  to  cheer.  Upon  inquiry,  we  found  a  num 
ber  of  guests  had  arrived  at  City  Point  from  Washington. 
Some  heads  of  departments,  with  their  ladies,  and  General 
Grant  had  invited  them  to  the  front  on  this  evening  to  see 
the  mortar  firing  ;  had  sent  orders  through  Artillery  Brigade 
Headquarters  to  have  us  make  some  fireworks  for  the  com 
pany.  Our  pickets  had  caught  on,  and  sent  word  through 
the  rebel  pickets  to  the  rebel  mortar  battery  ;  hence  their 
turning  from  us  and  sending  their  compliments  to  Grant 
and  company.  As  soon  as  the  delegation  moved  out  they 
ceased  firing.  The  fireworks  for  company  was  a  failure  that 
night.  They  did  not  call  again.  One  day  we  were  somewhat 
surprised  to  find  the  rebs  had  got  a  new  mortar  in  position, 
a  little  to  the  left  of  Fort  Mahone.  They  were  popping 
shells  from  this  new  gun  around  us  pretty  lively.  We 
pointed  a  mortar  for  them.  After  a  few  shots  to  get  range, 
we  loaded  the  battery  and  sent  them  the  whole  list  at  once. 
The  effect  was  better  than  we  expected.  Our  lookout  told  us 
we  dismounted  their  gun.  A  plunge  staff  and  a  man  went  up 
in  the  air  in  plain  sight.  They  did  not  trouble  us  any  more 
from  this  point ;  that  was  their  last  attempt  in  changing 
position  on  us.  At  Christmas  a  lot  of  boxes  came  packed 
with  goodies  from  friends  at  home,  to  make  glad  the  poor 
soldiers  with  a  Christmas  dinner.  On  opening  them,  we 
found  others  had  been  there  before,  just  to  sample  the 
goods,  no  doubt,  but  in  most  cases  they  had  taken  the  goods 


326  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

and  left  the  sample.  However,  we  got  enough  out  of  the  lot 
to  make  quite  a  treat  for  the  company,  but  advised  our 
friends  not  to  try  it  again.  Soon  after  the  holidays  Captain 
Wood  was  discharged,  on  account  of  expiration  of  term  of 
service.  He  left  us  wearing  the  major's  leaf,  and  with  the 
best  wishes  of  every  man  of  the  company. 

A  new  fort,  away  to  the  left,  near  Grant's  observatory, 
had  been  built,  named  Fort  Fisher.  We  were  ordered  to 
take  position  in  it.  Tearing  up  everything,  we  moved  to 
the  fort,  but  for  some  reason  were  halted  outside  and 
camped  for  some  days ;  finally  got  orders  to  build  huts, 
and  were  placed  as  guards  on  wagon  trains.  Our  mortars 
in  the  wagons — we  had  loaded  them  in  when  we  left — they 
followed  Lee  clear  to  Farmville  in  those  same  wagons.  I 
guess  they  never  were  unloaded  until  they  reached  Wash 
ington.  We  were  used  as  train  and  artillery  brigade 
guards  until  after  the  grand  review  at  Washington  ;  but 
although  being  detached,  we  kept  posted  of  the  doings  of 
the  regiment  whose  record  we  were  interested  in,  .and  we 
never  received  a  report  which  caused  us  to  blush  or  wish  we 
belonged  to  some  other  regiment ;  on  the  contrary,  we  al 
ways  felt  proud  we  belonged  to  the  Fourth.  While  in  camp 
here  I  went  to  see  some  poor  fellow  executed  for  desertion. 
Saw  five  sent  to  eternity  at  one  time  from  one  scaffold. 
The  sight  was  sickening.  I  never  visited  an  execution  after 
ward,  unless  compelled  to  do  so  by  orders." 


CHAPTER   XXIY. 

DEEP   BOTTOM— HANCOCK'S    CAVALRY. 

CTIV1TY  is  said  to  be  a  chief  element  of 
success  in  any  undertaking. 

The  movements  of  our  Second  Corps  so 
far  conformed  to  this  principle  during  the 
campaign  of  1864,  that  we  received  the 
sobriquet  of  "  Hancock's  Cavalry." 

On  August  12th  our  regiment  was  paid 
off,  and  shortly  after  this  very  important 
piece  of  business,  we  received  orders  to 
pack  up  and  get  ready  to  move.  We  fell 
in  line  and  marched  to  City  Point,  and 
there  drew  rations.  We  camped  about  a 
mile  from  City  Point,  where  we  remained 
until  the  evening  of  the  10th,  when  we 
went  on  board  transports,  and  it  was  cur 
rently  reported  that  we  were  going  to 
Washington.  This  seemed  to  be  confirmed  by  the  fact  that 
we  moved  down  the  river.  We  were  the  last  regiment,  and 
it  took  three  boats  to  carry  us.  During  the  night,  while 
most  of  the  men  were  asleep,  there  must  have  been  a  change 
in  the  direction  of  our  course,  for  daylight  in  the  morning 
found  us  not  in  the  Chesapeake,  but  some  ten  miles  from 
City  Point  up  the  river  toward  Richmond. 

The  fact  was,  that  after  going  down  the  stream  a  few 
miles  (our  boats  passing  the  other  boats)  we  had  dropped 
anchor,  and  between  10  and  11  o'clock  there  came  an  order, 
which  read,  "  Steam  up  to  Deep  Bottom."  It  was  a  beau 
tiful  night,  and  many  of  the  boys  who  were  awake,  and 
noticed  this  change,  remained  on  deck,  smoking  and  con 
jecturing  as  to  our  probable  destination.  This  attempt  at 
secrecy  for  the  purpose  of  misleading  the  enemy  was  some- 


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HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 


what  thwarted  by  the  fact  that,  so  many  boats  being  required 
for  transportation,  there  was  a  constant  showing  of  lights 
and  blowing  of  whistles  on  the  river,  in  order  to  prevent 
collisions  in  the  stream.  The  foremost  boat  reached  the 
place  designated  for  disembarking  about  half -past  2  o'clock 
in  the  morning.  Much  delay  was  occasioned  by  the 
tedious  process  of  unloading ;  there  being  but  three 
wharves,  many  of  the  boats  had  to  wait  in  the  stream  ; 
some  also  drew  so  much  water  that  they  could  not  reach 
the  wharves  at  all,  and  had  to  unload  across  the  others  ; 
and  the  largest  boat,  containing  a  whole  brigade,  grounded 
in  the  stream,  and  stuck  there  for  several  hours. 


At  daylight  we  were  disembarked  at  the  landing  at  Deep 
Bottom,  and  bivouacked  for  a  short  time  in  a  field  near  the 
river.  Companies  B,  C,  E,  and  F  were  immediately  sent 
out  on  picket.  The  rest  of  the  regiment  about  9  A.M.  moved 
to  the  front,  about  a  mile  off,  and  went  into  position  on  the 
right  of  the  Second  Corps  line  of  battle.  Then  there  came 
an  order  detailing  the  whole  command  for  the  skirmish 
line,  where  we  only  remained,  however,  until  about  12 
o'clock  noon,  when  the  regiment  was  relieved  and  joined 
the  division  on  the  Newmarket  Road,  being  placed  to  the 
left  of  the  First  Brigade  on  the  line  of  battle.  The  weather 
was  very  warm,  and  we  marched  very  fast.  A  good  ninny 


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of  the  men  suffered  sunstroke  on  this  march.  In  the  after 
noon  a  heavy  thunder-storm  came  up,  which  cooled  the  airr 
though  it  gave  us  a  very  thorough  drenching.  During  the 
night  the  regiment  built  a  line  of  breastworks,  composed  of 
logs  and  dirt  thrown  against  them.  At  daylight  on  the 
loth  the  First  Division  was  relieved  by  the  Second,  and  our 
regiment  fell  back  to  a  piece  of  pine  woods  in  the  rear,  we 
being  relieved  by  a  brigade.  We  camped  on  the  Newmar 
ket  Road.  Company  F  was  sent  on  picket  in  the  evening. 
This  position  was  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  place  where 
Colonel  Lynch,  July  27th,  captured  four  guns. 

The  fortunes  of  our  boys  detailed  with  the  batteries  who 
were  on  this  trip,  as  well  as  a  graphic  account  of  the  battle, 
are  recounted  by  J.  H.  Maguire,  as  follows  : 

"  Crossing  the  Appomattox  at  or  near  Point  of  Rocks,  we 
continued  in  rear  of  the  army  in  the  line  of  works,  and 
about  daylight  crossed  the  James  River  on  a  muffled  pon 
toon  bridge  at  Deep  Bottom,  and  here  I  first  saw  that  ani 
mal  called  the  Monitor  lying  at  anchor  in  the  river.  We 
went  into  position  within  two  hundred  yards  of  the  river 
bank,  where  we  crossed,  not  an  enemy  in  sight.  Here  were 
stationed  a  few  companies  of  one-hundred-days'  men,  with 
breastworks  in  the  shape  of  a  horseshoe  on  the  bank,  who 
told  us  there  were  rebels  in  front.  As  soon  as  it  was  light, 
sharpshooters  began  to  play  on  the  battery.  Captain 
Brown  ordered  us  to  load  and  shell  the  woods  in  front. 
While  thus  engaged,  the  officers  were  eating  breakfast  be 
tween  the  limbers  and  guns.  General  Hancock  and  staff 
rode  up,  and  inquired  whose  battery  it  was.  Being  an 
swered,  he  asked  to  see  the  captain.  By  this  time  the  cap 
tain  was  on  his  feet.  The  general  objected  to  our  position  ; 
just  then  a  solid  shot  from  the  enemy  struck  the  ground  a, 
few  feet  in  front  of  our  guns,  bounded  over  the  heads  of 
General  Hancock  and  staff,  and  rolled  over  the  river  bank 
in  our  rear.  The  order  to  change  position  was  immediately 
countermanded,  and  Captain  Brown  had  permission  to  stay 
where  he  was,  the  general  telling  him  to  give  the  enemy 
something  I  do  not  believe  we  had  with  us.  In  a  short  time 
Miles' s  Brigade  of  Barlow's  First  Division,  Second  Corps, 


330  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

came  in  from  the  right  of  our  position,  filed  across  our  front, 
and  formed  for  the  charge.  It  was  a  grand  sight ;  the  men 
were  perfectly  cool,  and  formed  line  as  if  on  dress  parade. 
At  the  command  away,  they  went  in  fine  style  across  an  open 
field  at  this  point,  perhaps  one  quarter  of  a  mile  wide.  As 
soon  as  the  column  started  we  changed  our  ammunition 
from  shells  to  solid  shot,  so  that  no  accident  might  happen 
to  our  own  men  from  the  premature  discharge  of  a  shell, 
which  always  has  a  very  demoralizing  effect  on  troops  charg 
ing.  Looking  at  the  column,  we  saw  they  were  holding 
their  lines  well ;  gaps  were  closed  up  quickly  ;  Barlow,  dis 
mounted,  threw  off  coat  and  vest,  his  suspenders  over  hips, 
and  with  drawn  sabre  was  leading  the  charge.  We  caught 
the  inspiration  and  gave  them  a  cheer,  and  worked  the  guns 
to  their  utmost ;  the  column  passed  into  the  woods  out  of 
sight.  We  ceased  firing.  All  was  anxiety.  In  a  few  seconds 
the  round,  full  cheer  of  the  Union  boys  told*  us  they  had 
been  successful,  many  prisoners  and  four  pieces  of  artil 
lery  being  the  fruits  of  the  charge.  A  telegram  was  handed 
to  General  Barlow  about  the  time  the  charge  ended  telling 
him  his  wife,  at  New  York  City,  was  not  expected  to  live. 
Poor  fellow  !  Here,  in  the  height  of  victory,  the  blow  was 
a*  terrible  one.  He  obtained  leave  of  absence,  and  found 
his  wife  dead  when  he  reached  home.  It  was  reported  that 
he  became  insane,  and  was  for  some  time  in  the  hospital  at 
New  York.  He  did  not  get  back  to  his  command  until 
near  the  end  of  the  war. 

"  The  enemy  ran  out  a  battery  some  distance  to  their  left 
and  opened  on  a  piece  of  timber  on  our  right,  which  was 
filled  with  our  infantry.  We  pointed  our  guns  for  them, 
and  gave  them  the  best  we  had  in  the  box.  They  were  too 
far  off —we  could  not  reach  them.  Other  batteries  nearer  to 
them  replied  to  their  fire,  and  soon  a  column  of  cavalry 
from  the  right  of  the  timber  hove  in  sight.  About  the  same 
time  infantry  advanced  out  of  the  timber  directly  in  front 
of  the  rebel  guns,  which  soon  limbered  up  and  got  away, 
our  cavalry  after  them,  the  whole  corps  being  spectators. 
The  chase  was  exciting  ;  that  battery  discharged  two  guns 
at  the  charging  column  when  their  horses  were  going  at 


DEEP    BOTTOM — HANCOCK'S   CAVALRY.  331 

their  best  gait,  which  all  artillery-men  know  is  a  feat  not 
easily  performed.  After  a  race  of  about  one-half  mile,  our 
cavalry  took  them  in  and  brought  them  back  ;  this  practi 
cally  ended  the  fighting  on  this  flank.  Skirmishing  con 
tinued  all  day,  but  no  heavy  fighting.  In  the  afternoon, 
everything  being  quiet  in  our  front,  I  obtained  permission 
to  go  to  the  front  to  view  the  ground  over  which  Barlow 
charged.  After  getting  into  the  woods  I  found  a  strong 
line  of  works,  in  which  the  enemy  were  when  he  charged 
them.  Some  of  the  prisoners  told  me  afterward  that  our 
battery  saved  Barlow's  column.  Passing  over  the  works,  I 
was  soon  on  the  picket  line.  Some  forty  or  fifty  rods  in 
front  of  the  picket  was  a  house  and  a  fine-looking  orchard  ; 
in  rear  of  it,  apples.  I  wanted  apples,  and  apples  I  must 
have.  Promising  to  bring  the  picket  some,  he  allowed  me 
to  pass  out.  I  reached  the  place,  had  eaten  all  I  wanted, 
and  buckling  my  belt  tight,  filled  the  inside  of  my  blouse, 
until  I  had  about  all  I  could  navigate  with,  and  started 
back  to  the  lines,  I  had  gone  but  a  few  rods  from  the  house 
when  my  attention  was  attracted  by  our  pickets  motioning 
to  me  to  come  on.  Hearing  a  noise  behind,  I  looked  around 
to  see  a  squad  of  rebel  cavalry  after  me.  I  immediately  let 
go  the  apples.  My  legs  had  always  stayed  with  me.  I  now 
put  them  down  to  their  best  gait.  Our  boys  came  on  the 
double-quick  to  meet  me.  I  could  hear  the  rebel  bullets 
singing  around  my  ears,  when  our  boys  opened  on  them 
and  checked  them.  I  got  in  all  right,  but  did  not  care  for 
any  more  apples  that  day.  We  held  position  here  for  a  day 
or  two.  As  soon  as  it  became  dark  on  July  29th  we  withdrew 
across  the  river  and  started  back  for  Petersburg,  where  we 
pulled  up  before  daylight  the  next  morning  ;  troops  were 
being  massed  near  the  Norfolk  and  Petersburg  Railroad,  in 
rear  and  left  of  Fort  Steadman.  We  did  not  have  long  to 
wait  to  find  the  cause  for  these  troops  being  here.  The  mine 
was  exploded,  the  Ninth  Corps  were  charging ;  these  troops 
were  to  be  used  as  supports.  They  were  not  called  into 
action,  and  we  returned  to  our  old  camp  at  night,  where 
we  remained  for  some  time,  drilling  and  recruiting  men  and 
horses." 


332  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

On  the  night  of  August  16th,  while  at  Deep  Bottom,  Com 
panies  E,  H,  and  K  relieved  Companies  A  and  G  on  the 
picket  line ;  the  latter  had  lost  two  men  killed  and  one 
officer  wounded  while  on  their  tour  of  duty.  The  relief 
had  three  men  wounded  during  the  twenty-four  hours. 

Companies  C,  I,  M,  and  a  part  of  B  relieved  C,  H,  and 
K  on  the  evening  of  the  17th.  There  was  heavy  fighting 
during  the  day  on  our  right  in  front  of  the  Tenth  Corps. 
Showers  fell  on  the  afternoon  of  the  18th.  That  night  the 
right  of  our  line  was  attacked  by  the  enemy' s  skirmishers, 
but  were  repulsed  with  some  loss.  We  were  on  the  extreme 
right  of  the  Second  Corps  and  located  on  the  brow  of  a  hill, 
from  which  the  Confederate  works  could  be  seen.  There 
were  no  troops  behind  us.  The  detail  was  not  relieved  till 
the  morning  of  the  19th.  The  pickets  on  the  advanced 
posts  became  quite  friendly  during  the  early  morning  of  the 
19th,  and  a  good  many  exchanges  were  made  of  coffee  for 
tobacco  and  newspapers.  About  8  o'clock  that  morning 
Companies  A  and  F  relieved  the  others  on  picket,  and  were 
themselves  relieved  by  E  and  G  on  the  morning  of  the  20th. 

That  night  our  regiment  broke  camp,  recrossed  the  James 
River,  and  marched  to  our  old  camp  near  Army  Head 
quarters,  in  the  pine  woods  near  Petersburg.  Quite  in 
contrast  to  the  animation  with  which  we  started  on  the 
trip,  we  re-entered  our  quarters  again  feeling,  through  sheer 
weariness,  all  the  stubborn  docility  of  that  most  slandered 
of  beasts,  the  army  mule. 


CHAPTER  XXV. 
BEAM'S  STATION— AN  UNLUCKY  HORSESHOE. 

ET  the  reader,  who  may  have  followed  this 
chronicle  thus  far  with  any  degree  of  in 
terest  in  the  fortunes  of  our  regiment,  be 
now  prepared  to  extend  to  that  organiza 
tion,  and,  in  fact,  to  the  entire  command 
of  the  gallant  Hancock,  his  profoundest 
sympathy. 

The  night  march  from  Deep  Bottom, 
owing  to  the  condition  of  the  roads,  was  one  of  the  most 
fatiguing  ever  experienced  by  the  regiment ;  nevertheless, 
the  men  were  in  camp  hardly  long  enough  to  prepare 
breakfast  when  they  were  ordered  to  fall  in,  and  with  the 
First  and  Second  Divisions  of  the  Corps  moved  off  to  the 
left,  and  took  position  in  rear  of  the  Fifth  Corps,  which 
had  succeeded  in  gaining  position  upon  the  Weldon  Rail 
road. 

On  the  morning  of  the  22d  the  First  Battalion  of  the 
regiment  (Companies  C,  I,  F,  and  M)  left  camp  to  build  a 
corduroy  road  to  the  headquarters  of  the  Fifth  Corps  at 
the  "  Yellow  House,"  from  which  duty  they  were  relieved 
at  12  M.,  and  proceeded  with  the  balance  of  the  regiment 
to  the  Weldon  Railroad  to  tear  up  and  destroy  it. 

On  the  morning  of  the  23d  we  marched  down  the  railroad 
to  a  point  within  three  miles  of  Ream's  Station  and  again 
went  to  work  on  the  road.  During  the  morning  Companies 
A  and  H,  under  command  of  Captain  McKeel,  were  ordered 
to  report  to  Colonel  Spear,  commanding  a  cavalry  brigade, 
for  duty.  They  charged  with  the  cavalry  a  mile  through 
a  clear  space  and  piece  of  woods  and  held  their  ground,  but 
were  afterward  ordered  to  retire  by  Colonel  Spear.  Their 
loss  was  three  enlisted  men  killed,  four  wounded,  two  miss- 


334  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

ing  ;  three  also  suffered  sunstroke.  In  the  afternoon  they 
were  relieved  by  Companies  G  and  M,  under  command  of 
Captain  Morrison.  These  companies  were  held  in  reserve 
to  the  cavalry  picket.  Captain  Morrison,  with  forty  men, 
was  ordered  to  march  by  a  flank  up  a  road  leading  into  the 
enemy's  line,  and  when  fired  into  to  deploy  and  charge 
their  position.  He  proceeded  as  ordered,  but  as  the  enemy 
showed  a  disposition  to  allow  him  to  march  into  their  line 
without  firing,  he  halted  and  was  afterward  ordered  to  re 
tire  by  Colonel  Spear  and  deploy  as  skirmishers  and  charge 
their  position.  This  charge  was  to  be  supported  by  the 
cavalry  dismounted.  He  did  as  ordered,  but  after  arriving 
within  fifty  yards  of  the  enemy's  line,  finding  them  strongly 
posted  in  a  cornfield  and  that  the  cavalry  which  were  ordered 
to  support  him  had  halted  at  least  five  hundred  yards  in 
his  rear,  he  halted  behind  a  rail  fence  and  held  his  posi 
tion  until  ordered  to  fall  back  by  Colonel  Spear.  Major 
William  B.  Knower  gives  the  following  account  of  this 
affair  : 

"  Company  M,  commanded  by  Captain  Morrison,  and 
Company  G,  with  myself  in  command  as  First  Lieutenant, 
were  detailed  to  report  to  Colonel  Spear,  who  with  a  bri 
gade  of  cavalry  was  covering  our  right  flank  and  engaged 
in  sharp  skirmishing  with  the  enemy's  cavalry.  We  were 
to  relieve  two  companies  of  our  regiment  that  had  been  under 
Colonel  Spear's  orders  since  morning.  The  cavalry  com 
mander,  who  at  times  was,  to  say  the  least,  mildly  enthusi 
astic,  had  applied  for  a  regiment  of  infantry,  intimating 
that  with  such  help  he  could  go  into  Petersburg  before 
night.  He  got  two  companies,  and  but  for  a  fortunate  com 
bination  of  circumstances  they  would  undoubtedly  have 
carried  out  the  Petersburg  part  of  the  plan  that  night. 
However,  most  of  them  got  there  on  the  25th,  but  in  very 
disagreeable  society.  We  found  Colonel  Spear  on  the 
Vaughn  Road  ;  relieved  Company  A,  who  were  returning 
from  a  sharp  skirmish,  bringing  with  them  several  wounded 
men,  and  received  the  Colonel's  orders.  Company  M  was 
detailed  to  cover  a  position  at  a  cross-road  some  half  a  mile 
to  the  right,  and  Company  G  was  formed  in  platoon  on 


BEAM'S  STATION — AN  UNLUCKY  HORSESHOE.       335 

either  side  of  the  road  to  support  a  mounted  cavalry  charge, 
or,  rather,  to  cover  its  retreat,  should  it  be  repulsed. 

"  The  charge  was  merely  a  feint — a  good  deal  of  display, 
and  excited  shouting  on  the  part  of  the  commander,  and 
nothing  serious  done  in  the  way  of  fight.  We  after 
ward  learned  that  it  was  a  bluff,  as  the  carbine  ammunition 
had  been  exhausted,  and  there  were  not  three  rounds  of 
pistol  ammunition  in  the  entire  brigade.  The  next  step 
was  to  send  Company  Gr,  under  command  of  Captain  Morri 
son,  down  the  road,  marching  by  the  flank  straight  toward 
the  enemy,  with  orders  not  to  deploy  until  fired  upon.  As 
the  road  passed  through  a  defile  whose  steep  banks  would 
interfere  with  such  a  manoauvre,  we  marched  forward 
with  a  very  poor  opinion  of  cavalry  tactics,  fiowever,  just 
as  the  enemy's  videttes  had  opened  on  the  column  an  aide 
galloped  up  with  orders  for  us  '  to  retreat,  deploy  as  skir 
mishers,  and  charge  in  that  formation  ; '  he  adding  that 
Spear  would  support  us  with  his  entire  brigade  dismounted, 
and  also  quietly  advising  us  not  to  be  too  ambitious,  as  the 
brigade  had  no  ammunition.  A  charge  up  a  hill  through 
a  field  of  tall  corn  made  a  very  lively  experience,  the 
Johnnies'  bullets  whistling  through  the  stalks  at  a  great 
rate,  and  in  the  most  discouraging  manner.  We  reached  a 
rail  fence  on  the  crest,  and  there  for  the  first  time,  the  tall 
corn  having  obscured  the  view,  caught  a  full  sight  of  the 
enemy,  who,  in  line  of  battle,  were  formed  behind  another 
fence  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  clearing.  As  their  colors 
and  strength  of  fire  showed  two  full  regiments  in  position, 
with  supports,  we  concluded  the  contract  was  a  little  heavy 
for  one  company  to  handle,  and  so  took  cover  behind  one 
side  of  the  fence  and  commenced  popping  away,  awaiting 
the  arrival  of  our  cavalry  brigade  to  support  us,  which,  as 
Mrs.  Harris  says,  '  there  wasn't  no  sich  person.'  We  soon 
got  orders  to  retreat  and  did  so  in  good  style,  though  the 
Johnnies  might,  had  they  charged  us,  have  gobbled  the  entire 
lot.  At  the  fence  I  lost  one  man.  His  name  was  Tuttle, 
somewhere  from  the  interior  of  the  State,  one  of  the  best 
and  bravest  soldiers  in  the  company.  He  had,  I  believe, 
no  relative  save  a  sister.  In  the  retreat  down  the  hill  I  lost 


336  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

another  man,  a  new  recruit,  who  had  joined  the  company 
but  two  days  before,  and  who  had  been  most  anxious  to  see 
what  a  fight  was  like.  He  found  out,  being  shot  through 
the  face  and  made  temporarily  unable  to  express  further 
curiosity.  Lieutenant  Cox  was  wounded  in  the  heel. 
These  three  were  all  the  casualties,  which,  considering 
the  heavy  fire  we  were  under  for  some  fifteen  minutes, 
I  consider  very  remarkable.  We  bivouacked  that  night 
with  the  cavalry,  and  on  the  morning  of  the  24th  its  com 
mander  told  Captain  Morrison  that  he  could  report  to  the 
regiment,  and  then  rode  off  with  his  brigade  at  a  trot,  leav 
ing  our  two  companies  some  three  miles  outside  of  our  lines 
to  foot  it  back  to  safety,  with  a  possibility  of  being  gobbled 
before  we  arrived.  We  made  good  time,  however,  and  suc 
ceeded  in  reporting  without  other  loss.  We  found  the  regi 
ment  on  the  Weldon  Railroad,  some  three  miles  below  the 
station,  engaged  in  tearing  up  the  track,  burning  the  ties, 
and  otherwise  making  things  unpleasant  for  the  stock 
holders.  That  night  Lieutenants  Price  and  Flint  of  my 
company,  together  with  myself,  had  a  glorious  feast  of  suc 
cotash  made  from  material  gathered  during  the  skirmish 
and  on  the  road  by  foraging  from  the  field,  and  our  natural 
regret  at  losing  the  company  of  Lieutenant  Cox  was  tem 
pered  by  the  knowledge  that  we  had  his  share  to  divide. 
During  our  absence  the  rations  had  been  served,  and,  as 
seemed  to  be  the  usual  custom  in  the  army,  the  companies 
that  were  not  on  hand  got  left,  many  of  the  men  never  get 
ting  another  opportunity  to  draw  their  rations." 

During  the  23d  the  balance  of  the  regiment  tore  up  the  track 
as  far  as  Ream's  Station,  and  on  the  24th  rested  until  noon. 

In  the  afternoon  the  regiment  again  went  on  the  road 
and  destroyed  it  to  a  point  two  miles  below  the  station. 
At  9  P.M.  we  were  marched  into  the  breastworks  at  Ream's 
Station. 

Says  Dr.  Robinson,  one  of  the  detail :  "  Brigade  after 
brigade  of  the  First  and  Second  Divisions  of  the  Second 
Corps  would  pass  each  other,  form  a  line  along  the  track, 
take  hold  of  the  uncovered  ends  of  the  ties,  all  lift  at  once, 
and  throw  rails  and  ties  over  on  the  opposite  side.  Cavalry 


REAM'S  STATION— AN  UNLUCKY  HORSESHOE.        337 

had  preceded  us,  and  not  only  acted  as  skirmishers,  but 
pulled  the  spikes  which  held  the  rails  to  the  ties.  After 
throwing  them  over,  we  would  place  the  ties  alternately  in 
a  heap  until  we  had  twenty  or  twenty-four  piled  up.  We 
laid  the  rails  on  top  of  all.  Then  we  took  the  fence-rails, 
boards,  and  posts,  and  split  and  broke  them  into  small 
pieces  and  thrust  them  between  the  ties,  and  set  the  whole 
on  fire.  The  heat  would  make  the  centre  of  the  rails  red 
hot,  and  they  would  bend  of  their  own  weight  until  the 
ends  touched  the  ground.  While  the  fire  was  heating  the 
rails  we  went  into  the  cornfields  on  each  side  of  us,  and 
pulled  armfuls  of  green  corn,  which  was  in  its  prime,  and 
roasted  it  in  the  fire.  We  had  plenty  of  salt  and  pepper 
and  used  it  freely.  This  refreshment  gave  a  zest  to  our 
work,  which  was  new.  We  continued  doing  this  all  day — 
tearing  up,  firing,  and  roasting.  Night  found  us  a  little 
below  the  station,  with  our  faces  still  southward.  The 
building  at  the  station  was  a  small  one,  and  the  only  one  in 
sight.  In  front  of  it  and  across  the  track  was  a  large  piece 
of  pine  woods,  on  the  edge  of  which  was  a  breastwork 
about  three  feet  high.  This  breastwork  extended  below 
the  station  some  distance,  running  nearly  parallel  with  the 
track,  until,  at  the  extreme  left,  it  suddenly  turned  toward 
the  railroad,  and  if  it  had  extended  a  few  feet  farther  it 
would  have  crossed  it.  While  we  were  in  the  vicinity  of 
the  station  a  severe  skirmish  between  our  cavalry  and  the 
rebs  took  place.  We  waited  to  learn  the  result,  which  must 
have  been  a  tie,  as  our  men  did  not  advance,  nor  were  they 
driven  in.  The  cavalry  were  armed  with  the  Henry  rifle, 
and  the  noise  they  made  indicated  business.  We  rested 
from  our  labors  below  the  station  that  night.  The  next  day 
(24th)  we  continued  our  work  the  same  as  the  day  before, 
and  enjoyed  it  as  much.  At  night  we  were  two  or  three 
miles  farther  down  the  road.  The  writer  was  one  of  the 
detail  from  Company  C  for  picket,  and  was  in  the  squad 
which  was  held  in  reserve.  Our  quarters  were  in  a  farmer's 
front  yard,  and  we  were  beginning  to  settle  for  the  night 
when  we  were  ordered  into  the  breastworks  and  remained 
there  all  night." 


338  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

At  daylight  on  the  25th  we  marched  to  a  point  a  short 
distance  above  the  station,  but  were  afterward  returned  to 
our  former  position  in  the  breastworks  on  the  right  of  the 
Second  Division.  Companies  I  and  K,  commanded  by 
Captain  Church,  were  sent  out  to  picket  the  right  of  the 
division,  and  Company  F,  commanded  by  Lieutenant  Watts, 
was  sent  out  on  picket  to  the  left.  Early  in  the  afternoon 
the  enemy  broke  the  picket  line  to  the  right  of  Company  F 
and  captured  all  in  it  except  one  officer  and  fifteen  men, 
who  had  just  been  relieved  by  Colonel  Smith  in  charge  of 
the  picket  line.  The  company  lost  two  officers — First  Lieu 
tenant  Watts,  Second  Lieutenant  Corliss,  and  thirty-six 
enlisted  men. 

Colonel  Corliss,  of  this  detail,  gives  the  following  account 
of  the  capture :  "  Company  F,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,  Lieutenant  Watts  commanding,  was  detailed  for 
picket  duty,  and  reported  to  Colonel  Crandall,  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York,  who  was  in  charge  of 
the  line.  Our  men  were  tired  and  hungry,  but  responded 
with  their  usual  promptness/  It  was  a  dark  night,  and  our 
passage  through  the  woods  was  slow.  We  were  placed  well 
out  to  the  extreme  southern  edge  of  the  thick  undergrowth, 
and  across  the  road-bed  of  the  destroyed  railroad.  During 
the  night  our  cavalry  passed  to  and  fro  through  our  line 
and  reported  large  bodies  of  rebel  cavalry  and  infantry 
hovering  near.  Our  picket  line  was  strengthened  during 
the  night,  and  the  most  watchful  care  and  attention  enjoined 
upon  us,  and  with  many  forebodings  of  the  coming  day  the 
vigils  of  the  night  were  kept.  Scarcely  had  the  first  streaks 
of  dawn  illumined  the  eastern  sky  when  our  cavalry  out 
posts  dashed  through  our  line  to  our  rear,  telling  us  by 
voice  and  manner  that  the  rebels  were  advancing.  Soon 
the  cautious  tread  and  officers'  commands  were  heard,  as 
their  skirmish  line  advanced  to  feel  their  way  and  to  de 
termine  our  position.  Quickly  finding  us  we  exchanged 
compliments,  and  the  air  became  freighted  with  leaden 
hail.  Just  about  this  time  a  brigade  of  the  Second  Divi 
sion  passed  us,  saying,  '  We  are  going  to  see  if  there  are 
any  Johnnies  out  there  anyway.'  It  shortly  became  evi- 


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dent  that  they  found  some,  as  the  rattle  of  musketry  be 
came  loud  and  incessant,  and  those  who  ran  that  they 
might  light  another  day  straggled  back  beyond  our  line. 
Very  soon  the  brigade  returned  through  our  ranks  and 
joined  the  main  line,  that  was  now  seriously  threatened. 
Affairs  now  became  lively.  The  rebel  skirmish  line  charged 
upon  us.  We  countercharged  and  drove  them  beyond  some 
buildings  that  stood  to  our  right,  and  from  which  their 
sharpshooters  kept  annoying  us.  The  line  was  now  straight 
ened  out  by  an  advance  from  the  right.  We  still  held  the 
angle,  our  right  resting  upon  the  old  road-bed.  The  firing 
was  incessant,  but  our  losses  were  slight,  as  we  had  hur 
riedly  constructed  a  rude  breastwork  about  us,  which  af 
forded  some  protection.  The  Confederates  must  have  dis 
covered  this  fact  and  placed  two  cannon  just  under  the  crest 
of  a  hill  on  some  elevated  ground,  for  upon  their  firing  the 
solid  shot  scattered  our  breastworks  like  kindling  wood, 
and  cut  off  the  trees  about  us  as  if  they  were  pipe-stems. 
Other  portions  of  the  line  by  this  time  had  become  discon 
nected  and  contracted,  but  we  of  the  Fourth  spread  out 
and  covered  the  ground.  To  our  left,  and  it  seemed  to  us 
our  rear,  the  cannonading  was  terrific,  and  the  rattle  of 
musketry  an  unending  roll  of  vast,  contimious  sound. 
From  a  prisoner  captured  we  ascertained  that  the  force  in 
our  immediate  front  upon  the  skirmish  line  was  General 
Wade  Hampton's  cavalry  dismounted  and  fighting  as  in 
fantry.  They  tried  several  times  to  drive  us  from  our  posi 
tion,  but  unsuccessfully.  Our  suspense  regarding  the  re 
sult  of  the  fight  to  our  left  against  the  main  line  was 
increased,  now  that  we  discovered  our  ammunition  was  be 
coming  exhausted,  with  no  probability  of  receiving  more, 
and  the  rations  had  been  consumed,  so  hunger  asserted  its 
demand  to  be  satisfied  without  avail. 

"About  4  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  Captain  Porter,  of 
General  Gibbon's  staff  (I  think),  rode  up  and  gave  orders 
to  the  effect  that  our  position  must  be  held,  if  it  cost  every 
life  there  to  do  it.  The  writer  informed  him  that  our  am- 
munition  was  about  gone.  He  replied,  *  Hold  it  with  the 
l>;iyonet,  then.'  About  this  time  several  ambulances  came 


340  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

for  our  wounded.  The  drivers  reported  that  onr  forces 
were  getting  worsted  in  the  battle.  Shortly  the  rebels  be 
gan  to  shout  and  advanced,  seemingly  in  larger  numbers 
than  before,  firing  with  great  rapidity,  but  with  little  ac 
curacy.  They  were  almost  upon  us,  but  with  a  cheer  and 
rally  we  kept  them  at  bay.  It  was  but  a  little  while  later 
when  another  attack  was  made.  It  seemed  this  time  as 
if  our  little  band  was  surrounded  by  a  circle  of  fire.  A 
number  of  our  men  fell.  The  rebels'  well-known  yell  ^as 
interspersed  with  cries  of  '  Surrender,  Yank  ;  no  use  hold 
ing  out.  We  uns  has  won  the  fight,  and  old  Hancock  and 
his  corps,  prisoners.'  Our  ammunition  was  now  gone.  The 
line  to  our  right  and  left  had  already  been  gathered  in.  It 
was  useless  to  sacrifice  any  more  lives,  so  we  gave  in  and 
were  soon  hustled  to  their  rear." 

Thirteen  of  the  pickets  of  Company  F  escaped.  Says  E. 
B.  Cronk  :  "  Fourteen  of  us  were  on  post  with  one  ser 
geant  in  command,  the  balance  of  the  company  on  the  posts 
to  our  right.  About  5  P.M.  the  relief  came.  We  were  re 
lieved  and  started  for  the  main  line.  At  the  same  time  the 
rebel  cavalry  charged  and  captured  all  of  the  second  post. 
Johnny  Daily  said  he  was  going  back  to  see  what  had  be 
come  of  the  company.  He  was  taken  prisoner,  and,  I  think, 
died  in  prison,  as  he  never  came  back  to  us. " 

Ream's  Station  is  located  twelve  miles  south  of  Peters 
burg.  The  Weldon  Railroad  at  this  point  runs  west  of  the 
Halifax  wagon-road  and  parallel  to  it,  both  curving  to  the 
southeast,  after  the  station  is  passed.  In  the  open,  west  of 
the  railroad,  the  front  extending  north  for  some  seven  hun 
dred  yards,  the  angles  crossing  these  roads  and  extending 
eastward,  was  an  old  line  of  intrenchments,  not  unlike  a 
horseshoe  in  shape,  which  had  been  hastily  constructed  by 
the  Sixth  Corps  and  Wilson's  Cavalry  in  July.  To  the 
right  was  a  wooded  tract.  In  front  the  ground  was  com 
paratively  clear,  though  with  bushes  and  brush  in  many 
places  sufficient  to  conceal  the  movement  of  troops.  On 
the  south  the  timber  extended  nearly  to  these  intrenchments. 

On  the  morning  of  the  25th  it  was  General  Hancock's  ap 
parent  purpose  to  return  with  his  corps  to  the  Petersburg 


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lines,  as  all  the  troops  about  the  station,  after  drawing 
rations,  fell  in  line  and  started  in  that  direction.  If  this 
was  the  result  of  an  order,  it  must  have  been  counter 
manded,  as  the  line  soon  halted  and  countermarched  to  the 
old  intrenchments  mentioned.  The  work  was  a  trench,  with 
rails,  stakes,  etc.,  added  in  places  to  raise  the  embank- 


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ment,   the  height  not  exceeding  three  feet,  and  in  some 
places  there  was  no  protection  whatever. 

In  giving  his  account  of  the  battle,  Major  Knower  says  : 
"  In  the  morning  we  marched  north  through  and  beyond 
the  station,  halting  a  short  distance  out,  and  then  were 
countermarched  to  the  open  space  immediately  around  and 
behind  the  church,  which  space  was  in  the  form  of  a  tri 
angle,  enclosed  by  the  railroad  embankment  running  due 


342  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

north  and  south  for  a  base  line.  The  sides  of  the  low  earth 
work  had  been  pretty  well  washed  down  by  the  rains.  Dur 
ing  our  march,  and,  in  fact,  during  all  the  night,  we  had 
heard  the  constant  firing  of  skirmish  lines  on  our  front  and 
both  flanks,  the  persistent  popping  of  small  arms  being 
occasionally  '  punctuated '  by  the  sound  of  a  heavy  gun ; 
but  as  all  this  firing  was  very  distant  there  seemed  to  be  no 
possibility  of  our  having  to  take  a  hand  in  the  fun.  About 
12  o'clock,  however,  while  our  mess  were  trying  to  make  a 
dinner  on  borrowed  hard-tack  and  charity  pork,  a  sharp 
skirmish  fire  broke  out  in  the  wood  immediately  on  our 
front,  and  we  could  see  the  dismounted  cavalry  pouring  out 
of  the  woods  making  for  their  horses  and  scurrying  for  the 
flank,  in  order  to  clear  our  front.  The  infantry  skirmish 
line  began  to  fall  back  upon  their  support,  and  the  edge  of 
the  wood  commenced  to  shoot  out  quick,  sharp  jets  of 
smoke,  accompanied  by  an  increasing  rattle  of  musketry,  as 
the  advanced  Johnny  skirmishers  came  into  line  and  opened 
on  our  position.  When  the  fire  first  broke  out  the  muskets 
of  the  regiment  were  stacked  in  a  long  line  across  the  open 
space,  while  the  men  were  scattered  loosely  in  every  direction, 
many  being  in  front  of  the  works  looking  for  blackberries, 
but  as  soon  as  it  was  apparent  that  the  fun  had  commenced 
for  us  there  was  a  general  rush  for  the  colors,  and,  as  if  by 
magic,  the  field  was  covered  by  a  long  line  in  blue  '  undor 
arms'  awaiting  orders.  One  section  of  a  battery  dashed 
down  from  the  direction  of  the  church  and  went  into  posi 
tion  nearly  at  the  apex  of  the  triangle,  and  the  regiment 
moved  forward  to  the  works,  taking  up  position  on  its  left 
as  support.  The  extent  of  ground  to  be  covered  was  so 
great  that  in  our  battalion  (the  Third)  we  were  compelled 
to  form  in  one  rank  to  properly  man  the  intrenchments. 
General  Hancock  now  rode  down  the  line  and  ordered  our 
colors  out  of  sight — a  wise  precaution,  for  as  the  wind  blew 
toward  us  the  smoke  of  our  pieces  was  blown  back  and  the 
enemy  could  not  get  the  proper  range  for  their  artillery  on 
the  front  line.  We  waited  in  silence  under  the  burning, 
hot  August  sun,  crouched  behind  the  low  breastworks, 
over  the  stagnant  water  that  had  collected  in  the  shallow 


BEAM'S  STATION— AN  UNLUCKY  HORSESHOE.       343 

ditch  behind,  for  some  twenty  minutes  before  the  first  charge 
on  the  position  was  made.  This  took  place  on  our  right- 
that  is,  the  right  leg  of  the  triangle — and  we  could  only  ob 
tain  an  oblique  fire  on  the  enemy  as  they  first  moved  for 
ward.  The  charge  was  repulsed.  Then  came  an  interval 
of  waiting,  broken  only  by  the  constant  fire  of  the  skir 
mishers  in  front  of  the  works  (seldom  replied  to,  as  we  had 
orders  to  reserve  our  fire),  and  once  by  the  arrival  of  a  solid 
shot  sent  from  somewhere  down  on  the  left,  that  went 
ricochetting  just  in  rear  of  our  line,  and  finally  disappeared 
over  the  works  without  doing  any  harm.  It  was  a  magnifi 
cent  line  shot.  Had  the  practice  been  continued,  they  would 
have  caught  the  range  and  cleared  out  the  entire  bat 
talion." 

Speaking  of  this  shot,  Dr.  Robinson,  of  Company  C,  says  : 
"  One  of  our  men,  a  slender  six-footer,  named  S.  Clark,  had 
hung  his  haversack  on  a  stake  which  held  up  the  breastworks, 
and  had  placed  his  musket  beside  it.  Just  before  the  cannon 
was  fired  he  went  to  the  haversack,  and  kneeling  before  it, 
put  his  hand  inside  of  it,  and  was  getting  something  when 
the  report  reached  us.  Taking  his  hand  out  and  setting 
back  on  his  heels,  with  his  body  ten  or  twelve  inches  from 
the  works,  he  listened  with  the  rest  of  us.  Nearer  and 
nearer  came  the  shot,  with  a  sound  and  a  rapidity  not  to  be 
described.  At  last  it  came  and  struck  and  bent  his  musket, 
went  through  his  haversack  and  into  the  ground  beside  his 
knee.  We  breathed  again  and  rejoiced  at  his  narrow 
escape." 

"  Fortunately,"  says  Major  Knower,  "  only  one  trial  was 
made.  But  I  reckon  each  man  afterward  kept  one  ear  to 
the  left,  while  having  both  eyes  to  the  front.  I  know  I  did. 
Then  came  the  second  charge,  with  the  same  result.  A 
third  time  the  Johnnies  charged  and  were  repulsed  from 
the  right  flank.  Then  a  long  wait.  Meanwhile  the  sharp 
shooters,  gaining  a  position  behind  the  chimney  of  a  small 
house  in  our  front,  commenced  to  put  in  their  fine  work  on 
the  horses  attached  to  the  limbers  of  the  guns  we  were  sup 
porting.  One  after  another  the  poor  beasts  fell,  until  before 
the  fourth  and  last  charge  not  a  single  horse  was  standing. 


344  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

The  horse-holders  and  many  of  the  battery-men  were  either 
killed  or  wounded. 

11  Let  me  pause  here  to  relate  an  incident  of  the  singular 
wounding  of  one  of  my  men.  He  was  sitting  with  his  back 
to  the  breastworks.  Some  fifteen  yards  to  the  rear  was  a 
bower  house,  against  which  was  leaning  a  handsaw.  While 
looking  in  that  direction  I  saw  (no  pun)  the  saw  bend  nearly 
double  and  then  spring  out  in  position  with  a  clear,  musical 
ring.  A  minie  bullet  had  struck  it,  and  being  repelled  de-  , 
scribed  a  curve  to  the  rear  and  descended  on  the  foot  of  the 
man,  going  clear  through  his  shoe  into  the  ground,  taking  a 
portion  of  his  toes  with  it — an  illustration  of  fire  from  the 
rear,  supporting  the  soldier's  pet  theory  that  when  your 
time  comes  to  be  hit  you're  bound  to  get  it." 

Says  Captain  Parkhurst :  "  The  sharpshooters  of  the 
enemy,  from  our  failure  to  throw  out  skirmishers,  or  if 
thrown  out  to  make  stubborn  resistance,  had  posted  them 
selves  in  the  thick  woods  in  front  of  the  Seventh  New  York, 
and  made  short  work  of  picking  off  the  horses  of  the  Tenth 
Massachusetts  Battery,  which  was  placed  about  the  right 
of  the  Fourth  New  York  and  left  of  Seventh  New  York, 
while  near  the  left  of  the  Fourth  was  placed  the  Rhode 
Island  Battery,  whose  guns  were  turned  to  the  right  and 
shelled  the  woods,  and  in  turn  received  such  a  share  of  the 
sharpshooters'  attention  as  to  render  it  necessary  for  the 
men  of  our  regiment  to  supply  the  places  of  those  killed 
and  wounded  in  the  battery,  which  they  did  with  a  will ;  and 
when  about  3  o'clock  the  lines  of  gray  emerged  from  the 
woods  and  made  a  headlong  rush  upon  the  Seventh  New 
York,  this  Rhode  Island  Battery  cut  great  swaths  of  them 
down  by  firing  over  the  heads  of  the  Fourth  New  York  and 
directly  over  the  low  earthworks,  turning  their  guns  farther 
to  the  right  as  the  enemy  advanced  until  the  fire  was  almost 
parallel  with  the  works  of  the  Seventh.  All  this  time  the 
front  of  our  companies  was  kept  alive  with  shot  and 
shell  from  the  direct  fire  of  the  batteries  across  the  open 
field,  but  this  scarcely  diverted  our  attention  from  the 
struggle  on  the  right,  and  nothing  but  a  knowledge  of  a 
soldier's  duty  to  obey  orders  prevented  the  Fourth  from 


REAM'S  STATION — AN  UNLUCKY  HORSESHOE.        347 

rising  en  masse  and  moving  a  regiment's  length  to  the  right, 
thus  supplementing  the  lines  of  the  Seventh  and  presenting 
an  impassable  barrier  to  the  charging  columns  of  the  enemy  ; 
but  as  no  general  officer  was  present  to  order  such  a  move 
ment,  we  were  obliged  to  content  ourselves  with  assisting  in 
working  the  battery  as  men  were  disabled,  and  standing  up 
in  the  works,  firing  to  the  right  as  much  as  possible,  and 
whenever  the  enemy  charged  cheering  the  Seventh  and  beg 
ging  them  to  stand  firm,  well  knowing,  if  they  broke,  the 
doubling  up  of  our  right  was  a  matter  to  be  expected  and 
of  easy  accomplishment.  Several  times  the  enemy  charged, 
each  time  with  increased  numbers,  and  were  as  often  hurled 
back  into  the  woods  by  the  single  line  of  blue,  until  at  last, 
with  a  quick  rush  of  five  lines  deep,  they  swept  like  a  wave 
over  the  Seventh  New  York,  and  before  the  smoke  cleared 
away  so  that  we  could  comprehend  the  situation,  had  started 
a  column  of  them  .toward  the  woods  as  prisoners,  which  we 
at  first  took  to  be  the  rebel  column  again  defeated,  and  a 
cheer  rose  from  the  left  of  the  Fourth  as  we  hailed  this  new 
victory  of  our  comrades  on  the  right.  But  we  were  quickly 
undeceived,  as  we  saw,  from  out  the  drifting  clouds  of 
smoke,  the  triangular,  blood-red  battle  flag  of  the  enemy 
planted  where  before  had  been  the  banner  of  the  Seventh 
New  York,  and  beheld  the  right  of  the  Fourth  crumbled 
and  doubled  up  by  the  force  of  the  enemy,  outnumbering 
us  at  least  five  to  one.  Then  arose  the  cry,  '  The  flag  !  the 
flag ! '  Color  Sergeant  Lynes  had  been  ordered  by  Major 
Williams  to  take  the  flag  back  and  plant  it  on  the  railroad 
embankment,  as  a  rallying  point  for  our  regiment.  In  go 
ing  back,  he  was  wounded  and  dropped  the  flag  on  the 
ground,  whence  it  was  rescued  by  Knower.  Lieutenant 
William  B.  Knower,  who  tore  it  from  its  staff,  tucked  it 
inside  his  blouse,  and  with  others  broke  and  ran  to 
escape  the  enfolding  columns  of  the  enemy  from  both 
right  and  left.  As  they  had  also  broken  through  on  our 
left,  and  it  was  a  question  of  flight  or  immediate  envelop 
ment  to  the  Fourth  New  York,  I  halted  about  a  dozen  men 
in  a  little  thicket  behind  the  Weldon  Road  and  ordered  them 
to  fire  to  the  front,  hoping  to  become  the  nucleus  on  which 


348  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

our  men  might  form  ;  but  we  no  sooner  halted  than  from 
right  and  left  doubled  around  the  lines  of  gray,  and  from 
both  ends  came  orders  to  surrender,  accompanied  by  rows 
of  levelled  guns.  I  at  once  shouted  to  the  men,  "  Fire  and 
get  out  quick  !"  and  suited  the  action  to  the  command  by 
setting  such  an  example  of  racing  and  hurdle- jumping  as 
would  have  secured  an  engagement  in  a  Wild  West  show. 
I  escaped  with  six  bullet-holes  through  my  clothing,  but  not 
a  scratch  except  those  made  by  brush  and  brier.  The  men 
wisely  deemed  discretion  the  better  part  of  valor,  and,  in 
company  with  their  newly  found  escorts,  started  for  that 
goal  of  their  ambition — Petersburg." 

The  enemy  had  broken  through  the  lines  of  Colonel 
Hugg's  Brigade,  composed  of  the  Seventh  New  York  In 
fantry  and  four  other  small  regiments,  which  lay  to  the 
right  of  the  Seventh  New  York  Heavy  Artillery.  After 
three  charges  without  result,  the  Confederate  General  Heth 
had  opened  a  terrific  fire  with  two  batteries  at  short  range, 
and  at  the  cessation  of  this  the  brigades  of  Cooke,  McRae, 
Lane,  Scales,  Anderson,  and  three  regiments  of  McGowan'  s 
made  the  assault.  The  time  was  about  6  P.M. 

Major  Knower,  in  his  further  account  of  the  fight,  says  : 
*'  At  length  the  musketry  fire  was  interrupted  by  the  open 
ing  crash  of  the  enemy's  batteries.  As  they  commenced  to 
shell  us  from  sixteen  guns  in  position,  these  fired  at  the 
rate  of  three  times  a  minute,  and  their  reports  seemed  to 
mingle  with  the  sound  of  bursting  shell  over  us,  producing 
a  din  resembling  a  constant  roll  of  thunder.  This  was 
kept  up  about  half  an  hour,  but  had  no  effect  upon  the 
front  line,  the  elevation  being  too  high.  It  was,  however, 
most  disastrous  to  the  Second  Division  that  were  behind 
the  railroad  in  support,  completely  cleaning  them  out,  as 
they  got  the  benefit  of  every  missile  that  flew  over  us.  The 
ground  to  the  rear  and  the  railroad  embankment  fairly 
seemed  to  boil  as  the  pieces  of  shell  kicked  up  the  dirt. 
The  shelling  ceased.  The  rebel  yell  arose  again,  and  once 
more  they  charged  us.  This  time  they  were  successful,  strik 
ing  the  Seventh  Infantry  posted  to  our  right  rear.  In  front 
of  the  church  the  Johnnies  broke  through  and  came  pour- 


REAM'S  STATION — AN  UNLUCKY  HOHSESHOF.        349 

ing  into  the  triangle  at  the  intersection  of  the  right  leg,  and 
consequently  some  distance  to  our  rear.  Anticipating  what 
would  probably  be  the  Colonel's  orders,  I  faced  my  com 
pany  by  the  rear  rank,  in  order  to  be  prepared  for  a  change 
of  front  to  the  rear.  On  the  right  Colonel  Allcock  had  just 
risen  to  give  an  order,  when  he  was  severely  wounded  in  the 
neck.  Captain  McKeel,  commanding  Company  A,  was  in 
stantly  killed,  and  the  right  command  devolved  upon  Major 
Arthur.  He,  seeing  no  supports  and  knowing  we  would  be 
cut  off,  ordered  his  battalion  to  the  rear  to  form  behind  the 
railroad.  This  movement  took  with  it  the  most  of  my  left 
platoon  that  was  separated  from  the  remainder  of  my  com 
pany  by  a  traverse  and  in  contact  with  the  right  of  the 
First  Battalion,  my  two  lieutenants,  Price  and  Flint,  going 
with  it.  Whether  Major  Williams,  in  command  of  the 
Third  Battalion,  received  this  order,  or,  receiving  it,  misun 
derstood,  I  know  not,  but  he  did  not  follow  the  movement,, 
but  threw  his  three  companies  to  the  rear  in  column  echelon 
and  along  the  line  of  the  work,  so  that  we  got  an  oblique 
fire  upon  the  advancing  enemy,  who  were  pushing  a  column 
down  the  road  in  our  rear  while  deploying  into  line  to  meet 
and  return  the  fire  from  our  front  line.  The  Seventh  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery,  that  was  next  on  our  right,  had  also 
changed  front  and  opened  fire.  Their  line,  seen  dimly 
through  the  thick  smoke,  with  colors  flying  over  it,  made 
a  very  effective  battle  picture.  The  Johnnies  came  down 
in  first-class  style.  One  man,  a  color-bearer,  I  noticed  par 
ticularly  for  his  firm  bearing  and  cool  courage  ;  for,  in  spite 
of  the  fact  that  he  was  the  target  for  nearly  every  musket 
in  my  company,  he  marched  straight  on,  waving  his  colors, 
though  his  comrades  fell  fast  around  him. 

"  Major  Williams,  seeing  that  everything  had  gone  out 
from  our  left,  and  recognizing  the  fact  that  without  support 
we  were  bound  to  go  to  Petersburg,  now  ordered  the  bat 
talion  color-bearer,  Sergeant,  afterward  Lieutenant  Lynes,  to 
carry  the  colors  to  the  left  rear  and  plant  them  on  the  rail 
road  embankment  for  a  rallying-point.  To  reach  his  point 
without  running  into  the  advancing  enemy,  Lynes  was  com 
pelled  to  make  a  wider  detour  to  the  left.  When  near  the 


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HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


CAPTAIN   JAMES    M.    MCKEEL. 


foot  of  the  slope  I  saw  him  drop  the  colors,  throw  up  his 
hands  and  fall  to  the  ground,  rolling  over  into  the  ditch. 
At  the  same  time  an  advanced  skirmisher  from  the  Johnnies 

started  for  the  flag.  It  was 
the  yellow  regimental  col 
or  and  quite  pretty  in 
workmanship,  and  I  hated 
to  see  it  lost ;  so  I  started 
for  the  same  point.  Hav 
ing  the  shorter  distance  to 
go,  I  reached  it  first,  and 
as  I  stooped  to  pick  up  the 
flag  the  Johnny  fired  and 
sent  a  bullet  through  my 
hat.  Seeing  he  had  missed, 
he  fixed  his  bayonet  and 
charged  me.  I  unlimbered 
my  revolver,  and  when  he 
arrived  in  good  shooting 

distance  opened  fire.  He  was  persuaded  to  stop.  On 
looking  toward  the  battalion,  I  saw  it  was  still  engaged,  but 
that  I  was  cut  off  from  it  by  a  skirmish  line ;  I  therefore 
crossed  the  railroad  to  report  to  Major  Arthur.  As  my  left 
arm  was  for  the  time  useless,  having  been  slightly  bruised 
by  some  missile,  I  got  an  infantry-man  whom  I  met  to  tear 
the  color  from  the  staff  and  button  it  under  my  coat.  This 
incident  probably  gave  rise  to  the  fiction  that  the  color  had 
been  saved  by  tearing  it  from  an  enemy  in  a  hand-to-hand 
combat  with  an  enemy.  On  my  way  to  report  to  Major 
Arthur  I  met  Lieutenant  Parkhurst,  and  told  him  I  had  the 
flag,  in  order  to  be  prepared  for  any  unpleasant  contingency, 
for  the  space  behind  the  railroad  was  extremely  lively,  and 
accidents  were  liable  to  happen  to  any  one.  I  found  Major 
Arthur  with  most  of  his  battalion  amid  a  motley  crowd, 
composed  of  disorganized  First  and  Second  Division  men, 
in  the  act  of  making  a  scratch  charge  toward  the  right  upon 
those  of  the  enemy  penetrating  in  that  direction.  This 
charge,  under  the  direction  of  General  Miles,  was  headed 
Jby  the  Sixty-first  New  York,  and  was  successful.  Major 


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Arthur  ordered  me  to  take  the  colors  in  person  to  the  rear, 
adding,  if  I  could  get  there,  for,  in  fact,  there  didn'  t  seem  to 
be  any  rear ;  but  knowing  that  if  the  charge  no\v  on  foot  was 
successful  I  could  get  back  to  my  battalion,  I  found  a  man  of 
my  company  who  had  retreated  with  the  First  Battalion, 
and  giving  him  the  colors,  turned  over  my  instructions  to 
him.  His  name  was  Ezra  Plank,  a  corporal  of  Company  G. 
I  then  started  for  the  front  line,  but  so  filled  was  the  space 
behind  the  railroad  with  disorganized  and  some  pretty  well 
demoralized  troops  of  both  divisions,  and,  it  seemed,  of  all 
regiments,  that  I  found  great  difficulty  in  advancing,  and  so, 
as  the  quickest  way,  sprang  upon  the  breastworks,  that  in 
this  part  of  the  line  ran  nearly  at  right  angles  to  the  railroad, 
and  hurried  along  the  top.  While  doing  so  I  sa\v  many  men 
lying  on  either  side  of  the  works  and  firing,  some  to  the  front 
and  others  in  the  opposite  direction,  each  line  firing  at  the 
enemy  in  their  front ;  so  you  may  judge  we  were,  as  the 
song  says,  '  all  surrounded.'  Near  the  railroad  embank 
ment  I  met  Lieutenant  Flint,  and  telling  him  of  the  chance 
offered  to  rejoin  the  company,  he  started  with  me  for  that 
purpose.  We  jumped  over  the  breastworks,  crossed  the 
road  immediately  in  front,  that  was  crowded  with  fugi 
tives,  and  then  started  through  a  piece  of  thick  underbrush 
toward  the  position  of  the  battalion.  Catching  a  glimpse 
through  the  growth  of  a  line  of  men  coming  toward  us,  and 
seeing  a  number  of  blue  uniforms,  we  supposed  we  had  met 
the  battalion  falling  back  in  order  ;  so  we  pushed  through 
the  wood  and  emerged  upon  a  little  clearing  in  the  presence 
of  a  long  line  of  Wade  Hampton's  cavalry,  dismounted  and 
with  carbines  at  a  '  Ready,'  not  twenty  yards  from  us. 
They  yelled  to  us,  '  Drop  those  swords  and  come  in,  you 
Yankee  -  — ."  We  did  not  stop  to  argue  the  ques 

tion,  but  obeyed  ;  and  the  battle  of  Ream' s  Station  ended  for 
us." 

Of  the  charge  Major  Knower  refers  to,  Dr.  William  Bell, 
who  was  a  member  of  Company  H,  writes  as  follows  : 
"  You  wriM  recall  the  charge  that  was  ordered  to  retake  the 
guns  over  in  the  cornfield  a  little  east  of  the  railroad.  You 
will  remember  that  I  was  one  of  the  color  guard  and  bore 


352  HEAVY   GUNS  AND   LIGHT. 

the  Second  Battalion  (New  York  State)  colors.  Major 
Arthur  said  :  '  Young  man,  you  stand  here  until  I  order  you 
to  move.'  Some  fifty  men  of  the  regiment  aligned  them 
selves,  when  along  came  a  precious  morsel  from  some  rebel 
musket  and  plunked  the  Major  square  in  the  mouth.  Oh, 
how  he  bled  and  moaned  !  At  that  moment  General  Han 
cock,  accompanied  by  a  single  orderly,  galloped  up,  and 
said:  *  Advance  those  colors.'  Forward  we  went.  Private 
William  Isham  was  one  of  the  men  next  to  me.  A  solid 
shot  came  and  snipped  off  a  poor  fellow's  leg  ;  the  rebs  had 
turned  our  guns  and  were  giving  us  Hades  with  borrowed 
ammunition.  Lieutenant  Edmonston  exclaimed  :  '  My  God, 
this  is  getting  too  hot ! '  The  guns  were  retaken,  but  we 
were  forced  back  again  ;  and  you  will  recall  how  all  that 
dreary  night  we  found  men  sleeping  by  friendly  bonfires,  and 
frequently  in  the  mud,  as  they  were  absolutely  exhausted." 

A  singular  circumstance  in  connection  with  the  recapture 
of  Dauchey's  battery  was  the  fact  that  the  provost  guard 
which  had  been  posted  across  the  rear  would  not  allow  the 
gunners  to  return  to  their  pieces,  because  they  were  with 
out  muskets.  Werner's  New  Jersey  Battery  did  most  ex 
cellent  service  in  connection  with  this  charge,  and  afterward, 
though  the  guns  were  aimed  in  almost  the  opposite  direc 
tion  from  which  they  were  originally  posted. 

Says  Eugene  A.  Austin,  of  Company  M  :  "I  was  the  only 
one  out  of  five  who  were  grouped  together  in  a  pit  near  the 
railroad  embankment,  after  the  line  was  broken,  who  suc 
ceeded  in  escaping  without  a  scratch.  Nash  and  I  left  the 
others,  against  the  protests  of  Sergeant  Brown,  and  started 
for  the  rear.  Brown  said  we  were  surrounded  on  all  sides, 
and  that  there  was  no  possible  way  of  escape  ;  that  the  only 
thing  to  do  was  to  fire  at  the  enemy  until  discovered,  and 
then  surrender.  We  could  then  see  the  rebels  in  the  corn 
field  almost  in  our  immediate  rear.  We  started.  Nash  suc 
ceeded  in  following  me  through  the  gap,  but  received  a 
severe  wound  through  the  thigh,  which  disabled  him  so 
that  he  never  returned  to  the  regiment.  I  ran  a  very  nar 
row  chance,  but  got  away  safely.  Sergeant  Brown  and  the 
other  two  were  captured  and  died  in  rebel  prison." 


REAM'S  STATION— AN  UNLUCKY  HORSESHOE.        353 

Says  Dr.  Robinson  :  "  After  taking  a  shot  at  the  gully,  I 
looked  to  the  right  and  saw  a  column  of  rebs  coming  toward 
us,  inside  our  works,  and  saw  our  boys  falling  back  or  hug 
ging  the  works.  The  iron  hail  continuing,  it  was  taking 
your  life  in  your  hand  to  attempt  to  cross  the  railroad,  and 
it  might  be  worse  still  to  remain  and  be  '  gobbled.'  How 
ever,  a  number  of  us  succeeded  and  got  over  it  safely.  I 
came  to  a  little  redoubt,  which  seemed  as  if  it  might  afford 
some  security  and  a  chance  for  another  shot,  and,  on  look 
ing  in,  found  it  was  occupied  by  a  number  of  our  men  and 
two  or  three  dead  horses.  Continuing  my  way  to  the  rear, 
John  Van  Pelt  passed  me,  running,  minus  equipments,  hav 
ersack  and  everything,  except  his  clothes,  saying  he  was 
wounded  in  the  side,  and  asked  if  I  would  not  help  him  to 
the  rear.  I  put  my  hand  under  his  arm,  and  we  ran,  as  we 
thought  to  the  rear.  After  a  few  minutes  of  this  exercise, 
we  came  to  a  cavalry  picket,  who  said  if  we  ran  much  farther 
we  would  be  inside  the  rebel  lines.  He  directed  us  which  way 
to  go,  and  very  soon  we  reached  our  ambulances  and  wagon 
train.  When  I  saw  John  safely  in  a  wagon  I  left  him,  after 
giving  him  my  canteen.  (Twenty-three  years  afterward  I 
met  him  again  for  the  first  time.  He  was  taller,  but  in 
every  way  his  features  were  just  the  same.  He  said  his 
shoulder-blade  and  ribs  were  driven  in  at  Ream's  Station, 
and  he  was  five  months  in  Lincoln  Hospital,  Washington. 
Fate  had  dealt  harder  with  him  than  did  the  rebs.  He  had 
lost  his  left  arm  and  right  thumb  by  a  premature  explosion 
of  a  cannon  which  he  was  loading,  to  fire  a  salute,  a  few 
years  ago.)  I  turned  back  to  the  front  again,  and  had  not 
gone  far  when  I  met  our  men  falling  back,  talking,  swear 
ing,  and  excited — some  limping  and  others  helping  their 
wounded  comrades.  I  stood  but  a  minute  or  two,  when 
some  of  the  boys  of  the  regiment  joined  me,  among  them 
Nate  Andrews.  By  this  time  it  was  getting  dusky.  We 
did  not  go  far  when  we  met  what  we  thought  to  be  re-en 
forcements—a  portion  of  the  Ninth  Corps — coming  toward 
us.  When  they  passed  and  turned  into  a  field  and  formed 
a  line  of  battle,  we  went  into  a  field  on  the  opposite  side  of 
the  road  and  sat  down  under  a  big  tree.  In  a  very  short 


354  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

time  it  was  so  dark  you  could  not  see  your  hand  if  held 
close  to  your  face.  The  rain  came,  and  it  seemed  as  if  the 
drops  were  as  large  as  saucers.  The  lightning  and  thunder 
were  close  to  us  and  contimious,  and  the  noise  was  awful- 
worse  than  the  rebel  artillery.  When  the  shower  passed, 
we  rolled  ourselves  in  our  blankets  and  lay  down  to  sleep. 
I  had  a  new  piece  of  shelter  tent,  which  was  white  and  con 
spicuous,  and  I  wrapped  it  around  me.  At  the  first  dawn 
of  light  we  were  aroused  by  some  cavalry-men  coming 
through  the  field.  When  they  saw  the  white  piece  of  tent 
they  came  to  see  if  we  were  dead  or  alive.  They  told  us  we 
were  between  the  picket  lines,  as  our  army  had  fallen  back, 
and  we  would  be  captured  if  we  stayed  there  much  longer. 
We  did  not  stay  to  hear  anything  more,  but  moved  toward 
Petersburg  very  lively." 

Says  Captain  Parkhurst :  "The  remnants  of  our  forces 
soon  formed  a  second  line  some  half  mile  in  rear  of  the  first 
in  a  cornfield,  about  half-way  from  the  Weldon  Road  to  a 
piece  of  heavy  timber  in  our  rear.  It  was  here  that  the 
nine  guns  captured  from  us,  belonging  to  the  Rhode  Island 
and  Massachusetts  batteries,  were  turned  upon  us,  and  we 
were  compelled  to  '  stand  or  sit  and  take  it,'  as  the  enemy 
were  not  near  enough  for  us  to  do  anything  with  musketry, 
or,  if  near  enough,  were  hidden  by  the  underbrush  where 
they  were  forming  for  the  onward  rush  which  soon  came, 
bearing  our  disorganized  forces  back  to  the  edge  of  the 
heavy  timber,  leaving  behind  our  killed  and  wounded,  ex 
cept  Major  William  A.  Arthur,  shot  through  side  of  head 
and  face,  who  was  dragged  back  and  thrown  into  an  am 
bulance  by  Lieutenant  Edmonston  and  myself.  At  the 
edge  of  this  timber  there  seemed  to  be  a  line  of  troops,  but 
whether  reserves  or  remnants  of  broken  commands  I  know 
not.  Here  it  was,  for  the  first  and  only  time  that  day,  I 
saw  our  superb  commander,  General  Hancock,  who  with 
his  staff  came  riding  across  the  field  from  right  to  left,  and 
alone  charging  the  whole  rebel  force  just  emerging  from  the 
woods  on  the  left.  One  or  two  of  his  staff  were  killed,  and 
he  only  escaped  by  changing  his  course  in  time.  It  had  now 
become  dark  and  a  rain  set  in,  accompanied  by  thunder  and 


MAJOR   WILLIAM   ARTHUR,    U.   S.  A., 

MAJOR   POURTU   SEW   YORK    ARTILLERY   AND   BREVET    LIEUTENANT-COLONEL. 


REAM'S  STATION — AN  UNLUCKY  HORSESHOE.        357 

lightning,  while  all  night  long  we  struggled  through  the 
woods,  not  knowing  whither  bent,  only  upon  the  general 
course  to  the  left  and  rear  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Every 
man  was  his  own  commander,  and  all  organization  broken 
up.  I  worked  along  as  best  I  could  until  about  2  A.M.,  and 
threw  myself  down  under  a  tree  and  slept,  not  knowing  if 
I  should  wake  surrounded  by  friends  or  foes.  When  I 
awoke  the  sun  was  shining  brightly,  and  the  country,  as  far 
as  I  could  see,  seemed  alive  with  forms  clad  in  blue,  all, 
like  myself,  impressed  with  the  one  idea  that  it  was  about 
time  to  get  up  and  look  around.  That  night,  at  dress  pa 
rade  and  roll-call  we  found  we  had  lost  some  three  hundred 
and  fifty  men  and  officers,  but  'our  flag  was  still  there,' 
waving  gracefully  from  the  top  of  a  sapling  cut  from  the 
swamp.  Lieutenant  Knower  had  not  been  popular  before 
that.  As  he  was  newer  and  dressed  better  than  the  rest  of 
us,  he  was  believed  to  be  a  dandy  and  dress -parade  officer, 
and  went  by  the  name  of  Evelina  among  the  men  ;  but  in 
the  supreme  moment  we  found  him  a  hero,  and  after  that 
he  was  loved  and  honored  by  officers  and  men." 

The  battle  of  Ream's  Station,  General  Hancock  lias 
stated,  for  the  number  of  troops  engaged,  was  the  hottest  he 
was  ever  in.  He  was  deeply  chagrined  at  the  defeat,  even 
expressing  the  wish  tha,t  he  might  die  on  the  h'eld  ;  and  yet 
the  responsibility  for  the  disaster  must  be  attributed  to  mis 
takes  on  the  part  of  the  general  officers  rather  than  to  lack 
of  courage  in  the  men.  General  Hancock  spoke  well  of  the 
action  of  our  regiment  that  day  for  holding  its  position 
until  untenable  ;  but  has  severely  criticised  the  action  of 
certain  other  regiments.  Yet,  he  says,  "  I  attribute  the  bad 
conduct  of  some  of  my  troops  to  their  great  fatigue,  owing 
to  the  heavy  labor  exacted  of  them  and  to  their  enormous 
losses  during  the  campaign,  especially  officers." 

The  work  having  been  performed  for  which  we  were  sent 
there,  our  troops  should  have  been  withdrawn  or  re-enforced. 
This  is  the  opinion  of  General  Walker,  who,  however,  throws 
much  blame  on  the  troops.  We  had  not  above  sixty -five 
hundred  men,  while  the  Confederates  must  have  had,  at 
least,  three  times  that  number.  Re-enforcements  came,  but 


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Voters  burg 


not  until  the  battle  was  over,  having  been  sent  the  longest 
way.  The  position,  too,  was  a  mere  death-trap,  while  the 
railroad  embankment  would  have  made  a  strong  breast 
work.  General  Wade  Hampton,  in  a 
conversation  with  the  writer,  said  that 
he  had  been  over  the  ground  since,  had 
never  been  able  to  discover  traces  of 
breastworks,  and  did  not  suppose  there 
were  any  that  day.  When  troops  are  sub 
ject  to  fire  in  front  and  rear  at  the  same 
time,  as  they  were  at  Ream's  Station, 
there  is"  certainly  some  excuse  for  do 
ing  nothing  more  than  trying  to  save 
their  own  lives.  Several  charges  of  the 
enemy  were  gallantly  withstood  before 
the  break  came.  A  member  of  Com 
pany  E,  T.  B.  Sands,  who  had  previ 
ously  served  through  the  Peninsular 
Campaign,  says  :  "I  was  detailed  on 
the  right  at  Ream's  Station,  and  never 
saw  better  fighting  than  was  performed  by  the  Seventh 
Dutch  Rifles  that  day.  Though  severely  punished,  they 
repulsed  the  enemy  when  advancing  with  heavy  supports 
twice  in  succession."  This  is  one  of  the  regiments  on 
which  much  of  the  blame  for  the  disaster  has  been  thrown. 
The  censure  should,  no  doubt,  be  distributed  more  widely. 
But  whatever  the  causes,  the  loss  was  a  source  of  sorrow  to 
us  all. 

LOSSES   IN   THE  FOURTH   ARTILLERY. 

Lieu  tenant- Colonel  Allcock,  wounded  through  the  neck. 
William  B.  Arthur,  wounded  through  the  cheek,  serious. 
Major  Frank  Williams,  wounded  in  shoulder  and  captured. 
Adjutant  Henry  J.  Kopper,  wounded  through  the  thigh. 

COMPANY  A. 

Killed. — Captain  James  M.  McKeel,  Second  Lieutenant 
I.  P.  Flanagan,  Sergeant  Theodore  Quick,  Corporal  William 
Kniffin  ;  Private  Merritt  Washburn. 


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359 


Wounded. — Color-Sergeant  N.  B.  Lynes;  Clark  Lee,  abdo 
men  ;  Theodore  F.  Winans,  leg  ;  Oliver  Davis,  face  •  John 
S.'Van  Keuren,  arm. 

Missing. — Second  Lieutenant  O.  L.  Dearborn  ;  Corporals 
Joseph  S.  Seamen,  Mark  D.  Cord,  Franklin  F.  Dingee, 
James  H.  Hyatt,  James  McDonnell ;  Privates  Alexander 
H.  Aldrich,  David  H.  Allen,  Albert  W.  Baldwin,  Samuel 
W.  Blainey,  Joseph  Burke,  Thomas  Buppes,  Zephaniah 
Denney,  Josiah  Davis,  Norman  Davis,  Bernard  Donnelly, 
Charles  H.  Foster,  Joseph  Feitner,  Samuel  Gribby,  L.  E. 
Gallahue,  Patrick  Hughes,  Hugh  Hughes,  John  Jones, 
Robert  Jones,  Alonzo  A.  Knapp,  Freeman  Lyke,  George 
S.  McGill,  Norman  B.  Purdy,  James  H.  Russell,  Daniel  B. 
Scott,  William  Sheppard, 
John  Trowbridge,  Daniel 
Townsend,  William  War 
ring,  Albert  Bunyea, 
John  W.  Knapp,  Mitchell 
B.  Knapp,  Henry  V.  Tot- 
ten,  Chauncey  W.  Totten, 
William  Donnell. 

COMPANY  B. 

Killed. — Second  Lieu 
tenant  Frank  L.  Burdick, 
leg  shot  off. 

Wounded.  —  Privates 
James  L.  Van  Loan,  H. 
H.  Blake,  abdomen  ;  Ja 
cob  Snyder,  in  leg,  am 
putated  ;  Reuben  Brown, 
arm. 

Missing. — First  Lieutenant  George  Chichester ;  Ser 
geants  John  H.  Stark,  John  N.  Wright,  William  Clair ; 
Corporals  Edward  St.  John,  L.  S.  Babbitt,  Jacob  Rhodes, 
James  Dainty,  John  Bennett,  Jacob  Erickson  ;  Privates 
Peter  V.  Bennett,  A.  Brandon,  A.  H.  Bowman,  J.  L. 
Bailey,  R.  Bear,  William  Roach,  J.  O'Callaghan,  W.  E. 


LIEUTENANT   FRANK    L.    BURDICK. 


360  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

Bistin,  A.  Fetherston,  J.  Gallagher,  James  Hanlon,  A. 
M.  Hay,  John  J.  Jenkins,  Charles  Kelly,  R.  Lake,  P. 
Laymen,  George  E.  Lloyd,  Henry  Monroe,  Joseph  Monroe, 
B.  Mangan,  M.  Nolan,  R.  Pringle,  A.  M.  Peck,  G.  W. 
Pierce,  H.  Schermerhorn,  H.  Stillwell,  P.  Smith,  E.  Thorp, 
J.  Thompson,  P.  Warren,  T.  White,  William  A.  Young, 
James  Banker,  George  Freeze,  L.  Hadden,  G.  Kennedy,  J. 
McKeever,  J.  Meagher,  M.  Murphy,  A.  Weckert,  J.  H. 
Williams,  George  Ford, 

COMPANY  C. 

Wounded. — Sergeant  John  H.  »Kirby;  Corporal  Marion 
Worthy,  in  leg  ;  Privates  John  Van  Pelt,  in  side,  severe  \ 
Romanta  T.  Miller,  wounded  and  prisoner  ;  James  S.  Davis, 
wounded  and  prisoner. 

Missing.  — First  Sergeant  Michael  Fitzgerald  ;  Sergeants 
Eldridge  H.  Hyde,  Asa  G.  Clark,  George  W.  White,  Leman 
Granger ;  Corporals  Henry  J.  Youmans,  Henry  Bennett, 
Manly  Bannister  ;  Privates  Zenas  Church,  James  Cooney, 
John  Buncombe,  G.  Beitz,  Rowe  Bean,  William  Freeman, 
George  F.  Funnan,  E.  Green,  Henry  Hayner,  B.  Huftalin, 
Lawton  B.  Holley,  Ord  P.  Hubbell,  M.  Hayden,  J.  Hughes, 
Gallett  Isbell,  C.  Knapp,  James  Kenyon,  M.  Kelly,  John 
Morey,  Orson  Marsh,  William  Marsh,  Lyman  McKee,  Fred 
erick  Purlee,  Baniel  Quinn,  Patrick  Quinn,  Michael  Regan, 
Patrick  Regan,  Frederick  P.  Shelton,  John  Schenck, 
George  Shadbolt,  Moses  Smith,  George  W.  Van  Alstyne, 
Louis  Winans,  James  White,  James  Bright,  James  O'Neil, 
Herman  B.  Sheffer,  Sylvester -Clark,  Robert  McMellin. 

COMPANY  E. 

Wounded. — Privates  James  Keever,  arm  ;  Charles  Kou- 
manam,  arm  and  leg  ;  Nelson  Heavey,  left  leg. 

Missing. — Second  Lieutenant  Benj.  W.  Vanderpool ; 
First  Sergeant  R.  A.  Price  ;  Corporals  John  W.  Bennett, 
Norman  B.  Wood  ;  Privates  Philip  Monk,  Abram  V. 
Parslow,  John  Hays,  Alfred  Hays,  John  Satterlee,  Bavid 
Satterlee,  Baniel  Greenfield,  William  Greenfield,  Isaac  Ben- 


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nett,  Rhienhard  Straub,  Timothy  Hays,  George  Skink- 
kell,  Robert  J.  Matthews,  John  D.  Martin,  Thomas 
Kavanaugh,  Jackson  Gibbs,  Thomas  Murphy,  Willard 
Jones,  Frederick  R.  Goss,  Theodore  Sands,  James  Finne- 
gan,  Thomas  Garigan,  Edward  Scholemius,  Marion  Gibbs, 
Edward  Burt,  Samuel  C.  Van  Houten,  Charles  Van  Wormer, 
Levi  Travis,  John  Sullivan,  James  Riley,  Rolan  Ward, 
Martin  Bower,  Francis  Millhouse. 

COMPANY  P. 

Wounded  and  Prisoner. — Corporal  John  Dailey. 

Missing. — First  Lieutenant  Hugh  Watts,  Second  Lieu 
tenant  S.  P.  Corliss  ;  Sergeants  John  Haggerty,  Joseph  W. 
Hulse  ;  Corporals  Eugene  Johnson,  William  H.  Jones,  Simon 
A.  Wilson,  Charles  Meitzger ;  Privates  George  F.  Behee, 
William  C.  Blair,  Harvey  L.  Cooper,  Lewis  Dill,  Francis 
Dunnigan,  Levi  Emmons,  Leander  Fitch,  Roger  Gordon, 
James  Heady,  Thomas  Kegan,  Jeremiah  Munson,  John 
Mahar,  Abraham  Newman,  Adelbert  Nash,  William  Riley, 
Charles  Sarles,  William  Tyrell,  Haviliah  Baker,  James 
Barnish,  Frank  Cook,  Charles  Cook,  Rudolph  Fox,  Robert 
Herrick,  Alonzo  Allen,  Austin  Dey,  Morris  Harris,  Charles 
Hertage,  Thomas  Haley,  Joseph  Rogers. 

COMPANY  G. 

Killed. — Privates  Peter  Goldsmith,  Henry  C.  Tuttle. 

Wounded. — Second  Lieutenant  Samuel  Cox,  August  23d, 
slightly  ;  Corporal  Otto  Kenkel. 

Missing. — First  Lieutenant  William  B.  Knower,  Second 
Lieutenant  William  A.  Flint ;  Sergeants  Charles  Smith, 
Michael  Travers  ;  Corporal  John  Smith  ;  Privates  John 
Baker,  Charles  Bergen,  Samuel  Burras,  John  Best,  Peter 
Carlin,  Daniel  Cox,  John  Cunningham,  Charles  Cowley, 
Charles  Davis,  Arthur  Donnelly,  George  Dunnell,  Michael 
Fegan,  John  W.  Frazer,  Joseph  Garland,  Dominick  Garvey, 
Jacob  Hermann,  Jeffry  Hay,  William  Hunter,  John  J.  In- 
gersoll,  James  King,  Edward  Kirk,  Owen  Mclntee,  Charles 


362  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Martin,  Henry  Meyer,  Patrick  McDermott,  John  Perkins, 
John  Provo,  Orlando  A.  Rice,  James  Slater,  John  Smith, 
James  D.  Saunders,  Frank  Torrey,  Harrison  Travis,  William 
White,  John  Wolsley,  Larnise  Willey. 

COMPANY  H. 

Wounded. — Corporals  John  O'Connor,  Michael  Connor, 
leg  ;  Private  Bartholomew  Lynch,  arm. 

Missing. — William  B.  Syke  ;  Corporals  Hobart  Dodge, 
D.  A.  Hawkins,  Charles  Marsh,  Henry  Mead,  Joseph  Mott ; 
Privates  Owen  Eagan,  Frederick  Blair,  August  T.  Blodgett, 
Carlton  Barber,  James  Bannon,  John  P.  Davis,  Joseph 
Goss,  Louis  Jerome,  Ira  D.  Lyon,  Adam  Kennedy,  Rudolph 
Maimka,  James  McManiiis,  Roger  Molamphy,  G.W.  Mahew, 
Patrick  McDermott,  William  Pye,  Ellestes  Rose,  Albert 
Ruess,  Harry  O'Brien,  James  Stephens,  Levi  B.  Shennen, 
Zaddock  Smith,  John  A.  Schmidt,  Charles  Sheppard,  Hub- 
bard  Spring,  Peter  Turner,  Rufus  W.  Travis,  John  Thorn 
ton,  George  B.  Wiltsie,  William  S.  Wilson,  Henry  B.  Whit 
man,  Casper  Wagner,  John  Troy. 

COMPANY  I. 

Killed.—  First  Sergeant  Bruce  Herington  ;  Private  Oscar 
Babcock. 

Missing. — Sergeant  Charles  H.  Haggerty ;  Privates 
Charles  Macomber,  D.  H.  Crandall,  Ira  Burrows,  William 
Stratton,  John  Ogden,  William  Andrews. 

COMPANY  M. 

Wounded. — Privates  'Gilbert  Cotton,  in  leg  ;  Harry  Om- 
bler,  in  arm  ;  David  Kelly,  in  leg  ;  Frank  Nash,  through 
leg  ;  Philip  Mcllvaney,  in  side. 

Missing. — First  Lieutenant  William  Barnes,  Second  Lieu 
tenant  Joseph  A.  Peloubet ;  First  Sergeant  William  H. 
Chamberlain,  Sergeant  Reed  L.  Brown,  Sergeant  Harry 
Broughton  ;  Corporals  Owen  D.  Lee,  Eli  R.  Lewis  ;  Pri 
vates  William  Lovell,  Jr.,  Levi  Butler,  Nelson  H.  De 
Groot,  Andrew  Fosdick,  John  Hyde,  Lawson  McGarry, 


BEAM'S  STATION — AN  UNLUCKY  HORSESHOE.       363 

Patrick  Mahar,  John  Osterhout,  William  Price,  George  W. 
Rook,  Michael  Sullivan,  Stephen  Smith,  George  Lemders, 
James  McClay. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Officers  killed 3 

"       wounded 4 

"       missing  and  prisoners 10 

Menkilled 11 

"    wounded 26 

'*    missing  and  prisoners 312 

Total  loss 366 

Companies  I  and  K  were  on  the  skirmish  line,  hence  their 
small  loss.  Company  D  was  serving  a  Coehorn  mortar  bat 
tery  in  the  Artillery  Brigade,  Second  Corps,  and  Company 
L  was  also  doing  duty  in  the  Artillery  Brigade — this  great 
loss  being  sustained  almost  entirely  by  eight  companies. 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 


IN   WINTER   QUARTERS,  1864  AND   1865. 

(/  UTUMN  nodding  o'er  the  yellow  plain" 
found  us  located  not  very  far  from  the 
old  camping  ground,  though  in  a  new 
camp. 

On  September  1st  we  mustered  for  pay. 
Our  work  for  a  considerable  period  had 
much  of  sameness.  During  the  fall  and 
winter  the  regiment  was  detailed  as  engi 
neers  for  the  Second  Army  Corps,  with  orders  to  report  direct 
to  General  Humphreys,  and  the  instructions  to  our  com 
manding  officer  were  that  he  was  to  receive  orders  only  from 
the  corps  commander.  Says  Colonel  Gould,  who  was  in 
command  during  the  winter  :  "  We  built  Fort  Fisher,  the 
largest  fort  on  the  line,  and  many  smaller  works  ;  in  fact, 
there  was  hardly  a  piece  of  work  on  the  whole  line  we  did 
not  at  some  time  work  upon."  The  names  of  the  Union 
forts  and  certain  of  the  Confederate  forts  around  Peters 
burg  are  appended.  Their  positions  are  shown  on  the  ac 
companying  map. 

NAMES  OF  UNION  FORTS  AROUND  PETERSBURG.     (SEE  MAP.) 

A.  Fort  McGilvery.  L.  Fort  Howard. 

B.  Fort  Steadraan.  M.  Fort  Wadsworth. 

C.  Fort  Hascall.  N.  Fort  Dushane. 

D.  Fort  Morton.  O.  Fort  Davison. 

E.  FortMeikle.  P.  Fort  McMahon. 

F.  Fort  Rice.  Q.  Fort  Stevenson. 

G.  Fon  Sedgwick,  or  Fort  Hell.  R.  Fort  Blaisdel. 

H.  Fort  Davis.  8.   Fort  Patrick  Kelley. 

I.    Fort  Prescott.  T.   Fort  Bross. 

K.  Fort  Alexander  Hayes. 


OPERATIONS 

•MMM! 

RICHMOND  .*•  PETERSBURG 


366  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

FORTS  ON  THE  PROLONGATION  OP  THE  LINES  WEST  OF  THE  WELDON 

RAILROAD. 

A.  Fort  Keene.  G.  Fort  Wheaton. 

B.  Fort  Urmston.  H.  Fort  Sampson. 

C.  Fort  Conahey.  I.    Fort  Cummings. 

D.  Fort  Fisher.  K.  Fort  Emory. 

E.  Fort  Welch.  L.  Fort  Siebert. 

F.  Fort  Gregg.  M.  Fort  Clarke. 

FORTS  PROTECTING  CITY  POINT. 

O.  Fort  Abbott.  S.   Fort  Lewis  O.  Morris. 

P.  Fort  Craig.  T.  Fort  Merriam. 

Q.  Fort  Graves.  U.  Fort  Gould. 

R.  Fort  McKeen.  V.  Fort  Porter. 

NAMES  OF  CERTAIN  REBEL  FORTS  AROUND  PETERSBURG. 
«.  Colquit's  Salient.  d.  Fort  Mahone. 

6.  Pegram's  Battery,  the  fort  blown     e.  Fort  New  Orleans. 

up  at  the  mine  explosion  /.  Fort  Lee. 

«.  Reeves'  Salient. 

X.  Fort  Harrison  (on  Chapin's  Farm,  north  of  James  River). 

On  September  2d  we  marched  four  miles  toward  the 
Weldon  Railroad,  and  put  up  a  breastwork.  In  the 
afternoon  of  that  day  most  of  the  regiment  turned  out 
to  witness  a  military  execution.  A  soldier  was  shot  for 
desertion.  He  was  blindfolded,  and  sat  on  his  coffin,  his 
grave  being  already  dug.  A  detail  of  soldiers  under  the 
Provost  Marshal  stood  with  loaded  muskets  twelve  paces  in 
front  of  him.  The  cause  for  which  the  penalty  was  inflicted, 
together  with  his  sentence,  were  read  to  him,  and  at  the 
command,  "  Fire  !"  the  guns  of  the  detail  flashed  simul 
taneously,  and  the  man  dropped  over  on  his  coffin.  He 
belonged  to  Battery  K,  Fourth  United  States  Artillery, 
and  had  deserted  twice,  having  received  a  bounty  each  time. 

On  September  5th  we  were  ordered  to  pack  up  and  move 
to  the  rear  and  left  of  the  line,  and  built  breastworks  all 
night.  It  rained  hard  most  of  the  time.  The  next  day  we 
worked  on  Fort  Tilton,  building  breastworks  all  day  and 
part  of  the  night ;  a  part  of  the  regiment  built  breastworks 
at  Fort  Sedgwick  that  night.  AVe  worked  by  reliefs,  so 
that  we  managed  to  sleep  a  portion  of  the  time.  On  the 
7th  we  slept  all  night,  by  way  of  variety,  and  on  the  morn- 


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ing  of  the  8th  we  went  about  two  miles  in  front  of  the 
breastworks  and  closed  up  the  sluices  of  a  dam  ;  for  what 
purpose  we  did  not  know.  On  the  9th  we  were  encamped 
behind  the  breastworks.  As  it  was  raining,  we  put  up  tents 
and  made  a  company  street ;  but  we  were  called  out  before 
daylight  and  worked  all  day.  On  the  morning  of  the  10th 
we  were  awakened  by  sharp  musketry  firing  in  front,  and 
were  immediately  ordered  to  fall  in  and  advance  to  the 
breastworks  with  our  muskets.  The  firing  proved  to  be 
caused  by  our  pickets,  who,  having  advanced  their  line,  had 
seized  the  rebel  picket  line.  September  12th  our  work  was 
reversed  somewhat,  as  we  tore  down  breastworks  all  day 
instead  of  putting  them  up.  Sunday,  September  llth,  was 
a  day  of  thanksgiving  and  prayer.  We  had  inspection  in 
the  morning  and  a  parade  in  the  evening,  resting  the  re 
mainder  of  the  time.  There  was  sharp  picket  firing  in  our 
front  during  the  day.  On  the  12th  we  were  called  out  again 
before  daylight ;  had  not  time  to  get  breakfast.  Tore  down 
breastworks  and  levelled  saps.  On  the  14th  we  were  hur 
ried  out  to  the  front  in  support  of  the  picket  line.  On  the 
16th  we  fell  in  in  light  marching  order,  moved  about  three 
miles  in  the  direction  of  Ream's  Station,  went  on  picket, 
where  we  remained  until  the  next  day  at  noon.  Sunday, 
the  18th,  we  worked  on  Fort  Fisher  all  day.  The  work 
was  continued  for  the  next  two  days,  and  at  midnight  of 
Tuesday  we  moved  out  on  the  plank-road  near  the  line  of 
breastworks,  and  remained  there  until  daylight,  then  moved 
to  the  left  and  went  into  camp.  Our  artillery  fired  a  salute 
in  honor  of  Sheridan's  victory  at  this  place.  The  next  day 
it  rained  very  hard.  We  had  to  put  up  tents  the  night 
before,  and  were  fortunate  enough  to  remain  in  them  until 
7  o'clock  that  morning,  when  we  went  to  work  without  our 
breakfast. 

Our  work  on  the  forts,  interspersed  with  picket  duty, 
continued  without  any  important  break  to  give  variety  dur 
ing  the  entire  autumn.  Much  of  our  picket  duty  was  done 
in  Fort  Sedgwick  and  Fort  Hascall,  and  on  the  right  of  the 
line  near  the  Appomattox,  where  we  relieved  the  Tenth 
Corps  in  September.  On  the  24th,  while  we  were  in  Fort 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Hascall,  our  division  to  the  left  of  us  made  a  charge  and 
captured  a  rebel  fort  and  some  prisoners  ;  but  the  rebels 
charged  and  took  it  back  again.  A  good  many  shells  came 
into  the  fort  we  occupied,  and  considerable  firing  was  in 
dulged  in  for  several  days  following  on  both  sides.  It  ap 
pears  that  on  the  26th  the  Second  and  Third  Divisions  of 
our  corps  had  moved  around  to  the  left  and  made  an  attack 
on  the  enemy's  line  at  Hatcher's  Run,  but  without  decisive 
results.  The  real  purpose  had  been  to  seize  the  South 
Side  Railroad,  and  in  this  our  forces  were  foiled.  It  was 


GOING   TO   WORK    ON   THE   FORTS    AT   NIGHT. 

while  this  movement  was  in  progress  that  General  Miles, 
ever  on  the  alert,  ordered  the  attack  to  our  right.  The 
•charge  was  made  by  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty-eighth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  led  by  Captain  Jerry  Brown,  of 
-that  regiment,  and  by  Lieutenant  Price  (of  the  One  Hun 
dred  and  Sixteenth  Pennsylvania),  who  was  killed  in  the 
assault.  Colonel  Burke,  of  the  Eighty-eighth  New  York, 
led  another  attack  on  the  same  night,  and  succeeded  in  cap 
turing  a  portion  of  the  enemy's  pickets  on  the  Jerusalem 
plank -road. 

The  last  of  October  our  picket  posts  were  located  in  front 


IN   WINTER   QUARTERS,    1864   AND    1865.  369 

of  Fort  Stedman,  and  the  regiment  were  called  up  every 
morning  at  4  o'  clock,  and  moved  up  to  the  breastworks  in 
the  line  of  battle,  where  we  remained  until  daylight,  await 
ing  attack.  On  December  9th  we  moved  to  the  left  and 
front  about  three  miles  and  a  half,  formed  a  line  of  battle, 
and  lay  on  the  ground  all  night.  It  snowed  and  rained  the 
entire  time.  The  next  day  we  retained  position  in  line  of 
battle  until  3  P.M.,  when,  a  heavy  column  of  the  enemy  ad 
vancing  in  our  front,  we  were  ordered  back,  and  prepared  a 
line  of  breastworks  for  their  reception  ;  but  they  did  not 
give  us  an  opportunity  to  test  the  strength  of  the  works. 
December  16th  we  were  marched  out,  and  witnessed  the  ex 
ecution  of  three  men  who  were  hung  as  spies,  and  had  a 
rest  of  three  days  afterward.  It  was  not  an  uncommon 
thing  during  this  period  of  our  picket  duty  to  have  rebel 
prisoners  come  in  and  give  themselves  up.  On  February 
5th,  6th,  and  7th  our  regiment  made  a  movement  in  accord 
with  the  following  official  report : 

HEADQUARTERS  FOURTH  NEW  YORK  ARTILLERY, 

February  13,  1865. 

LIEUTENANT  :  In  compliance  with  circular  of  the  12th 
inst.  from  Headquarters  Army  of  Potomac,  I  have  the 
honor  to  transmit  the  following  report  of  the  operations  of 
the  5th,  6th,  and  7th  inst.  as  regards  this  regiment.  About 
5  o'clock  on  the  afternoon  of  the  5th  inst.  this  command 
broke  camp  anci  repaired  by  the  way  of  the  squirrel  level 
road  to  the  Tucker  House,  where  we  joined  our  brigade  and 
were  ordered  into  line,  on  the  right  of  the  same. 

I  immediately  sent  out  a  picket ;  the  remainder  were  en- 
ii;iu-ed  all  night  in  building  a  breastwork.  On  the  6th  inst. 
we  had  details  out  cutting,  slashing,  etc.,  late  in  the  after 
noon.  I  had  an  abattis  put  in  front  of  my  regimental  line. 
We  remained  in  the  same  place  and  position  until  relieved 
with  the  brigade,  and  returned  to  our  old  camp  on  the 
morning  of  the  8th  inst. 

I  am,  most  respectfully, 
Your  obedient  servant, 

S.  F.  GOULD,  Major  Commanding. 

Lieutenant  J.  FRANK  CRANE,  A.  A.  A.  G.,  Fourth  Bri 
gade,  First  Division,  Second  Army  Corps. 


370  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Says  Colonel  Gould  in  a  recent  communication  :  "In  one 
of  the  several  raids  to  Hatcher's  Run  the  troops  were  hard 
pressed,  and  General  Miles  sent  an  aide  with  a  verbal  order 
for  the  Fourth  to  double-quick  the  four  miles  between  us 
and  Hatchers  Run.  This  order  reached  us  just  as  we  got 
into  camp  from  a  day's  work,  tired  and  hungry.  I  told 
the  aide  I  should  want  an  order  from  General  Humphreys 
before  going,  as  we  reported  to  the  corps  commander  only. 
Away  he  went,  and  soon  returned  with  the  written  order 
from  General  Humphreys,  and  away  we  went,  arriving 
there  in  time  to  do  considerable  firing  on  the  right.  This 
firing  kept  up  until  after  9  P.M.  In  the  afternoon  of  next 
day  all  the  troops  were  ordered  back  to  their  old  camps. 
As  we  came  in  sight  filing  along  near  the  main  line  of  breast 
works,  we  saw  lying  down  a  little  distance  in  the  rear,  as 
far  as  we  could  see,  three  lines  of  our  troops.  Wondering 
what  this  meant,  as  we  were  slowly  marching  along,  an  aide 
came  to  me  with  an  order  to  halt,  then  to  advance  the  regi 
ment  through  the  works  and  await  orders.  This  was 
quickly  done,  and  as  I  sat  there  on  my  horse  waiting  for 
orders,  the  thought  came  to  me  that  all  this  meant  a  fight, 
and  that  perhaps  General  Miles  had  taken  this  method  to 
repay  the  slight  to  his  order  of  the  previous  night.  Soon 
the  Engineer  from  Army  Headquarters  came  out.  Riding 
a  short  ways  in  front,  he  located  two  points  in  our  works, 
one  on  our  right  and  one  on  the  left,  saying  that  he  wished 
me  to  take  the  regiment  and  march  in  a  straight  line  be 
tween  the  two  points.  '  Why,'  said  I,  '  that  will  take  us 
through  the  rebel  picket  line.'  '  All  right,'  said  he  ;  *  put 
them  out,  and  if  you  cannot  do  it  alone  the  whole  army  is 
here  to  help  you.'  Reaching  out  his  hand,  he  bid  me  good- 
by.  Giving  the  command  to  move  forward,  hardly  know 
ing  what  to  do,  and  not  really  knowing  what  I  was  expected 
to  do,  with  a  vague  idea  that  the  real  desire  was  to  bring 
on  an  engagement,  I  finally  decided  that  if  it  was  to  be  a 
fight,  the  spot  that  would  bring  it  on  was  where  we  had  to 
occupy  the  rebel  picket  line.  Bringing  the  regiment  to  a 
halt  and  front  as  near  to  this  place  as  I  thought  best,  run 
ning  my  eye  down  the  line,  I  called  Captain  Smith,  who 


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was  then  in  command  of  Company  K,  to  me,  showing  him 
the  points  of  line  we  were  to  occupy  ;  told  him  to  take 
Company  K  and  establish  the  right  of  the  line  where  the 
rebel  pickets  were. 

"  "  What  shall  I  do  with  the  rebels  ? '  said  the  Captain. 

"  '  Throw  them  out,  and  if  you  cannot  do  that  alone  we 
will  help  you,'  I  replied  ;  '  and  if  our  regiment  is  not  enough 
the  whole  army  is  ready  and  willing  to  assist.' 

"  Smith  moved  forward  with  Company  K  until  he  was 
near  enough  to  speak  to  the  rebel  pickets,  when  he  called 
out,  '  Hallo,  Johnnies  !  We  are  ordered  to  straighten  our 
lines,  and  must  run  through  where  you  are.  If  you  don't 
pick  up  your  little  duds  and  get  out  of  those  pits  we'll 
have  to  take  you  out.' 

"  Strange  as  it  may  seem,  they  picked  up  their  traps  and 
went  back  over  their  main  line  of  works.  That  night  about 
9  P.M.  I  again  shook  hands  with  the  Engineer  from  Army 
Headquarters.  He  told  me  that  the  commanding  officers 
all  expected  that  a  general  engagement  would  be  brought 
on  as  soon  as  we  made  the  attempt  to  straighten  the  lines, 
and  that  all  preparations  had  been  made  for  it." 

The  camp  that  we  occupied  most  during  the  winter  was 
one  regularly  laid  out  and  stockaded,  toward  the  left  of  the 
line,  west  of  the  Weldon  Railroad.  It  was  located  to  the 
right  of  Fort  Cummings,  near  the  Squirrel  Level  road. 
There  was  sufficient  variety  to  our  work  alone  to  prevent 
ennui.  When  not  on  duty,  perhaps  the  most  important  oc 
cupation  of  the  soldier,  not  saying  the  most  agreeable,  was 
eating ;  with  many  soldiers,  of  course  drinking  would  out 
rank  eating.  Quite  as  important  was  sleeping.  And  be 
yond  these  essentials  the  time  was  occupied  with  reading 
the  papers  and  letters  from  home,  answering  the  latter,  sew 
ing  on  buttons,  card-playing,  etc. 

Some  of  our  command,  it  appears,  actually  indulged  in 
poetry  ;  and  if  the  columns  of  the  Waverley  Magazine  and 
other  papers  given  to  sentiment  of  that  period  could  be 
scanned,  various  pieces  of  verse  of  varying  merit,  prepared 
by  the  boys  of  our  regiment,  could  undoubtedly  be  found. 
One  sample  must  suffice  : 


872  HEAVY  GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

THE  SACRED  FLAME. 

Whate'er  thy  name,  dear  girl,  the  same 

Emotion  stirs  each  soldier's  heart ; 
Beyond  all  else  the  sacred  flame 

Of  love  performs  its  wonted  part. 
So  graven  in  a  secret  space 

Within  this  lonely  heart  of  mine, 
An  image  shows  a  fairy  face 

Reflecting  that  dear  form  of  thine. 

When  Somnus  holds  liis  mystic  folds 

Of  shadow  o'er  enchanted  eyes, 
In  raptures  bright  a  laughing  spi  ite 

Will  ever  to  my  vision  rise. 
And  if  the  work  of  war  should  cease, 

Ah,  happy  thought,  to  clasp  anew, 
Within  the  vale  of  lasting  peace, 

The  heart  that  nerved  the  hand  to  do. 


CHAPTER  XXVII. 


OPENING  THE  CAMPAIGN   OF   1865. 

HE  campaign  of  1865  really  opened  on 
March  25th ;  the  movements  on  that 
day,  though  retaliatory  and  induced  by 
General  Gordon's  capture  of  Fort  Stead- 
man  in  the  early  morning,  yet  proved  to 
be  the  true  beginning  of  the  end. 

General  Gordon  succeeded  in  captur 
ing  the  fort  and  neighboring  line  of 
works,  and  they  were  quite  as  gallantly 
recaptured  by  Generals  Parke  and  Hart- 
ranft,  to  which  result  General  Tidball, 
then  in  command  of  the  Mnth  Corps 
Artillery,  contributed  a  very  important 
part. 

This  unexpected  movement  by  the 
Confederates  caused  General  Humphreys,  who  now  com 
manded  our  corps,  and  General  Wright,  of  the  Sixth  Corps, 
to  reconnoitre  the  front  of  their  respective  lines,  resulting  in 
the  capture  of  the  intrenched  picket  line  of  the  enemy,  and 
of  over  eight  hundred  prisoners,  besides  those  taken  at  Fort 
Steadman. 

Says  Frank  Denio,  of  Company  M  :  "I  was  on  picket 
the  morning  of  March  25th,  when  we  heard  heavy  cannonad 
ing  away  to  the  right,  which  we  thought  must  be  in  front 
of  the  city. 

"  This  was  before  daylight,  and  when  it  was  light  enough 
to  see,  we  could  easily  view  the  Johnnies'  moving  columns 
of  troops  in  that  direction,  and  that  our  men  were  hurrying 
in  that  direction  also.  The  left  of  our  brigade  picket  line 
rested  on  the  Gumming' s  road,  and  we  connected  on  the 
right  with  the  Fourth  Brigade,  and  they  with  the  left  of 
the  Sixth  Corps. 


374 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


"  The  Sixth  Corps  made  an  advance  to  the  left  of  Fort 
Fisher  and  drove  the  Johnnies  from  an  outer  line  of  works. 
Just  as  the  sun  was  going  down  we  got  into  it.  All  of  our 

line  at  the  left  was  en 
gaged,  and  our  brigade, 
with  the  Twenty -eighth 
Massachusetts  on  the 
left,  the  Sixty-third 
New  York  and  the  old 
Sixty-ninth  to  the  right, 
were  advancing  rapidly 
into  a  piece  of  woods  in 
our  front,  when  they  en 
countered  the  enemy, 
not  more  than  ten  rods 
distant.  They  both 
seemed  to  fire  at  almost 
the  same  time.  The 
Twenty-eighth  got  it 
first,  and  in  a  few  sec 
onds  it  ran  down  to  the 
right  of  the  Sixty-ninth, 

and  the  whole  line  was  one  sheet  of  flame.  While  this 
was  going  on  we  were  in  column  just  in  rear  of  the  Sixty- 
ninth,  and  moving  to  the  right,  so  as  to  extend  our  line 
into  a  piece  of  woods  to  the  right,  which  we  did  in  a  hurry. 
"  This  was  a  saucy  little  fight,  and  the  brigade  lost  a 
good  many  men,  but  the  Johnnies  suffered  as  much  as  we. 
After  darkness  came  on  the  firing  ceased,  and  the  troops 
were  all  drawn  off  except  Company  M.  We  were  left  as 
pickets  or  skirmishers,  if  necessary,  for  the  night.  We  de 
ployed  to  the  left,  and  covered  the  same  ground  occupied 
by  the  brigade  front,  while  the  fight  was  going  on. 

"There  were  dead  men  lying  on  the  ground,  showing 
plainly  where  the  line  of  battle  stood,  and  in  the  woods  in 
front  were  the  dead  and  wounded  of  both  sides,  for  our 
brigade  had  made  several  advances  as  well  as  the  rebels. 
When  morning  came,  the  enemy's  pickets  peered  at  us  from 
behind  the  trees,  but  did  not  fire,  for  they  were  anxious  to 


MAJ.-GEN.     ANDREW    A.    HUMPHREYS. 


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GEN.    NELSON    A.    MILES. 


carry  off  their  wounded,  and  so  we  put  up  the  white 
and  both  sides  went  over  the  ground  and  brought  off  their 
wounded  men.  I  found  one  man  of  the  Twenty-eighth  with 
five  bullet  holes  through  his  head, 
which  convinced  me  that  it  must 
have  been  rather  warm  just  at  that 
spot.  There  was  no  more  fighting 
at  this  point.  In  the  afternoon 
we  fell  back  to  the  old  winter 
quarters.  Everything  was  ready 
for  a  move.  It  was  here  I  made 
a  flank  movement  on  a  six-quart 
pail  of  pork  and  beans  that  I  saw 
cooking  in  one  of  the  fireplaces 
of  the  regiment  to  our  left.  Do 
you  remember  what  regiment  that 
was  ?  That  is  one  of  the  things 
that  has  passed  from  my  mem 
ory  ;  but  the  beans — no,  never" 

During  the  winter  the  regiment  had,  by  the  return  of  the 
wounded  and  sick  and  by  the  addition  of  recruits,  filled  up 
its  ranks,  until  in  March  we  were  seven  hundred  and  twenty- 
eight  strong. 

On  March  28th  two  hundred  and  thirty  men  from  the 
Fourth  constituted  the  brigade  picket.  There  was  no  firing. 
Five  of  the  enemy  came  in  at  the  post  where  the  writer  was 
located. 

On  the  29th  General  Grant  despatched  General  Sheridan, 
with  his  powerful  corps  of  cavalry,  across  Hatcher's  Run. 
Says  Colonel  Gould,  who  commanded  the  regiment  during 
the  last  campaign  :  "  March  29th  General  Miles' s  Division 
of  the  Second  Corps,  including  the  Fourth  New  York 
Brigade  and  the  Irish  Brigade,  were  detached  from  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac  and  ordered  to  report  to  General 
Sheridan." 

That  morning  we  were  relieved  on  picket  by  a  regiment 
of  the  Twenty-fourth  Corps,  the  latter  having  relieved  both 
the  Second  and  Fifth  Corps  in  their  intrenchments.  The 
pickets  marched  to  the  left  without  going  into  camp,  and 


376  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

met  the  regiment  which  had  broken  camp  about  noon. 
That  morning  our  regiment  was  transferred  to  the  Second 
Brigade,  First  Division,  Colonel  Robert  Nugent  command 
ing.  We  advanced  in  three  lines  of  battle  through  a  dense 
woods.  Halted  at  night,  and  lay  on  our  arms.  The  morn 
ing  of  the  30th  we  were  awakened  by  a  very  hard  shower. 
The  rain  continued  most  of  the  day. 

About  6  A.M.  we  advanced  in  line  of  battle  through  the 
woods  and  across  a  swamp,  and  then  formed  line  of  battle 
on  the  Boynton  plank-road.  There  was  heavy  skirmishing 
in  our  front.  The  ground  being  swampy,  so  that  batteries 
could  not  be  brought  up,  we  stacked  arms  and  built  a  cor 
duroy  road.  About  4  P.M.  we  received  orders  to  advance, 
and  moved  into  some  breastworks  in  front,  in  position  to 
support  Battery  K,  Fourth  United  States  Artillery.  About 
5  P.M.  a  detachment  of  four  hundred  men  were  sent  on 
picket.  At  7  P.M.  orders  were  received  to  advance  one  half 
mile  and  relieve  the  Third  Division,  Fifth  Army  Corps. 
This  was  done,  and  we  remained  there  under  arms  until  6 
A.M.  of  the  next  morning,  March  31st.  While  yet  in  the 
breastworks,  the  enemy,  about  7  A.M.,  opened  fire  upon  us 
with  artillery  which  was  vigorous,  but  did  little  damage. 
We  were  then  ordered  to  charge,  and  moving  from  the 
breastworks,  we  recaptured  the  ground  lost  by  the  Third 
Division,  Fifth  Army  Corps.  Says  Colonel  Gould  : 

"  At  Gravelly  Run  the  Fifth  Corps,  after  driving  the 
rebels  out  of  the  first  line  of  works,  were  in  turn  driven 
back.  Miles' s  Division  was  ordered  in  to  charge  over  the 
same  ground.  It  wras  in  this  charge  that  poor  little  Cady 
was  killed,  the  smallest  man  in  Company  K.  Although  a 
boy,  he  filled  a  man's  place.  I  do  not  remember  his  being 
absent  from  duty,  or  that  in  all  our  campaigns  he  ever 
complained,  or  that  a  word  of  fault  was  ever  found  with 
him.  It  was  here  Major  Hamlink  lost  his  leg." 

The  writer  was  in  the  line  of  skirmishers  with  Major 
Hamlink  at  the  time.  We  were  advancing  through  a  piece 
of  woods  quite  open  and  free  from  underbrush.  A  good 
many  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York  had 
been  killed  here  and  their  bodies  were  lying  about.  The 


OPENING  THE   CAMPAIGN   OF   1865.  377 

ground  was  descending  ;  a  wide  open  ditch  at  the  lower  part, 
full  of  water,  was  crossed  by  a  bridge  and  farm  road  which 
led  into  a  meadow,  where  stood  a  small  barn,  nearly  opposite 
the  bridge.  In  this  barn  the  Confederate  skirmish  line,  after 
falling  back  from  the  woods,  had  assembled,  and  were  pop 
ping  away  at  us.  The  Major  was,  perhaps,  ten  rods  to  the 
rear  and  left  of  the  bridge  on  the  slope  when  struck. 
Sergeant  Joseph  Jones  and  George  Brownell  carried  him 
back  to  a  stretcher.  Oar  line  on  the  right  had  to  move  up 
to  the  bridge  to  cross  the  ditch.  Five  others  were  wounded 
in  the  charge,  but  we  captured  the  barn  and  contents.  Isaac 
Hall,  of  Company  H,  as  the  rebs  came  back,  made  it  a  point 
to  shako  hands  with  every  man.  Colonel  Gould  says  : 

"  We  drove  the  Johnnies  out  of  the  first  line,  and  folio  wed 
them  up  until  we  reached  their  slashing.  This  position  we 
held  until  dark,  when  we  were  withdrawn." 

Pickets  were  thrown  out,  and  the  regiment  fell  back  fifty 
rods  and  intrenched.  At  4  A.M.  the  next  morning,  April 
1st,  we  moved  back  to  the  Boynton  plank-road,  where  we 
remained  some  three  hours,  when  orders  were  received  to 
re-enforce  the  Second  Division,  Fifth  Army  Corps.  We 
moved  to  the  left  down  the  Boynton  plank-road  and  took 
position. 

That  night,  April  1st,  1865,  the  writer  was  detailed  in 
charge  of  Company  H,  to  relieve  the  brigade  skirmish  line. 
Our  orders  from  Colonel  Gould  were  "  to  advance  the  line 
and  move  up  as  closely  as  possible  to  the  Confederate  in- 
trenchments." 

We  found  the  position  indicated,  which  was  the  right  of 
the  Second  Corps  picket,  where  firing  had  been  continuous 
all  day.  Our  position  was  in  a  field  with  a  few  bushes  scat 
tered  about  to  the  right  of  a  swamp,  which  was  thickly  cov 
ered  with  undergrowth  and  having  woods  immediately  be 
hind  it.  The  Confederate  line  was  in  a  piece  of  woods  with 
slashed  timber  in  front.  A  rail  fence  ran  along  in  the  rear 
of  the  field  we  were  to  occupy,  and  the  posts  we  relieved 
were  but  a  few  rods  from  this  fence.  The  fence  itself  had 
been  occupied  by  the  pickets  a  part  of  the  time  until  they 
received  orders  to  advance. 


378  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

While  getting  over  this  fence,  one  man  in  the  detail  was 
hit.  Each  post  consisted  of  two  or  four  fence  rails  laid 
across  each  other  at  an  angle,  behind  which  the  pickets 
would  lie  flat  on  the  ground,  throwing  up  a  little  dirt  as 
they  had  opportunity,  to  strengthen  the  position.  The 
writer  took  position  at  the  right  of  the  line  in  the  open  field. 
A  sergeant — Henry  Mead,  I  think,  an  excellent  soldier — 
had  the  left.  There  were  no  pickets  to  our  right,  and  the 
left  joined  the  pickets  of  a  German  regiment.  The  men 
were  instructed  to  advance,  if  not  more  than  six  feet  at  a 
time,  and  our  mode  of  procedure  was  this  :  A  man  would 
place  two  rails  with  their  ends  across  in  the  form  of  a  Y, 
and  lying  in  the  angle  flat  on  the  ground,  would  push  the 
two  rails  forward  some  distance,  and  then  crawling  up  to 
the  spot,  with  his  plate  throw  up  a  little  dirt  to  strengthen 
the  defenses. 

It  was  a  clear,  bright  night.  The  Confederates  had  the 
advantage,  inasmuch  as  they  were  occupying  well-construct 
ed  pits,  and  our  shelter,  it  will  be  noticed,  was  quite  pre 
carious.  By  9  o'clock  our  line  had  moved  fully  fifteen  rods 
from  the  first  position  occupied,  the  firing  being  kept  up 
whenever  there  was  anything  visible  on  either  side  to  fire  at. 
About  10  o'clock  there  came  a  lull  in  the  musketry,  and 
for  an  hour  there  was  hardly  a  shot  fired,  but  the  interval 
was  occupied  in  strengthening  the  lines.  Taking  advantage 
of  this  quiet  state  of  things,  the  writer  took  a  trip  along  the 
posts  to  see  how  the  boys  were  doing.  He  moved  to  the 
first  post,  crouching  down,  but  no  shots  coming  over,  he 
ventured  down  the  rest  of  the  line  without  such  precaution  ; 
found  the  Sergeant  at  the  left  of  the  line  in  a  state  of  some 
anxiety,  because  he  could  not  communicate  with  the  next 
post ;  accordingly  went  around  into  the  swamp  to  find  the 
connecting  pickets,  and  found  a  German  officer  and  .some 
men,  who,  though  they  could  not  speak  English,  seemed  to 
understand  what  was  wanted,  and.  the  necessity  of  keeping 
up  communication  with  our  left.  The  officer  said  :  ' '  Yaw, 
yaw,"  and  held  up  his  pocket-flask  as  an  evidence  of  good 
faith.  This  being  sufficient,  the  writer  returned  along  the 
line  again,  found  some  of  the  men  standing  erect ;  but  be- 


OPENING   THE    CAMPAIGN   Ob1   1865.  379 

fore  the  middle  of  the  line  was  reached  the  Confederate 
pickats  suddenly  opened  a  brisk  fire.  Then  for  an  hour  we 
popped  away  at  the  enemy.  At  about  11  o'clock  a  number 
of  Confederates,  looking  like  a  skirmish  line,  were  seen  on 
our  left,  in  the  vicinity  of  the  swamp,  and  in  front ;  and 
the  firing  grew  very  warm,  every  man  having  to  hug  the 
ground. 

Looking  off  to  the  left,  two  of  our  men  were  seen  scurry 
ing  to  the  rear,  and  soon  after  the  Sergeant  going  at  a  brisk 
pace  toward  the  fence.  Feeling  the  responsibility  of  the 
position,  I  yelled  to  him  to  come  back.  The  distance  was 
yo  great,  or  he  was  so  intently  occupied,  that  he  did  not 
hear,  for  he  paid  no  attention.  Running  along  the  line, 
just  as  the  Sergeant  had  gone  over  the  fence,  and  yelling 
to  him  again,  he  halted,  and  said  he  was  going  after  the 
men.  It  appeared  afterward  that  one  of  the  men  was 
wounded  and  that  his  comrade  had  gone  to  the  rear  with 
him. 

About  this  time,  we  saw  coming  from  the  woods,  imme 
diately  to  our  right,  a  line  of  battle  in  blue.  They  renewed 
their  alignment  Justin  our  rear,  and  then  with  colors  flying 
moved  forward  with  a  yell.  This  was  about  12  o'clock,  and 
our  boys  all  rose  in  the  pits  and  cheered  them  as  they  went 
on.  They  struck  the  slashed  timber  in  front,  received  a 
galling  fire  both  in  front  and  on  the  left  flank  from  the 
body  of  skirmishers  in  our  front,  which  threw  them  into 
confusion,  and  they  fell  back.  The  result  of  this  was,  that 
a  brisker  fire  than  ever  was  opened  upon  our  line,  and  some 
of  the  boys  said  that  we  had  better  go  back  to  the  fence  ; 
but  as  our  orders  were  to  advance  the  line,  we  remained 
there,  most  of  us  merely  displaying  greater  affection  than 
ever  for  mother  earth.  Says  E.  W.  Burge  :  "I  was  one  of 
the  men  detailed  on  picket  on  the  night  of  April  2d.  When 
the  charge  occurred  and  the  brigade  engaged  fell  back  in 
our  front,  a  general  officer  sent  an  order  to  shoot  or  bayo 
net  every  man  who  came  back.  This  order  was  repeated 
by  our  Lieutenant  with  the  addition,  '  unless  they  stop  in 
our  pits.'  As  a  result  all  who  came  back  in  our  front,  ex 
cept  the  wounded,  stopped  on  the  picket  line,  but  not  a  man 


380  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

would  say  to  what  regiment  he  belonged.  As  soon  as 
things  became  quiet  they  moved  back  to  their  command  on 
the  right.  George  H.  Bullock  and  I  were  on  the  same 
post.  I  had  a  short  shovel  and  found  another  near  the 
body  of  one  of  our  Union  pickets,  which  I  gave  to  George. 
We  both  worked  till  near  morning  making  a  rifle-pit,  and 
had  things  pretty  secure  when  orders  came  to  go  forward. " 
About  3  o'clock  another  line  farther  to  our  right  charged, 
and  must  have  gone  through  the  Confederate  works,  as  the 
fire  in  our  front  suddenly  ceased,  though  we  could  still  see 
men  in  their  works. 

The  heavy  cannonading  during  the  night,  principally 
on  our  right,  indicated  an  important  movement.  At  day 
break  we  decided  to  advance  arid  see  what  was  in  our 
front.  We  went  forward,  and  moving  up  to  the  enemy's 
lines,  found  nothing  but  the  bodies  of  some  Confederate 
pickets. 

The  writer  never  felt  more  like  a  murderer  than  he  did 
on  picking  up  the  following  letter,  still  unfinished,  evidently 
dropped  from  the  hand  of  a  dark-visaged,  youngish  man, 
who  lay  there  lifeless  : 

"  MARCH  27,  1865. 

"  DEAR  RACHEL  :  I  have  taken  my  seat  to  let  you  know 
that  I  am  well  at  this  time,  and  I  hope  these  few  lines  may 
find  you  all  enjoying  the  same  blessing.  We  have  had  bad 
times  here.  Saturday  night  we  marched  all  night,  and 
•about  sunrise  next  morning  we  went  into  a  fight.  It  lasted 
about  three  hours,  and  was  a  very  hot  time  while  it  lasted. 
Our  men  charged  the  Yanks'  lines,  and  took  them,  but  we 
could  not  hold  them.  I  don't  think  we  made  much  in  the 
frolic,  our  regiment  losing  a  heap  of  men.  We  did  not  lose 
many  out  of  our  company.  Henry  King  got  wounded  in 
the  shoulder,  I  hope  not  very  bad.  Frank  has  been  sick, 
but  is  better.  We  were  run  out  for  a  fight  last  night,  but 
did  not  get  into  it.  I  hear  the  Yanks  have  been  through 
our  neighborhood.  If  there  is  any  chance  for  a  letter  to 
come,  write  and  let  me  know  what  they  did,  for  you  do  not 
know  how  badly  I  want  to  hear  from  home.  1  have  not 
had  a  letter  since  February  22d.  I  have  written  and  writ- 


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ten  letters,  but  do  not  know  whether  you  receive  them  or 
not.  You  do  not  know  what  I  would  give  to  hear  from 
home  to-day. 

"  Will  this  war  ever  stop  or  not  7  It  does  not  look  like 
it.  Well,  do  not  get  out  of  heart ;  maybe  the  Lord  will 
bless  us  after  a  while. 

"  I  have  a  little  hope  of  seeing  you  all  some  time,  but  I 
cannot  tell  when.  If  it  were  not  for  hope,  what  would  we 
do  ?  I  want  to  see  you  and  the  children  very  badly.  I 
want  to  see  the  baby  and  little  Buddy,  too,  and  see  how 
much  he  has  grown.  I  have  forgotten  how  he  looks.  It  is 
bad  to  have  children  and  not  know  how  they  look. 

"  We  are  about  twelve  miles  from  Petersburg,  in  winter 
quarters.  Write  soon,  and  let  me  hear  from  you  all." 

This  letter  was  unsigned.  If  Rachel  should  now  chance 
to  read  it,  she  will  at  least  know  something  of  the  feelings, 
with  which  her  husband  yielded  up  his  life. 

There  were  other  forms  in  gray  lying  farther  to  the  left 
where  we  passed  through  the  lines.  The  circumstances  of 
their  deaths  may  have  been  quite  as  pathetic  as  that  of  Ra 
chel's  husband  ;  but  for  us,  from  the  standpoint  of  the  sol 
dier,  we  had  no  ground  for  sympathy.  On  our  side  at 
least  four  men  of  Company  H — Mainka,  Root,  Warner,  and 
Wood — had  been  severely  wounded,  the  latter  mortally  ; 
and  if  regrets  arose  then  at  sight  of  the  Confederate  dead, 
they  were  impulsive  and  momentary.  For  the  most  part 
our  feelings  then  were  quite  the  reverse  of  sympathetic. 
Such  is  human  nature. 

Weary  from  loss  of  sleep  and  constant  activity  through 
the  night,  our  nerves — which  had  been  held  at  a  tension,  from 
listening  to  the  roar  of  artillery  and  from  participating  in 
the  animated  scenes  about  us — now  relaxed  and  dull,  little 
did  we  realize  the  importance  of  that  occasion  or  of  the 
work  performed.  Though 

"  Each  had  done  his  duty  and  had  done  no  more," 

though  our  labors  were  perhaps  trifling  as  compared  with 
the  aggregate  of  fighting,  yet  they  were  done  at  a  critical 
juncture,  and  when  no  less  results  than  the  overthrow  of 


382 


HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


rebellion  and  the  triumph  of  the  national  cause  were  de 
pendent  upon  the  fidelity  and  loyalty  of  every  soldier  en 
gaged.  That  night  on  picket  is  a  memory  of  which  every 
man  who  participated  may  well  be  proud. 

We  went  through  the  breastworks,  and  came  up  with  the 
regiment  at  dark  ;  found  that  they  had  been  heavily  engaged 
during  the  day  and  lost  ninety-seven  men,  but  had  gained 
an  important  victory. 


CHAPTER   XXVIII. 
SUTHERLAND'S  STATION  AND  THE  FINAL  PURSUIT. 

ENERAL  SHERIDAN,  in  his  at 
tempt  to  get  in  Lee's  rear,  though 
at  first  driven  back  at  Five  Forks 
by  General  Pickett,  a  repulse  due 
somewhat  to  the  rain  and  the 
marshy  character  of  the  ground, 
nevertheless  played  a  very  prac 
tical  and  successful  joke  on  the 
Confederates  the  next  day,  April 

1st,  in  attacking  them  at  Dinwiddie  Court-House.  Pickett 
was  forced  back  by  the  impetuous  cavalry  commander,  aided 
by  General  Warren's  corps,  to  Five  Forks  again,  losing  some 
four  thousand  prisoners. 

On  the  afternoon  of  that  day  our  corps  commander  had 
been  instructed  by  General  Grant  to  throw  forward  his  left 
and  seize  the  White  Oak  Road,  which  would  prevent  re- 
enforcements  being  sent  to  the  enemy.  General  Humphreys 
accordingly  despatched  Miles' s  Division  for  this  purpose, 
and  so  our  regiment  came  to  be  engaged. 

It  appears  that  the  regiment  remained  on  the  Boynton 
road,  supporting  the  Second  Division  of  the  Fifth  Corps,  till 
the  morning  of  April  2d,  when,  in  accordance  with  orders 
received,  they  moved  back  over  the  same  road  some  three 
miles,  and  about  9  A.M.  advanced  to  the  left,  seizing  and  oc 
cupying  the  enemy' s  breastworks,  which  they  had  evacuated. 
They  then  pursued  the  enemy  some  two  miles  farther  and 
joined  battle.  Says  Colonel  Gould  : 

"  Before  daylight,  on  the  morning  of  April  1st,  we  were  on 
the  move  by  brigade  front.  Just  after  daylight  we  came  in 
sight  of  very  formidable  breastworks,  and  a  halt  was  called. 
General  Miles  came  to  our  front,  and  asked  me  for  a  ser- 


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SUTHERLAND'S  STATION  AND  THE  FINAL  PURSUIT.  385 

geant  and  two  men  for  scouts,  to  see  if  the  works  were 
abandoned.  I  called  for  a  sergeant  and  two  men  to  volun 
teer  for  this  purpose.  More  responded  than  I  could  use. 
Scanning  the  willing  faces,  and 
having  but  a  minute  to  decide  in, 
I  selected  Sergeant  Parkhurst  and 
the  two  More  brothers  of  Com 
pany  K.  I  understood  afterward 
that  General  Miles  promised  them 
if  they  came  back  alive  that  they 
should  have  some  special  recogni 
tion  for  what  they  did.  I  never 
knew  that  they  received  it.  They 
went  on  and  up  to  the  works,  and 
then  over.  They  discovered  the  SERGEANT  JAMES  BOG  AN. 
enemy  some  ways  from  the  works, 

and  in  full  reti  eat.  The  signal  was  given,  and  we  advanced 
to  the  works,  swinging  into  column  and  taking  the  road. 
We  were  soon  close  up  to  the  rebels.  Coming  out  of  the 
woods,  we  again  formed  into  line,  as  the  rebels  were  seen 
on  an  opposite  hill  across  a  low  piece  of  land,  safely  en 
sconced  behind  breastworks,  with  the  mouths  of  several 
pieces  of  artillery  facing  us.  We  moved  down  and  across 
this  wet  piece  of  ground  and  through  a  small  stretch 
of  timber.  Here  I  tried  to  call  a  halt,  in  order  to  get 
a  better  formation,  for  I  saw  the  rebels  were  more  than 
anxious  to  have  us  advance  up  the  hill,  which  was 
all  clear  land ;  but  the  excitement  was  such  that  the 
desire  prevailed  to  charge,  and  the  order  was  given, 
'  Forward  ! ' 

"  When  we  were  in  easy  range  of  the  rebs,  they  opened  a 
concentrated  fire  upon  us  that  no  troops  could  stand,  and 
we  were  forced  to  fall  back,  with  a  loss  of  ninety-two  men 
and  five  officers,  Sergeant  Parkhurst  being  one  of  the  killed. 
While  we  were  re-forming,  the  Fourth  Brigade  on  our  left 
came  up,  and  the  enemy  concentrated  their  fire  upon  them, 
and  they  also  had  to  fall  back.  Shortly  after  the  whole 
division  charged  together,  and  the  works  were  ours,  together 
with  their  artillery  and  three  hundred  prisoners,  Corporal 


386  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Frank  Denio,  of  Company  M,  capturing  one  of  their  flags. 
This  occurred  at  Sutherland  Station." 

In  this  charge  two  men  of  Company  A,  James  Bogan  and 
David  Winans,  distinguished  themselves  by  capturing  two 
pieces  of  artillery  and  turning  them  on  the  enemy.  The 
correspondent  of  the  New  York  Herald  gave  the  following 
account  of  this  affair  at  the  tiihe  : 

"  BATTLE  BEFORE  PETERSBURG,  YA., 

"  April  2,  1865. 

"  Tlie  rebel  works  captured. 

"  The  position  held  by  the  rebels  was  a  very  strong  one, 
it  being  on  an  eminence  from  which  an  open  field  sloped 
nearly  a  half  mile.  But  nothing  seems  impossible  to  our 
brave  troops,  and  they  were  soon  sweeping  across  the  open 
space,  regardless  of  the  hailstorm  of  bullets  and  shell  which 
met  their  advance.  The  enemy  fought  desperately,  but  it 
was  not  in  rebel  human  nature  to  withstand  the  onslaught, 
and  as  our  lines  reached  their  works  they  broke  and  fled, 
though  many  remained  behind  waving  their  handkerchiefs, 
in  token  of  surrender.  Our  troops  immediately  advanced 
across  the  railroad,  where  they  were  halted  and  dispositions 
made  to  hold  it.  "We  captured  in  the  affair  four  hundred 
and  thirty-six  prisoners,  including  thirteen  officers,  among 
whom  was  Colonel  Brown,  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty- 
eighth  North  Carolina.  The  battle-flag  of  the  Forty-seventh 
North  Carolina  was  captured  by  Private  Frank  Denio,  of 
Company  M,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery.  Sergeant 
James  C.  Bogan,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  was  one  of 
the  first  to  reach  one  of  the  rebel  guns,  and  wheeling  it 
around,  he  loaded  and  fired  at  the  retreating  rebels.  After 
firing  the  gun  he  left  it  and  pursued  and  captured  a  large 
number  of  them. 

"  Captain  Charles  E.  Shorter,  of  the  Confederate  engi 
neers,  acting  on  the  staff  of  General  R.  E.  Lee,  was  among 
the  number  captured.  He  stated  in  our  presence  that  the 
loss  of  the  South  Side  Railroad  was  something  like  a  bless 
ing  in  disguise,  and  that  the  rebels  expected  to  win  their 
independence  within  a  month.  '  Certainly,'  we  told  him  ; 


SUTHERLAND'S  STATION  AND  THE  FINAL  PURSUIT.  387 

'  we  intend  to  give  you  your  liberty  in  that  time.'  In  the 
mean  time,  the  Second  Division,  led  by  General  Humphreys, 
in  his  movement  to  the  left,  had  obliqued  toward  the 
enemy's  line,  striking  it  some  distance  below  the  First 
Division,  having  moved  upon  a  road  running  parallel  with 
it  and  connected  with  the  right  of  the  First  Division.  Upon 
meeting  General  Miles,  General  Humphreys  shook  him  hear 
tily  by  the  hand,  and  congratulated  him  upon  his  splendid 
success." 

Frank  Denio,  of  Company  M,  who  succeeded  in  capturing 
a  battle-flag,  furnishes  the  following  interesting  account  of 
the  affair  : 

"  The  morning  of  April  3d  we  passed  through  their  outer 
line  of  works  and  through  a  field  into  some  woods,  where 
we  found  their  hospital  tents,  and  just  beyond  we  formed 
line  of  battle  and  advanced.  Here  a  call  was  made  for  vol 
unteer  skirmishers,  and  I  was  one.  We  started  on  through 
the  woods,  and  found  everything  all  lovely  for  about  half 
a  mile,  when  we  came  to  a  large  cleared  field.- 

11 1  took  a  peep  up  across  this  clearing,  and  saw  that 
they  had  a  strong  line  of  works  running  parallel  with  a 
turnpike  road  just  in  their  rear.  Also  that  they  had  a 
strong  line  of  skirmishers  in  pits  about  tAventy  rods  in  front 
of  them,  also  another  line  in  the  open  field  about  midway 
between  them  and  us.  As  we  showed  ourselves  they  opened 
the  ball  by  firing  on  us  first.  We  advanced  out  of  the 
woods,  and  had  gone  about  five  rods  when  we  had  to  climb 
over  a  ten-rail  fence,  and  they  seemed  to  fancy  firing  at  such 
high  marks,  for  they  made  the  splinters  fly  out  of  the  rails 
right  lively.  We  did  not  hold  ourselves  up  for  target 
practice  very  long.  Tabe  Cool  was  on  my  right  and  Hank 
Eaton  on  my  left.  As  we  left  the  fence  there  was  a  gradual 
descent  toward  the  centre  of  the  field,  where  a  small  stream 
of  water  ran,  lined  on  either  side  by  a  dense  growth  of  alder- 
bushes.  We  reached  this,  and  came  out  on  the  other  side, 
and  were  feeling  our  way  up  through  the  field  toward  their 
line  of  pits  when  we  noticed  some  shots  coming  from  our 
right  and  rear.  We  took  a  look  back,  and  found  that  our 
line  on  the  right,  which  was  still  in  the  woods,  had  not  ad- 


388  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

vanced  as  fast  as  we,  and  that  we  had  the  enemy  almost  in 
our  rear  as  well  as  in  front.  We  then  made  a  grand  break 
for  the  woods  and  high  fence.  We  must  have  jumped  very 
high,  for  I  had  noj-ecollection  of  having  climbed  over  at  all. 

"  Somehow  or  other,  poor  Eaton  got  tangled  in  the  alder- 
bushes,  and  when  he  did  come  out  on  our  side  some  one 
said  :  '  Halt,  you  Yankee  S.  O.  B.,'  at  the  same  time  firing 
a  shot  through  his  knapsack.  He  halted,  and  I,  standing 
behind «a  good  tree,  saw  them  take  him  up  through  the  field 
to  their  works,  and  did  not  dare  fire  a  shot  at  them  for  fear 
of  hitting  Eaton.  Our  line  on  the  right  soon  drove  the 
Johnnies,  and  we  advanced  again  over  the  fence.  Do  not  for 
get  that  we  went  over ;  it  was  so  close  to  the  ground  that  we 
could  not  crawl  under.  This  time  we  passed  the  alders,  and 
drove  the  Johnnies  from  their  pits  into  their  main  line  of 
works.  As  they  were  between  the  pits  and  their  works,  I 
made  a  bold  dash  to  gain  the  protection  of  the  pile  of  dirt 
thrown  up  from  the  pit  just  at  my  left,  when  I  felt  a  shot 
pass  very  close  to  my  ear,  and  it  struck  something,  as 
though  it  had  hit  a  brick.  As  I  threw  myself  forward  on 
my  breast,  behind  the  friendly  pile  of  earth,  I  turned  over 
and  looked  back.  Tabe  Cool  lay  quivering  like  an  ox  that 
had  just  received  a  blow  in  the  head  from  an  axe.  I  yelled 
to  him  :  '  Are  you  much  hurt  ? '  He  made  no  reply,  but 
staggered  to  his  feet,  and  whirling  around  several  times, 
finally  reached  the  alders  ;  and  that  was  the  last  I  ever  saw 
of  Cool.  We  made  a  few  more  advances,  and  I  found  my 
self  behind  a  large  stump  about  fifteen  rods  from  their 
works,  and  exactly  in  rear  of  a  church  or  school-house  which 
stood  exactly  in  front  of  their  works.  I  lay  there  and  saw 
the  advance  and  defeat  of  the  Third  Brigade  on  our  left, 
and  saw  the  Johnnies  rush  out  and  set  the  old  buildings  on 
fire  in  the  field  in  front  of  their  works,  where  so  many  of 
our  wounded  had  taken  refuge.  They  did  not  come  as  far 
to  the  right  as  where  I  was,  so  I  had  no  chance  to  get  back. 

"  Over  the  fence  to  my  right  front  was  a  cleared  field,  and 
about  the  same  distance  across  as  the  field  on  my  left.  The 
Fourth  Brigade  was  there,  and  just  before  sunset  they  made 
a  charge  and  carried  the  entire  works  in  their  front.  Their 


SUTHERLAND'S  STATION  AND  THE  FINAL  PURSUIT.  389 

left  came  close  to  the  fence  on  my  right,  and  I  got  up  and 
ran  ahead  as  they  advanced. 

"  Private  Boughton  was  on  my  left,  and  a  man  from  Com 
pany  F,  and  we  three  were  the  only  ones  of  our  picket  line 
that  went  ahead. 

"  We  ran  in  close  behind  the  church,  and  I  was  going  to 
climb  a  large  gate  which  opened  into  this  field,  but  it  was  a 
dangerous  proceeding,  as  the  enemy  were  not  over  five  rods 
from  us,  and  so  I  changed  my  mind.  Suddenly  I  espied  a 
large  pin  which  fastened  the  gate,  and  pulling  this  out,  I 
quickly  stepped  through  and  drew  my  gun  to  my  shoulder, 
was  about  to  fire,  when  a  rebel  that  stood  in  front  of  the 
church  let  go  on  me,  and  the  ball  struck  my  gun  at  the 
lower  band,  and  passing  over  my  shoulder  at  the  right,  tore 
part  of  the  collar  from  my  fatigue  coat.  The  Fourth 
Brigade  having  carried  the  works  of  this  portion  of  their 
line,  the  Johnnies  were  already  getting  to  the  rear  and  dis 
appearing  as  fast  as  they  could  by  jumping  down  to  a  deep 
cut  through  which  the  South  Side  Railroad  ran.  To  the  left 
of  the  church  they  still  held  fast  to  the  works,  or  rather 
laid  down  behind  them  to  escape  the  artillery  that  was 
firing  on  them  from  our  lines  some  distance  to  the  left. 

"  As  they  ran  from  the  works  in  front  of  the  church,  they 
left  one  piece  of  artillery,  and  we  stopped  and  took  a  hand 
at  this  by  loading  and  firing  it  a  few  times  (I  think  twice) 
at  a  battery  of  two  pieces  that  was  still  in  the  line  about 
fifty  rods  to  our  left  (their  right),  the  man  from  Company 
F  doing  most  of  the  work,  as  he  seemed  to  understand  light 
artillery  practice.  This  battery  soon  limbered  up,  and 
started  for  the  rear  along  a  road  to  their  right  and  rear. 

"  I  ran  across  the  field  to  a  point  on  the  road  just  oppo 
site  the  farm-house,  and  as  the  battery  passed  to  the  rear  I 
tried  to  shoot  one  of  the  horses  and  capture  the  whole  thing, 
but  having  a  ball  in  my  gun  that  lacked  about  six  inches  of 
being  down,  I  did  not  make  a  very  successful  shot,  and  so 
they  got  away. 

"  At  this  time  there  was  no  one  but  the  Johnnies  in  the 
works,  and  they  were  hugging  the  ground  closely.  I  went 
directly  to  their  works,  where  the  road  passed  through 


390  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

toward  our  lines,  and  picked  up  their  colors — the  Forty- 
seventh  North  Carolina — got  on  the  top  of  the  works  and 
waved  them  back  and  forth,  signalling  to  our  skirmishers, 
who  had  been  lying  in  front  of  their  works  all  this  time, 
and  who  immediately  came  running  up  and  over  the  works. 
I  turned  the  colors  over  to  a  Lieutenant  Granger,  an  officer  on 
General  Miles'  s  staff,  and  that  was  the  end  of  this  little  affair. 
A  medal  was  awarded  to  a  man  of  some  Pennsylvania  regi 
ment,  at  the  suggestion  of  General  Miles,  who  said  :  1 1 
saw  a  man  pick  up  a  stand  of  colors,  and  waving  them  over 
his  head,  throw  them  down,  and  pass  on  after  the  retreat 
ing  rebels.  As  the  Second  Brigade  was  advancing  at  this 
time  and  near  the  enemy's  works,  I  saw  a  man  somewhat  in 
advance  of  his  regiment  pick  up  the  same,  and  he  turned 
them  over  to  some  officer.' 

"  It  was  a  long  time  ago,  and  I  was  a  mere  lad,  but  it 
makes  me  fighting  mad  now  even  when  I  think  of  it.  I 
was  not  with  my  regiment,  and  had  not  been  since  we 
passed  through  the  rebel  hospital  in  the  forenoon,  and  did 
not  see  them  again  until  we  were  marching  back  with  the 
prisoners,  which,  in  fact,  were  taken,  as  well  as  this  stretch 
of  works  to  the  left  of  the  church,  by  us  three  men.  It  is 
saying  a  great  deal,  but  these  are  facts,  nevertheless,  as  we 
were  the  only  Yanks  inside  of  the  rebel  line  at  this  time. 
What  troops  first  came  up  I  do  not  remember,  but  I  know 
we  got  all  the  Johnnies — about  three  or  four  hundred — and 
I  was  one  of  the  men  to  guard  them  to  the  rear. 

"  Major  Gould  was  satisfied  that  I  was  entitled  to  the 
credit  of  capturing  the  colors,  and  so  backed  my  discharge 
with  the  fact  that  I  was  called  to  the  front  of  the  brigade  the 
next  morning  and  complimented  for  the  same  by  General 
Nugent.  And  that  is  all  I  have  to  show  for  a  piece  of  fool- 
hardiness  on  the  field  at  Sutherland's  Station." 

Every  man  in  the  regiment  who  knew  Frank  Denio  had, 
and,  if  alive,  still  has,  entire  confidence  in  .his  statement 
about  this  affair.  I  knew  him  well.  He  was  wholly  devoid 
of  fear,  and  one  of  those  impetuous  fellows  whose  enthu 
siasm  would  carry  him  through  any  danger. 

That  night  our  regiment  bivouacked  on  the  field  at  Suth- 


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SERGEANT   FRANK    DENIO. 


erland's  Station.  A  detachment  was  sent  to  City  Point 
with  prisoners. 

That  night  it  was  ascertained  that  Richmond  and  Peters 
burg  had  been  abandoned,  and  that  General  Lee's  army  was 
in  full  retreat  to  the  south,  with  the  probable  object  of  gain 
ing  North  Carolina  to  unite  with 
Johnston.  At  6  A.M.  of  the  3d 
our  regiment  fell  in  and  marched 
to  the  south  some  fourteen  miles, 
crossed  Namozine  Creek,  and  en 
camped  near  the  Nintercomac. 
The  next  morning  we  were  on  our 
way  at  6  A.M.,  passed  the  Fifth 
Corps  during  the  day,  and  bi 
vouacked.  On  the  morning  of 
the  5th  we  had  marched  about 
two  miles  when  we  overtook  the 
rear  guard  of  the  enemy  near 

Amelia  Springs.  The  regiment  was  immediately  sent  out  as 
skirmishers.  We  engaged  the  enemy,  and  drove  them  about 
five  miles  that  day,  taking  many  prisoners.  We  lost 
eighteen  men  wounded.  The  regiment  was  relieved  from 
the  skirmish  line,  and  rejoined  the  brigade  at  10  A.M.  of 
the  6th. 

It  appears  that  Lee,  finding  he  could  not  break  through  at 
Jetersville,  moved  his  columns  west,  Longstreet  arriving 
at  Rice's  Station  at  daylight  of  the  6th.  The  line  of  our 
marching  columns  was  immediately  changed  from  the  di 
rection  of  Amelia  Court- House  to  the  westward.  At  Sailor' s 
Creek  the  enemy  made  a  stand,  and  a  vigorous  dash  of  our 
cavalry  resulted  in  the  capture  of  some  three  hundred 
prisoners,  nearly  as  many  wagons,  three  pieces  of  artillery, 
and  thirteen  colors. 

"  On  the  evening  of  the  6th,"  says  Colonel  Gould,  "  as 
we  were  marching  in  column,  we  encountered  an  officer  ac 
companied  only  by  an  orderly.  The  Fourth  was  on  the 
right  of  the  brigade,  and  the  officer,  riding  by  my  side  a 
short  distance,  remarked,  '  We  have  Lee  headed  off  now, 
and  he  must  fight  or  surrender.' 


392  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

"  Not  knowing  who  the  officer  was,  not  seeing  any  insignia 
of  rank,  I  asked  the  orderly  who  the  officer  was.  With  a 
look  of  contempt,  he  replied,  '  Phil  Sheridan.'  Riding 
back  a  short  distance,  I  called  on  the  regiment  to  give 
three  cheers  for  General  Sheridan.  They  were  given  with 
a  will  and  a  tiger.  He  came  back,  acknowledged  the  salute, 
and  talked  for  a  minute,  saying  that  our  regiment  should 
have  a  chance  to  fight  the  next  day.  Our  line  was  hardly 
established  when  an  order  came  to  move  the  Fourth  to  the 
rear  about  one  hundred  yards,  and  await  orders.  At  &  P.M. 
we  got  an  order  to  camp  for  the  night,  and  to  be  ready  to 
skirmish  at  4  A.M." 

April  1th. — The  hope  of  reaching  Danville  now  appeared 
to  be  abandoned  by  the  Confederates.  Longstreet,  with 
one  half  the  remaining  force,  crossed  the  Appomattox 
at  Farmville,  and  Gordon,  with  the  other  half,  crossed  at 
High  Bridge.  Mahone's  Division  were  destroying  this 
bridge  when  Barlow's  Division  of  our  corps  came  up  in 
time  to  seize  it.  Our  other  two  divisions  were  moving  to 
reach  the  Lynchburg  stage  road. 

Our  regiment  followed  the  cavalry  at  a  breakneck  pace  on 
the  morning  of  the  7th.  Says  Colonel  Gould  :  "  General 
Sheridan  assigned  the  troops  on  their  arrival  at  Jetersville, 
and  as  we  were  the  first  of  the  infantry  there,  to  us  was 
given  the  privilege  of  opening  the  battle.  General  Sheridan, 
who  would  rather  fight  than  not,  supposed  every  one  else 
was  like  himself.  We  moved  out  in  the  forenoon  about  a 
mile  from  our  starting-point,  and  came  upon  the  rebels 
moving  on  a  cross-road.  Word  was  immediately  sent  back 
to  General  Miles,  who  came  out  himself  with  a  section  of 
light  artillery,  and  opened  fire  upon  them.  The  skirmish 
line  pushed  on  quickly,  centering  at  the  large  wooden  bridge 
that  the  rebels  were  doing  their  best  to  cross,  and  at 
the  same  time  destroy.  Lieutenant  Washburn  was  among 
the  first  to  reach  this  point,  and  taking  in  the  situation, 
sprang  into  the  stream,  which  was  over  waist-deep.  His 
example  was  quickly  followed,  and  coming  up  on  the  other 
side,  we  found  some  three  hundred  Union  soldiers  who  had 
been  prisoners,  some  of  our  own  regiment  being  among  the 


SUTHERLAND'S  STATION  AND  THE  FINAL  PURSUIT.  393 

number,  that  the  enemy  in  their  haste  to  get  away  left  be 
hind  them.  We  kept  up  a  running  skirmish  fight  all  day, 
driving  the  enemy  across  the  Appomattox  River,  and  cap 
turing  many  prisoners.  Toward  night  we  came  out  on  to  a 
main  road,  and  found  the  rebels  with  a  small  force  thrown 
across  it,  strong  enough  to  hold  back  our  skirmish  line. 
The  Irish  Brigade,  which  had  been  foremost  in  column  all 
day,  charged  this  work,  and  soon  cleared  the  road/' 

The  Confederate  line  of  march  that  day  was  strewn  with 
abandoned  baggage  of  all  sorts.  Says  Frank  Denib : 
"  While  in  pursuit  of  the  Johnnies  the  afternoon  of  the  7th, 
when  about  half  way  through  a  piece  of  woods,  I  noticed  a 
large  pile  of  leaves.  Walking  up  to  it,  I  kicked  things 
right  and  left.  New  red  shirts,  drawers,  and  various  other 
wearing  apparel  were  scattered  around.  Company  M  ral 
lied  on  the  centre,  and  each  man,  grabbing  what  he  thought 
would  be  of  value,  started  off,  that  part  of  the  line  resem 
bling  a  lot  of  Punch  and  Judy  tramps.  We  soon  came  to 
the  edge  of  the  woods,  and  took  a  peep  out.  It  was  the 
finest  sight  I  had  seen  for  many  a  day.  There  on  the  op 
posite  side  of  a  valley,  about  a  half  a  mile  from  us,  and  in 
full  view,  lay  Lee's  army.  We  did  not  show  ourselves,  but 
lay  quiet,  while  orders  went  back  for  some  artillery.  While 
we  were  waiting  I  put  on  my  red  drawers,  and  the  others 
changed  for  the  clothes  they  had  captured.  We  were  danc 
ing  around  half  dressed  when  we  heard  the  rattle  of  the 
guns  in  a  road  to  our  right,  and  by  the  time  we  were  fully 
equipped  for  action  the  battery  opened.  Such  a  skedad 
dling  was  seldom  if  ever  seen  as  occurred  across  the  val 
ley." 

April  8th.  —During  the  night  of  the  7th  Lee' s  army  moved 
westward  again.  Sheridan  and  the  Fifth  Corps,  on  the 
south  bank,  and  the  Second  and  Sixth  Corps,  on  the  north 
bank  of  the  Appomattox,  took  up  the  chase  on  the  early 
morning  of  the  8th.  Late  in  the  afternoon  the  gallant 
Custer  reached  Appomattox  Station  and  there  captured 
the  supplies  which  were  intended  for  Lee's  hungry  troops, 
also  many  cannon  and  prisoners. 

Our  regiment  camped  the  night  of  the  7th  near  Farm- 


394  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

ville,  and  at  dawn  were  on  the  tramp  again.  We  engaged 
the  enemy  the  next  morning  about  five  miles  from  Buscam 
Court  House,  and  drove  them  out  of  their  works. 

"  We  had  not  been  more  than  an  hour  and  a  half  on  the 
reserve,"  says  Frank  Denio,  "  before  we  were  ordered  to  de 
ploy  and  advance.  We  did  so,  of  course,  and  found  the  line 
in  a  deep  wooded  ravine,  with  cleared  fields,  an  orchard,  some 
hay-stacks  and  farm  buildings  beyond,  with  a  Johnnie  be 
hind  every  available  cover.  Part  of  Companies  F  and  H 
were  stalled  here,  and  could  not  drive  the  Johnnies  out ;  I 
think  we  had  about  thirty-five  men.  We  crawled  up  the 
bank  and  made  a  run  for  them,  and  put  them  out  with  the 
help  of  the  other  men.  Lost  one  man  here  before  we  had 
gone  twenty  feet  from  the  ravine.  I  think  his  name  was 
Snyder  ;  think  he  died  right  where  he  fell.  Followed  them 
till  afternoon,  alternately  fighting  infantry  and  Bosser's 
cavalry. 

"  About  noon  we  were  advancing  across  a  field,  and  got 
about  fifteen  rods  from  the  woods,  when  there  appeared  on 
our  left,  coming  out  of  some  thin  woods,  a  squad  of  about 
thirty  of  said  cavalry.  They  tried  to  get  between  us  and 
the  woods,  but  did  not,  for  we  were  too  smart  for  them. 
They  came  up  to  a  high  fence  that  ran  along  the  woods, 
and  as  we  got  behind  the  nearest  trees  they  opened  on  us, 
shooting  my  chum,  Dave  Bowman,  who  was  just  to  my 
right,  behind  an  old  upturned  root.  He  went  back  to  the 
rear,  and  we  soon  took  the  advance  again  ;  the  rebs  did  not 
stay  there  but  a  few  minutes,  as  our  line  on  the  right  soon 
swung  around  and  gave  them  a  cross  fire.  We  had  not  gone 
more  than  ten  rods  into  the  woods  on  the  other  side  this 
field  when  there  arose  out  of  the  leaves  six  strapping  John 
nies,  and  came  toward  me.  I  had  a  Spencer  carbine  that 
one  of  the  wounded  rebel  cavalry-men  had  thrown  away, 
with  about  thirty  rounds  of  ammunition,  so  I  was  well  fixed 
for  most  anything  that  might  turn  up.  I  said,  '  Drop  those 
guns,'  and  they  dropped  them.  They  were  glad  to  quit, 
and  I  passed  them  toward  our  rear  and  told  them  to  keep 
on  till  they  struck  the  advancing  troops,  and  they  would 
take  care  of  them. 


SUTHERLAND'S  STATION  AND  THE  FINAL  PURSUIT.  395 

"  They  did  as  ordered,  and  I  went  ahead.  Our  line  was 
relieved  shortly  after  this  (as  we  were  out  of  ammunition) 
and  ordered  to  assemble  on  the  centre,  which  most  of  the 
men  did,  but  Orville  Hunt  and  I  did  not.  We  kept  just  be 
hind  the  advancing  skirmishers  and  in  front  of  the  troops 
in  the  rear,  and  took  in  all  the  houses  we  came  across.  But 
we  came  very  near  paying  dearly  for  this.  We  got  too  far 
to  the  right,  and  while  at  a  house  I  saw  some  cavalry  about 
a  half  mile  to  our  right,  and  I  told  Hunt  we  were  all  O.  K., 
for  our  cavalry  were  on  the  right  flank  looking  after  things. 
About  fifteen  minutes  later  I  looked  again  and  saw  no  signs 
of  them,  but  accidentally  taking  a  glance  back  of  the  house 
across  a  field,  I  saw  about  twenty  of  our  supposed  friends 
(Johnnies)  making  for  the  house.  They  were  just  throwing 
down  a  rail  fence  so  as  to  jump  their  horses  through.  They 
had  seen  us  also.  I  yelled  to  Hunt,  who  was  in  the  house, 
and  he  came  out  and  took  a  ham  that  I  had,  and  slipping 
around  the  house,  made  for  the  woods  close  at  hand.  I 
stepped  to  the  corner  of  the  house  and  fired  the  eight  shots 
from  my  carbine  as  rapidly  as  I  could.  I  then  placed  myself 
on  the  other  side  of  the  high  rail  fence  alongside  of  Hunt  as 
soon  as  I  could,  and  stepping  back  into  the  thick  bushes, 
looked  back  at  the  house.  Three  or  four  cavalry -men  came 
around  the  house  each  way  with  their  carbines  in  their 
hands  and  looked  in  vain  for  us,  while  we  sat  in  the  bushes 
laughing  at  them.  We  then  passed  to  the  right  and  struck 
the  troops,  and  came  up  with  them  at  the  place  where 
Lee's  heaquarter  train  was  taken. "  Says  Colonel  Gould  : 

"  On  the  8th  we  skirmished  until  about  3  P.M.,  when  we 
were  relieved  and  ordered  back  to  our  brigade,  which  we 
joined  about  6  P.M.  at  Farmville.  Here  the  rebels  had  built 
what  was  called  Round  Fort  by  some.  A  Connecticut 
regiment  had  charged  this  work  and  been  repulsed.  Major 
Church,  of  General  Miles' s  staff,  rode  up  to  General  Nugent 
with  an  order  for  the  Fourth  to  charge  this  same  work. 
Telling  Major  Church  that  we  had  but  two  hundred  and 
eighteen  men,  and  hardly  three  rounds  of  ammunition  to  a 
man,  he  turned  his  horse  and  dashed  off." 

This  lack  of  ammunition  had  to  be  proven  to  the  satisfac- 


396 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


COLONEL   ROBERT    NUGENT. 


tion  of  Major  Church  by  laying  the  cartridge-boxes  on  the 
ground  in  front  of  each  man,  and  having  them  inspected. 
Says  Frank  Denio :  "  We  were  excused,  and  some  other 

brigade  did  the  business 
and  were  most  beautifully 
whipped,  which  went  to 
prove  that  the  Johnnies 
were  not  all  dead  yet." 

The  regiment  was  moved 
a  short  distance  in  front  of 
the  brigade,  and  ammuni 
tion  enough  borrowed  to 
give  each  man  ten  rounds. 
We  were  then  ordered  to 
move  to  the  right.  Says 
Colonel  Gould : 

"  After  we  were  fur 
nished  with  ammunition, 
Major  Church  returned  with 
orders  for  the  Fourth  to 

move  to  the  right,  across  a  road,  and  pass  to  the  rear  of 
where  the  rebels  were  intrenched,  with  orders  not  to  fire 
until  a  brigade  which  had  been  ordered  to  charge  in  front 
had  become  engaged.  We  crossed  the  road,  and  found 
ourselves  facing  the  rear  of  the  rebels,  who  were  packed  in 
behind  their  works,  guns  in  hand,  watching  for  the  advance 
in  their  front.  The  temptation  for  the  Fourth  to  fire  was 
something  beyond  control.  As  quick  as  the  rebels  got  the  fire 
in  their  rear  they  broke  and  ran  ;  this,  I  think,  was  the  last 
firing  done  by  any  infantry  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac." 
On  the  evening  of  the  7th  General  Grant  had  sent  a  letter 
to  General  Lee  asking  the  surrender  of  his  army,  to  which, 
within  an  hour,  a  negative  reply  was  returned.  A  second 
letter  was  sent  on  the  8th,  and  a  reply  received  that  after 
noon.  The  flight  and  pursuit  were  kept  up  without  any 
regard  to  this  correspondence,  howeven  At  11  o'clock  of 
the  9th  inst.  we  came  up  with  Longstreet's  skirmishers. 
We  had  orders  not  to  fire.  The  cavalry,  with  the  Fifth  and 
Twenty-fourth  Corps,  were  in  their  front,  and  after  several 


MAJOR   SEWARD   F.    GOULD, 

BREVET    LIEUTENANT-COLONEL.     U.   8.  V. 


SUTHERLAND'S  STATION  AND  THE  FINAL  PURSUIT.  397 

halts  and  advances,  we  halted  the  last  time  in  the  last  line 
of  battle  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  ever  formed.  Says 
Frank  Denio  : 

"  Company  M  lay  exactly  across  the  turnpike  up  which 
we  had  advanced,  and  which  led  almost  in  a  direct  line 
through  and  into  Lee's  army. 

"  We  stacked  arms  here  just  as  we  stood,  and  when  the 
negotiations  took  place  we  had  to  break  the  stacks  to  let 
the  officers  pass  up  and  down  this  road. 

"  The  Johnnies  sent  in  a  flag  of  truce,  and  it  came 
through  our  line  at  this  spot  in  a  United  States  express 
wagon,  which  they  had  brought  from  Richmond.  It  was 
down  this  road  and  through  Company  M  that  Major- Gen 
eral  Rollins,  Grant' s  chief  of  staff,  came  on  his  horse  when  we 
rushed  to  the  road  and  said  :  '  What  is  it,  General  ? '  And 
he  said  :  '  Lee  has  surrendered,  and  that  is  the  end  of  it.' 

"  The  Twenty-sixth  Michigan  was  in  front  as  skirmish 
ers  for  our  division,  and  they  claim  that  it  was  through  that 
regiment  that  the  negotiations  for  the  surrender  of  Lee's 
army  took  place.  So  it  was  as  a  skirmish  line  ;  but  as  a  line 
of  battle  it  belongs  to  the  old  Fourth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

"  That  same  afternoon  we  went  up  to  the  woods  and,  sep 
arated  by  a  double  line  of  pickets,  stood  face  to  face  with 
the  army  that  had  looked  at  us  for  four  years  across  the 
flaming  pit — men  with  whom,  in  a  hundred  grapples,  we  had 
fought  with  remorseless  desperation  and  all  the  terrible  en 
ginery  of  death,  until  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  a  quar 
ter  of  a  million  of  men  fell ;  and  yet  the  men  we  fought, 
we  never  hated  except  that  they  struck  at  the  old  flag. 
Dear  old  army !  Its  tents  are  struck,  its  fires  are  dead  ; 
folded  the  banners  that  lighted  its  swelling  way  ;  silent  the 
bugles  that  beckoned  to  fame  across  death's  abysses  ;  van 
ished  the  embattled  hosts  that  shone  in  the  morning 
sun  ;  scattered  the  friendly  band  that  shoulder-to-shoulder 
stormed  the  gates  of  glory.  So  it  rises  and  stands  before 
me ;  the  ranks  all  full,  we  the  living,  they  the  immortal, 
swelling  together  the  roll  of  honor,  that  great  company  of 
heroic  souls  that  were  and  are  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.'* 


CHAPTER   XXIX. 


EXPERIENCES    OF    THE    CAPTURED. 


A.  cnHE  chronicles  of  the  captured  !  What 
feelings  of  pity,  disgust,  horror,  and  pro 
found  sympathy  do  they  create. 

We  were  so  unfortunate  as  to  have  a 
good  many  of  our  men  captured  :  a  few  at 
the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  some  at  the 
North  Anna  and  Cold  Harbor,  but  the 
chief  portion  of  them,  as  already  shown, 
at  Ream's  Station.  Quite  a  number  of 
these  men  returned  to  the  command  after 
Lee's  surrender,  while  we  were  yet  in  the  Held.  We  are 
permitted  to  refer  to  the  experiences  of  Major  Knower, 
Colonel  Corliss,  Lieutenant  Peloubet,  Sergeants  Wright, 
Hayden,  Hubbell,  McKeever,  Bunyea,  Sands,  Marsh,  and 
others. 

Some  were  more  fortunate  than  others  in  the  circum 
stances  of  their  capture.  Major  Knower  says  : 

"  When  Lieutenant  Flint  and  myself  broke  through  the 
screen  of  shrubbery  and  found  ourselves  in  presence — at 
short  range — of  a  line  of  Hampton' s  dismounted  cavalry,  we 
were  greeted  with  the  command  to  throw  down  our  swords 
and  come  in.  The  invitation  being  coupled  with  lurid 
adjectives  at  that  time  very  popular  in  both  armies,  we 
halted  and  obeyed  the  demand  to  throw  down  arms.  Their 
line  advanced,  and  two  files  dropping  out,  surrounded  us. 
My  first  experience  inside  the  Confederacy  was  marked  by 
one  of  the  four  Johnnies  dropping  his  carbine  to  the  level 
of  my  breast  and  demanding  my  watch.  Finding  I  had  none, 
he  asked  for  my  money.  In  the  act  of  mildly  fibbing,  by 
saying  I  had  none  of  that  commodity,  I  instinctively  put  my 
hand  upon  my  vest-pocket,  where,  indeed,  I  had  a  few  hard- 


EXPERIENCES   OF   THE   CAPTURED.  399 

earned  dollars.  His  next  action  made  my  pardonable  false 
hood  a  truth,  for  thrusting  his  hand  in  the  pocket,  he  re 
lieved  me  of  all  my  funds,  and  also  from  the  necessity  of 
lying  about  them  to  the  next  comer.  He  then  started  to  join 
his  command  in  the  advance.  One  of  his  comrades  remark 
ing  that  fair  exchange  was  no  robbery,  snatched  off  my  hat, 
and  threw  his  own  greasy — oh,  how  greasy — home-made 
head-covering  at  my  feet.  Then  catching  sight  of  the  stem 
of  a  meerschaum  pipe  that  was  protruding  from  the  side 
pocket  of  my  coat,  he  l  reckoned  he'd  take  that,  too.'  Suit 
ing  action  to  words,  he  grabbed  the  pipe,  and  started  to 
follow  his  companion.  Aroused  by  this  last  indignity — for 
even  a  worm  will  turn — and  the  pipe  had  cost  ten  dollars 
in  Washington,  I  called  after  him,  {  Say,  Johnny,  you've 
got  the  pipe  ;  take  the  tobacco,  too,'  at  the  same  time 
throwing  toward  him  my  pouch.  His  conscience  seemed  to 
smite  him,  for,  turning  back,  he  said,  '  Here,  Yank,  fair 
play  ;  I'll  trade  with  you,'  giving  me  a  Virginia  clay  pipe- 
bowl  with  a  reed  stem,  in  exchange  for  my  meerschaum.  I 
gained  a  relic — which  I  still  have,  and  cherish — by  the 
trade,  and  lost  a  good  pipe,  my  only  consolation  being  that 
Lieutenant  Burt,  of  Company  B,  would  feel  the  loss  more 
than  I,  it  being  his  pipe  that  he  had  loaned  me,  and  there 
is  no  insurance  against  losses  through  warfare.  The  two 
remaining  Johnnies  proceeded  to  escort  us  to  the  rear  ;  but 
filled  with  a  laudable  desire  not  to  be  too  quick  in  reporting 
back  for  duty,  they  moved  at  a  very  slow  pace,  a  fact 
which,  as  the  bullets  were  incessantly  spotting  the  trees 
around  us,  Flint  and  myself  pointed  out  to  them  as  a  very 
injudicious  proceeding,  remarking  that  if  we  were  going  to 
be  hit,  it  would  be  better  to  take  the  chances  as  far  in  the 
rear  as  possible,  so  that  the  wounds  might  be  slighter. 
Agreeing  to  this,  we  all  found  cover  behind  the  largest 
trees,  and  amicably  discussed  the  state  of  the  war,  until  it 
was  too  late  for  our  guards  to  get  back  to  the  front  in  time 
to  do  any  fighting.  They  then  escorted  us  to  the  Provost 
Guard  and  '  turned  us  over.'  I  have  a  dim  recollection  of 
seeing  just  the  same  kind  of  conduct  on  our  side  of  the 
lines.  Human  nature,  however,  is  all  alike.  When,  three 


400  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

days  afterward,  we  reached  Libby  prison,  it  was  just  at 
nightfall.  A  group  of  some  two  hundred  officers  was  packed 
in  the  lower  room  serving  as  an  entrance  hall.  Here  Ser 
geant  Dick  Turner  (may  he  be  anathema  maranatha)  made 
us  a  speech  in  which  he  informed  us  that  if  we  volun 
tarily  gave  up  what  money  we  had,  it  would  be  accounted 
for  and  returned  to  us  when  we  should  be  exchanged  ;  but 
we  would  all  be  searched,  anyhow,  and  any  money  found 
concealed  would  be  confiscated  to  the  Confederate  Govern 
ment.  I  weakly  yielded  to  the  voice  of  the  tempter,  and 
surrendered  five  dollars  greenback,  which  was  all  I  had  left. 
And  to  give  the  Southern  Confederacy  its  just  due,  will  ad 
mit  I  received  six  months  afterward,  when  exchanged,  a  five- 
dollar  Confederate  bill  in  return  therefor.  As  greenbacks 
at  that  time  were  at  the  rate  of  twenty-five  to  one,  and 
have  since  advanced  in  value,  I  still  hold  the  five-dollar 
blueback,  and  will  swap  even  with  any  one.  Ushered  in 
parties  of  five  into  an  inner  room,  we  stripped  to  the  buff, 
while  our  clothes  were  searched  for  possible  weapons  or 
probable  money.  Then  after  dressing  we  were  sent  up  a 
ladder  to  the  second  floor,  and  here  commenced  the  first 
experience  of  prison  life." 

Says  Colonel  Corliss  :  "  They  quickly  possessed  them 
selves  of  everything  the  writer  had  except  his  pants  and 
shirt.  By  this  time  darkness  prevailed.  Thunder  began  to 
reverberate  through  the  heavens,  lightning  flashed  through 
the  air  with  startling  effect,  and  the  rain  fell  in  torrents. 
Wade  Hampton's  cavalry,  whose  prisoners  we  were, 
marched  us  quite  a  distance  back,  and  grouped  us  about  a 
large,  struggling  fire,  where  we  were  turned  over  to  the 
tender  mercies  of  the  infantry.  About  the  first  face  I  saw 
there  was  that  of  Captain  Porter,  before  referred  to  as 
bringing  us  the  order  from  General  Gibbon  to  hold  our  posi 
tion.  Before  he  reached  his  headquarters  the  rebels  had 
broken  through  the  main  line,  and  held  it  so  that  he  rode 
right  into  their  ranks.  By  8  o'clock  in  the  evening  the  rain 
had  ceased,  so  had  all  firing,  but  darkness,  bitter  darkness 
rested  like  a  pall  all  around  us.  We  received  exaggerated 
statements,  of  course,  of  our  losses,  but  it  was  bad  enough, 


EXPERIENCES   OF  THE   CAPTURED.  401 

for  correct  reports  show  our  losses  to  have  been  six  hun 
dred  and  ten  officers  and  men  killed  and  wounded,  seven 
teen  hundred  and  sixty-two  missing,  also  nine  guns,  quite 
a  loss,  which  might  have  been  averted  had  we  returned  to 
our  army  on  the  night  of  the  24th.  We  Yanks  were  shiv 
ering  and  hoping  for  something  to  eat.  In  a  little  while 
the  command,  '  Fall  in  ! '  fell  upon  our  listening  ears.  It 
did  not  take  long  to  form  the  line,  and  soon,  flanked  by  our 
captors,  we  started  for  Petersburg,  which  we  were  told 
would  be  our  first  stop.  They  marched  .us  over  the  battle 
field.  It  was  a  sad  spectacle  to  see  our  dead  lay  there  stark 
naked.  The  rebels  detailed  for  this  work  had  large  light 
ed  pine  torches  which  they  would  stick  in  the  ground,  then 
strip  the  dead.  These  bright,  smoky  lights  burning  here 
and  there  in  the  dense  darkness,  the  rebels  running  to  and 
fro,  made  a  weird  spectacle  I  shall  never  forget.  It  was  the 
night  of  the  27th  ere  we  reached  the  outskirts  of  Peters 
burg,  where  we  rested  until  morning,  when  we  were  placed 
aboard  the  cars.  In  the  afternoon  Richmond  was  reached. 
We  were  turned  over  to  the  tender  mercies  of  the  militia 
reserves.  Boys  from  fifteen  to  eighteen  years  of  age,  they 
were  entirely  different  in  their  treatment  of  us  from  the 
soldiers  in  the  field.  These  were  as  considerate  as  could 
be  expected ;  the  former  were  as  mean  and  insulting  as 
they  could  be.  The  enlisted  men  were  marched  to 
Belle  Island  and  other  prison  hells.  The  officers  to  Libby 
Prison." 

Says  Lieutenant  Peloubet :  "  Of  my  capture  by  Hamp 
ton's  cavalry,  on  August  25th,  1864,  the  dismay  at  finding 
myself  a  prisoner  of  war,  I  shall  say  nothing.  It  is  an  oft- 
repeated  tale.  The  horror  of  marching  over  the  almost  de 
serted  battle-field,  where  but  a  few  hours  before  we  had 
fought  so  bravely  and  lost ;  the  naked  dead  and  wounded, 
stripped  by  the  Johnnies  of  every  article  of  clothing  ;  the 
long,  weary  tramp  of  twenty-four  hours,  with  scarcely  a 
mouthful  to  eat ;  our  arrival  at  '  Hog '  Island,  Petersburg, 
where  our  captors  turned  us  over  to  the  *  home  guard  '- 
although  as  vivid  in  my  memory  as  though  it  was  but  yes 
terday,  would  make  too  long  a  narrative  to  put  in  this  his- 


402  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

tory,  and  I  need  all  the  space  I  can  have  to  tell  the  more 
acute  story  of  life  in  rebel  prisons  of  war. 

"  Our  treatment  up  to  the  time  of  arrival  at  Hog  Island 
at  the  time  seemed  hard  enough,  but  then  our  hardships  had 
only  begun. 

"  Upon  our  arrival  at  Petersburg,  we  found  a  group  of 
Confederate  officers  seated  under  a  tree,  and  one  by  one  we 
were  marched  up  to  that  tree  and  stripped  naked,  and  had 
to  stand  quietly  and  see  our  clothes  examined  and  searched 
for  money  and  valuables,  and  then  after  taking  all  they 
wanted,  our  clothes  and  effects,  such  as  they  did  not  keep, 
were  returned  to  us,  or  else  an  exchange  was  made,  handing 
us  worn-out  shoes  in  place  of  good  boots — keeping  almost 
everything  of  value  ;  and  while  we  came  into  Petersburg 
fairly  clothed  in  United  States  uniform,  we  in  a  few  hours 
were  changed  into  a  mongrel  crowd.  Many  a  patched  but 
ternut  coat  covered  the  back  so  lately  proudly  wearing  the 
blue.  The  writer  was  fortunate  enough  to  only  exchange  hat 
and  shoes.  Resistance  was  useless.  One  poor  fellow  was 
strung  up  by  the  thumbs  for  hours  because  he  resisted  this 
robbery. 

"  We  were  fed  on  corn- bread  after  this  '  search  for  contra 
band  of  war,'  as  they  called  the  clothes,  watches,  money, 
knives,  etc.,  and  then  we  were  put  into  cattle  cars  and  sent 
on  to  Richmond.  Down  the  principal  street  we  marched, 
whistling '  Yankee  Doodle.'  I  never  heard  such  vile  epithets 
from  any  lips  as  were  hurled  at  us  by  the  women  of  Rich 
mond  as  we  passed  their  houses.  It  was  a  perfect  ovation 
of  curses,  until  we  reached  the  gates  of  '  Libby.'  Here,  a 
repetition  of  the  search,  only  more  strict  than  at  Petersburg. 
I  cannot  say  what  room  I  occupied  in  that  famous  Hotel  de 
Prison.  I  went  in  at  one  door,  through  another,  and  up 
one  flight  of  stairs,  and  the  door  was  shut." 

Alfred  Bunyea,  of  Company  A,  says  :  "  I  was  in  the 
breastworks  at  Ream's  Station,  and  started  with  others  to 
leave,  when  the  Johnnies,  pouring  in,  yelled  out :  '  Yank, 
you  drop  dat  gun  and  git  over  dar,'  and  I  got  over  dar. 
They  formed  us  in  line,  and  on  our  way  to  the  rear,  a  rally 
was  made  by  the  boys  on  the  right,  but  was  repulsed.  A 


EXPERIENCES    OF   THE   CAPTURED.  403 

heavy  thunder  shower  came  up,  and  we  were  started  off 
around  by  Dinwiddie  Court-House,  marched  all  night,  and 
arrived  in  Petersburg  about  2  o'clock  P.M.  the  next  day. 
The  Johnnies  searched  us,  took  everything  we  had  that  they 
wanted,  and  kept  us  there  over  night  and  the  next  day 
until  evening,  then  shipped  us  to  Richmond  and  put  us  in 
Libby  Prison.  We  were  there  about  a  week.  The  Johnnies 
used  to  approach  us  with  the  remark  :  '  Well,  Yank,  if  you 
have  any  greenbacks,  you  want  to  give  them  up,  and  when 
you  are  paroled,  we  will  give  them  back  to  you.'  The  last 
part  of  this  proposition  proved  to  be  all  in  their  minds. 
They  searched  us  every  day.  Sometimes  our  boys  would 
tear  up  greenbacks  before  their  eyes,  and  pretend  to  put 
them  in  their  pipes  and  smoke  them,  but  instead,  would 
roll  them  up  in  a  cud  and  put  them  in  their  mouths. 
After  we  got  on  Belle  Island,  we  fared  pretty  well,  a  small 
piece  of  corn-bread  and  bacon  once  every  day.  They  used 
to  allow  us  to  go  out  of  the  prison  on  the  Manchester 
side,  near  the  river,  to  the  stockade,  where  we  often  dug 
brier  roots.  One  of  our  number  dug  a  big  hole  one  day, 
and  getting  into  it,  was  covered  all  up,  with  a  breathing 
hole  left,  intending  to  skip  after  dark,  but  some  fellow- 
prisoner  gave  him  away,  and  a  guard  was  put  there  to 
wratch.  The  fellow  in  the  hole  waited  until  it  was  dusk, 
dug  out,  and  was  about  to  swim  the  river,  when  the  guard 
ordered  him  back.  When  the  prisoner  reported  the  pro 
posed  escape  of  his  comrade  to  the  Lieutenant  in  charge, 

the  officer  said  :  *  You  are  a  rascal ;  you  ought  to 

have  your brains  blown  out.' 

"  One  day  we  saw  a  batch  of  prisoners  taken  away,  and 
the  next  day  a  second  lot.  We  were  the  third  batch,  and 
were  taken  to  Saulsbury  Prison,  in  North  Carolina." 

Says  Charles  Marsh  :  "  When  first  put  in  Libby  Prison, 
we  were  packed  so  closely  that  we  all  had  to  stand.  In  the 
morning  one  of  our  comrades  was  found  in  a  dying  condi 
tion,  and  we  crowded  from  him  to  give  him  room  and  avoid 
trampling  on  him.  Dick  Turner,  a  clerk  in  the  prison, 
famous  for  his  cruelties  to  prisoners,  came  upstairs  on  his 
way  to  the  floor  above,  and  seeing  the  dying  man,  kicked 


404  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

him  in  the  side.  Not  being  initiated  in  prison  discipline,  I 
said:  'Don't  you  know  that  man  is  dying?'  The  look 
Turner  gave  me  convinced  me  that  silence  was  golden  in 
this  instance  at  least." 

As  the  officers  were  kept  entirely  separate  from  the  en 
listed  men,  the  experiences  of  the  two  classes  were  some 
what  different.  The  first  place  of  confinement,  with  nearly 
all  our  boys,  was  the  famous  Libby  Prison,  at  Richmond. 
Of  this  place,  Lieutenant  Peloubet  speaks  as  follows  :  "I 
was  in  a  room  about  forty  feet  wide  and  one  hundred  feet 
long,  perfectly  destitute  of  furniture,  except  each  one  was 
allowed  a  blanket,  a  spoon,  tin  plate,  and  cup.  We  were 
tired  and  hungry,  and  clad  in  clothing  occupied  by  other 
tenants  before  we  got  them. 

"  About  four  hundred  officers  occupied  this  room,  and 
we  all  slept  in  one  bed. 

"  We  arrived  so  late  in  the  afternoon  that  supper  had  been 
served  before  we  got  there.  I  had  eaten  but  half  an  ear  of 
roasted  corn,  two  small  biscuits,  and  a  very  small  piece  of 
corn-bread  in  nearly  three  days,  and  many  had  not  had  as 
much  as  that.  I  spent  just  one  month  in  Libby.  Two 
meals  a  day  were  served  to  us — mostly  very  fair  wheat  bread 
and  a  small  piece  of  boiled  fresh  beef  in  the  morning  and 
bean  soup  in  the  evening. 

"  We  had  plenty  of  water,  that  was  the  one  comfort  of 
Libby.  We  could  wash.  We  did  not  fully  appreciate  this 
till  we  reached  other  pens.  We  were  not  allowed  to  go  near 
or  look  out  of  the  windows. 

"  At  Saulsbury,  N.  C.,  I  saw  a  major  shot  and  killed  for 
just  stepping  one  foot  over  the  dead  line — pure  wanton  mur 
der.  We  tried  to  get  at  the  sentry  who  did  the  cruel  deed, 
but  he  was  commended  and  furloughed  for  his  gallant  con 
duct. 

"  I  can  forgive  them  all  else,  but  the  memory  of  these 
and  similar  inhuman  acts  that  I  have  witnessed  rankles 
as  an  unhealed  sore." 

Some  of  the  officers  fared  better  than  others,  probably 
from  the  fact  that  they  formed  the  acquaintance  of  rebel 
officers,  and  obtained  various  privileges  through  such  ac- 


EXPERIENCES  OF  THE  CAPTURED.  405 

quaintance.     This  may  be    inferred   from   the  following 
letter : 

"  LIBBY  PRISON, 

"  RICHMOND,  VA.,  August  28,  1864. 

"  DEAR  FOLKS  :  A  *  change  has  come  over  the  spirit  of  my 
dreams,'  and  I  am  now  a  member  of  the  renowned  institu 
tion  whose  name  heads  my  letter.  Nine  other  officers  of 
the  regiment  and  myself  were  gobbled  up  by  the  rebels  at 
Ream's  Station,  on  the  25th.  I  am  unhurt,  although  I  had 
one  bullet  put  through  my  coat-sleeve  and  one  through  my 
hat.  Since  our  capture  we  have  been  treated  very  well, 
especially  by  the  Major  who  conducted  us  to  Petersburg. 
He  was  a  genuine  good  fellow.  Write  to  the  commander 
of  the  Fourth  Heavy  (New  York  Artillery),  and  have  my 
valise  sent  home  by  express.  My  shoulder-straps  are  in 

's  possession.     Send  for  them.     The  whole  company  is 

Tiere — thirty -nine  men. 

"  The  officers  here  are :  Major  Williams,  First  Lieuten 
ants  Chichester,  Barnes,  Watts,  Knower  ;  Second  Lieuten 
ants  Dearborn,  Corliss,  Flint,  Yanderpool,  and  Peloubet. 

"  Find  out  how  to  send  letters,  and  write  to  me.  Love 
to  all  the  dear  ones  at  home. 

"  WILLIAM  B.  KNOWER." 

Lieutenant  Knower' s  experience  is  here  given  : 

"  The  room  in  Libby  Prison  was  intensely  dark  to  us, 
coming  from  the  light  below,  and  the  first  groping  steps  of 
the  new  arrival  was  apt  to  bring  him  stumbling  over  the 
legs  of  some  older  victim  who  had  retired  for  the  night. 
This,  of  course,  brought  out  the  usual  compliments,  more 
forcible  than  polite,  and  while  endeavoring  to  apologize  to 
an  unseen  sufferer,  a  chorus  of  '  fresh  fish,'  '  fresh  fish,' 
filled  the  air,  mingled  with  all  sorts  of  remarks  of  a  per 
sonal  nature  relative  to  captured  coffee-boilers  and  sich. 
It  was  hard.  Where  we  had  looked  for  tender  sympathy 
we  found  only  hard-hearted  jeers  and  laughter.  Stifling 
our  sorrows  as  best  we  could,  the  first  new-comers  caught 
on,  and  were,  perhaps,  the  loudest  in  welcoming  their  com 
rades  in  misfortune  as  they  slowly  climbed  the  ladder  in 


406  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

turn,  after  the  search  below  stairs.  It  was  after  12  o'clock 
before  the  last  man  had  come  to  join  the  motley  crew 
and  silence  had  settled  down  upon  the  prison.  Groping 
around  among  the  unseen  forms  stretched  out  upon  the 
floor,  I  found  a  vacant  place,  and  lying  down,  head  to  the 
wall,  I  sank  to  sleep,  with  at  least  one  thought  to  give  me 
consolation — '  There  could  be  no  picket  duty  that  night.' 
Libby  Prison,  judging  from  my  experience  of  others,  and 
from  what  I  have  learned  of  other  prisons,  was  undoubtedly 
the  best  they  had  in  the  Confederacy.  It  was  swept  out 
twice  a  day  by  colored  men,  scrubbed  twice  a  week,  had 
running  water  and  a  bath-tub  on  each  of  the  two  upper 
floors,  where  we  were  confined,  and  was  comparatively 
sheltered  from  the  weather.  Still,  it  was  not  as  comfortable 
a  place  to  live  in  as  was  William's  Hotel,  or  even  the  bar 
racks  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen.  I  remember  one  night  after  the 
attack  upon  Fort  Harrison,  during  which  attack  we  could 
plainly  see  the  shells  bursting  in  the  air  and  hear  the  sound 
of  the  guns,  we  were  all  so  elated  with  the  seeming  pros 
pect  of  being  liberated  forthwith  by  the  entrance  of  the 
Union  troops,  that  we  indulged  in  singing  Union  songs  until 
long  after  '  taps.'  At  the  time  no  notice  was  taken  of  our 
patriotic  zeal,  but  at  2  o'clock  next  morning,  the  rebel  relief 
guard  marched  into  the  prison  and  routed  us  all  up  ;  form 
ing  us  into  four  ranks  on  the  floor,  the  commander  told  us 
that  we  must  stand  in  that  position  for  'two  hours,  under 
penalty  of  being  shot  if  we  left  our  places  or  sat  down. 
The  long  room  was  dimly  lighted  by  a  few  tallow  dips, 
and  we  stood  there  with  the  guard  surrounding  us,  their 
muskets  at  '  a  ready,'  until  the  candles  had  nearly  burned 
down  ;  the  time  was  not  quite  two  hours,  however,  as  the 
dips  were  miserable  affairs  and  burned  rapidly,  but  I 
noticed  that  no  one  seemed  inclined  to  enliven  the  occasion 
by  song,  and  after  we  had  been  dismissed  the  compliments 
of  those  who  did  not  or  could  not  sing  were  many,  if  not 
graceful,  to  the  performers  who  had  brought  the  punish 
ment  upon  us. 

"  When  we  were  confined  at  Saulsbury  Prison  pen  a  plot 
was  organized  for  escape  of  the  whole  number  confined 


EXPERIENCES    OF   THE   CAPTURED.  407 

there — some  eight  thousand  in  all.  I  think  the  plan  was 
feasible,  for  the  enlisted  men  had  been  organized  by  the 
Johnnies  in  companies  of  one  hundred  men,  each  under  the 
command  of  a  sergeant,  for  the  purpose  of  drawing  rations, 
and  the  officers  who  were  in  the  conspiracy  all  knew  their 
parts  and  were  prepared  to  carry  them  out.  There  were 
but  two  regiments,  with  a  section  of  artillery  guarding  us. 
and  had  we  made  the  attempt,  we  could  have  swamped  them 
by  mere  weight  of  numbers.  The  plan  failed  by  a  mere  ac 
cident.  In  the  enclosure  the  officers  were  separated  from 
the  men  by  a  line  of  eighteen  guards  patrolling  between 
two  '  dead  lines,'  but  communications  were  readily  passed 
back  and  forth  by  means  of  papers  wrapped  around  stones. 
In  the  afternoon,  before  the  contemplated  break,  which  was 
to  have  taken  place  at  2  o'clock  the  next  morning — their 
guard  being  changed  at  even  houss,  thus  giving  us  a  chance 
to  capture  thirty-six  muskets  and  cartridge-boxes  at  the 
outset,  as  we  could  then  gobble  both  reliefs,  and  thus  armed 
take  the  guns  by  assault — the  officer  whose  duty  it  was  to 
throw  over  the  paper  notifying  the  men  of  the  time,  from 
nervousness,  perhaps,  wrapped  the  paper  around  the  stone 
so  loosely  that  it  dropped  between  the  dead  lines,  while 
the  stone  flew  across.  There  the  paper  lay  unnoticed  by 
the  sentinels  for  about  an  hour.  When  the  relief  marched 
in  a  quick-sighted  Sergeant  saw  it,  then  picked  it  up  and 
read  it.  At  4  o'clock  that  afternoon  a  strong  guard  was 
marched  in  the  enclosure,  and  in  an  hour  every  officer  was 
on  the  cars  bound  for  Danville,  Va.  It  was  a  great  pity.  I 
think  we  could  have  astonished  them.  There  were  only 
two  guns  to  take,  one  at  each  angle  of  the  officers'  side  of 
the  enclosure,  both  already  loaded  with  canister,  and 
neither  defended  with  any  obstructions,  while  their  limbers 
were  just  behind  them,  all  ready  for  our  use.  Each  camp 
of  this  regiment  being  in  short  range  of  the  guns  when  fired 
to  the  rear,  a  successful  capture  of  the  section  would  cer 
tainly  make  things  lively  that  morning  ;  but  it  was  not  to  be. 
"  At  Danville,  we  were  imprisoned  in  the  two  upper 
stories  of  a  tobacco  warehouse,  the  two  guards  locked  in 
with  us  occupying  the  lower  one,  while  others  patrolled 


408  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

around  the  building  outside.  We  used  to  beg  a  c  chaw ' 
of  tobacco  from  the  sentinel  on  duty,  and  always  took  as 
big  a  chew  as  conscience  would  permit.  This  after  getting 
upstairs  we  dried  and  used  for  smoking.  I  remember  once 
in  my  desire  for  a  smoke  I  overstepped  the  bounds  of  po 
liteness.  For  having  made  the  usual  request,  '  Say,  John 
ny,  let's  have  a  chaw,'  the  guard  handed  me  his  plug  of 
North  Carolina.  I  took  what  I  may  now  say  with  pride 
was  a  stunner  of  a  chew  (spoiling  the  enemy,  you  know) 
and  handed  back  the  remainder.  The  guard  looked  at  it 
for  a  moment,  and  then  said,  more  in  sorrow  than  in 
anger,  '  Say,  Yank,  give  me  the  chaw,  and  you  keep  the 
plug.'  I  acknowledged  my  fault,  but  I  kept  the  chew. 
At  Danbury  our  fare  was  about  six  ounces  of  corn-bread  at 
nine  in  the  morning,  and  from  that  time  until  nine  the  next 
morning  all  the  water  we.  wan  ted  and  would  bring  for  our 
selves  from  the  Dan  River,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  dis 
tant.  This  fare  was  varied  twice  a  week  —Tuesdays  and 
Fridays — by  what  was  in  courtesy  called  pea  soup,  or 
in  lieu  boiled  beef  served  at  four  in  the  afternoon.  The 
prisoners  were  divided,  for  convenience  of  distribution  of 
rations,  into  messes.  Our  mess  was  number  seventeen,  and 
had  fourteen  members.  The  soup  when  served  was  delivered 
in  a  water-bucket,  the  same  in  which  we  washed  ourselves 
or  clothes,  when  we  did  indulge  in  that  luxury,  and  was 
distributed  by  means  of  any  cup  or  old  tomato-can  that 
Providence  or  good  luck  might  furnish  through  dint  of 
borrowing,  for  we  were  a  very  poor  mess,  indeed.  The  dis 
tribution  generally  gave  each  member  about  a  quart  of 
muddy,  warm  water,  and  when  the  bottom  of  the  pail  was 
reached,  a  tablespoonful  of  small  black  beans,  mingled  with 
dirt  or  weeds,  to  each  share.  I  am  not  exaggerating,  but 
write  simple  facts.  Our  beef  soup  was  made,  apparently, 
judging  from  the  residue  left  in  the  bottom  of  the  pail,  from 
the  entire  animal  boiled  down  except,  perhaps,  the  hide, 
hoofs,  and  horns ;  portions  of  most  every  other  part  we 
frequently  discovered.  You  might  think  that  this  simple 
fare  was  hardly  worth  quarrelling  over.  Yet  such  is  the 
perverse  nature  of  mankind,  that  the  utmost  jealousy  ex- 


EXPERIENCES    OF   THE   CAPTURED.  409 

isted  lest  one  should  get  more  than  his  fair  share,  while  in 
fact  the  one  who  got  the  most  may  justly  have  been  consid 
ered  the  worst  off.  Our  bread  was  simply  rye  meal  that 
had  not  been  bolted — until  we  got  hold  of  it — baked  in  very 
hot  ovens  in  large  dripping-pans  after  having  been  mixed 
with  water  and  very  little  salt.  This  resulted  in  an  outer 
crust  very  hard  and  an  inner  mass  of  moist,  uncooked 
meal.  Invalids  and  those  with  pampered  stomachs  used  to 
trade  the  inside  mess  for  the  crust — two  for  one  portion. 
The  bread  in  pans  was  usually  marked  in  lines  before  bak 
ing,  so  as  to  divide  each  pan  into  six  loaves,  one  each  being 
given  to  every  two  men  of  the  mess.  As  the  division  lines 
were  very  uneven,  the  sizes  of  the  loaves  were  quite  irregu 
lar,  and  so  strife  and  dissensions  arose  among  the  brethren. 
At  first  the  method  was  for  one  to  turn  his  back  and  as  each 
loaf  was  pointed  out  to  name  the  parties  to  whom  it  should 
go  ;  but,  alas  !  it  was  soon  discovered  that  the  man  with  his 
back  turned  always  secured  the  largest  loaf  for  himself  and 
partner  ;  it  was  suspected  that  he  received  some  signal.  I 
know  I  have  stood  quite  close  to  Lieutenant  Flint  when  he 
called  out  names,  and  possibly  might  have  unconsciously 
touched  his  foot  on  such  an  occasion.  Then  we  adopted 
the  plan  of  putting  numbers  in  a  hat,  to  be  drawn  corre 
sponding  with  duplicates  placed  on  the  loaves  ;  but  the  num 
bers  for  the  largest  loaves  always  seemed  to  stick  under  the 
hat-band  until  the  last.  Finally,  we  took  the  method  of 
each  in  turn  first  choosing  a  loaf  in  the  morning  ;  this  was 
satisfactory.  It  gave  a  fine  scope  for  generosity  and  mag 
nanimity,  but  I  noticed  that  no  one  shamed  his  comrades 
by  taking  advantage  of  the  opportunity  to  exercise  these 
praiseworthy  virtues.  We  had  several  escapes  while  at 
Danville,  but  though  for  a  time  successful  in  getting  away 
from  the  prison,  every  one  who  tried  it  was  in  the  end  re 
captured.  The  method  of  escape  was  quite  ingenious. 
We  had  to  bring  water  for  ourselves  from  the  Dan  River 
twice  each  day,  two  different  messes  in  their  turn  taking 
the  duty.  Under  escort  of  four  guards,  two  at  the  head 
and  two  in  the  rear,  the  Messubis  of  the  mess  would  start 
for  the  river,  to  reach  which  they  had  to  cross  a  mill-race, 


410  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

about  six  feet  wide  and  four  deep,  upon  a  narrow,  unrailed 
plank-bridge.  At  first  each  man  carried  two  pails,  but  after 
awhile  it  became  the  custom  for  some  to  carry  but  one.  This 
gave  the  opportunity  for  escape.  A  party  would  go  out 
just  before  nightfall,  on  a  winter  day,  and  when  returning 
from  the  river,  with  full  pails  strung  out  into  a  long  line, 
the  column  being  half  way  across  the  mill-race,  a  halt  would 
he  called  to  rest.  Those  at  the  head  and  rear  would  engage 
the  guards  in  conversation,  while  the  seeker  after  freedom, 
who  always  managed  to  be  upon  the  bridge,  would  quietly 
slip  down  into  the  ice-cold  water  and  sneak  out  of  sight  be 
neath  the  planks.  When  the  word  to  advance  was  given, 
a  comrade  with  but  one  pail  would  pick  up  also  the  one  left 
by  the  fugitive,  and  everything  would  be  serene.  It  must 
have  been  a  cool  proceeding  to  escape  in  that  manner, 
though  six  or  eight  tried  it. 

"  In  February  we  were  sent  again  to  Libby  Prison,  to 
be  exchanged,  and  had  a  very  enjoyable  ride  to  Richmond, 
arriving  at  which  place  we  broke  away  from  our  guards  in 
a  body  and  made  a  dead  run  for  the  prison,  knocking  on 
the  doors  and  clamoring  to  Dick  Turner  to  let  us  in — a 
ludicrous  contrast  to  the  time,  six  months  previous,  when 
we  only  wanted  to  get  out ;  but  a  man  is  never  satisfied. 
Besides,  we  knew  the  sooner  we  were  paroled  at  the  prison, 
the  quicker  we  would  be  exchanged.  On  our  way  down 
the  James  River,  on  February  22d,  1865,  three  men  who 
had  been  brought  on  stretchers  sick  from  the  hospital  to  the 
boat  died  before  we  reached  the  place  of  exchange.  Ten 
per  cent  of  the  officers  with  whom  I  was  imprisoned  died 
during  the  six  months  of  confinement :  three  were  shot  by 
guards  ;  the  rest  died  of  sickness.  Our  first  meal  at  An 
napolis  Hospital,  of  '  real-for-sure '  ham  and  eggs,  with  un 
limited  hot  biscuit  and  coffee,  placed  beyond  a  doubt  the 
fact  that  we  had  arrived  in  '  God's  country  ' — a  sentiment 
we  had  begun  to  cherish  when  we  first  saw  the  old  flag 
streaming  out  over  our  lines  as  we  crossed  at  Chapin's  farm. 
Some — many,  in  fact — shed  tears  ;  as  for  me,  having  no 
handkerchief,  I  just  simply  snuffled." 

Says  Lieutenant  Peloubet,  of  the  trip  to  Saulsbury  Prison 


EXPERIENCES   OF  THE   CAPTURED.  411 

and  treatment  there  :  "  One  fine  Sunday  morning  in  the  lat 
ter  part  of  September,  1864,  we  were  wakened  about  3  A.M., 
marched  downstairs,  and  every  one  handed  a  well-filled 
haversack.  We  were  marched  to  a  train  of  cattle  cars,  and 
told  to  get  in — sixty  in  each  car.  Well,  we  were  out  of 
Libby,  but  where  were  we  going  ?  Wild  rumors  of  exchange 
were  flying.  Soon  the  cars  moved.  We  had  fresh  air,  at 
any  rate,  for  a  while,  but  it  did  not  last  long.  Our  long, 
tedious  ride,  sixty  locked  in  a  car,  just  standing  room,  was 
frightful.  Before  night  most  of  the  haversacks  were  empty. 
Most  of  the  men  were  jolly.  Then  came  the  want  of  water. 
Burning  thirst  prevailed.  The  air  had  become  so  foul  as  to 
be  hardly  breathable.  The  result  of  this  unusual  feasting 
and  the  bad  air,  crowded  condition  forcing  us  to  stand  up, 
and  the  journey,  may  be  recalled  by  those  soldiers  who 
were  there,  as  resulting  in  a  very  horrible  condition  cf 
things,  hardly  to  be  imagined  by  those  who  were  not  there. 

"  We  went  along  slowly  day  by  day  the  same,  except 
that  we  stopped  once  and  went  back  nearly  seven  miles  to 
get  an  officer's  hat  that  had  blown  oft0 — it  was  too  valuable 
to  lose.  * 

'•  We  travelled  night  and  day  with  hardly  any  stoppage 
anywhere,  until  at  last  we  insisted  upon  having  something 
to  eat.  Instead  of  keeping  us  three  days  on  the  road,  we 
were  between  six  and  seven,  during  which  time  we  only  had 
water  twice  to  drink.  They  did  stop  at  a  little  town,  and 
furnished  for  the  eight  hundred  officers  three  boxes  of  hard 
tack,  which  \vas  so  hard  that  we  could  not  possibly  bite  it, 
and  they  gave  us  no  water.  The  suffering  on  that  six  days' 
journey  was  intense. 

"  We  arrived  about  dark  at  Saulsbury,  marched  into  the 
stockade,  through  the  ranks  of  the  rebel  renegades,  who 
would  grab  anything  we  had,  even  trying  to  tear  off  our 
clothes  to  cover  themselves.  We  were  taken  upstairs  in  a 
large  building,  and  put  on  the  floor  to  sleep,  and  twice  dur 
ing  the  night  these  rebel  renegades  made  breaks  to  see  if 
they  could  get  anything  away  from  us.  They  would  run 
all  over  us,  stepping  on  us.  Next  morning  they  took  us 
into  the  stockade,  and  put  eight  hundred  officers  in  six 


412  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

log- cabins  of  two  rooms  each,  and  there  we  remained 
twenty  days.  During  this  time  we  were  formed  into  regu 
lar  military  brigades,  etc.  There  was  a  line  about  twenty 
feet  from  the  front  of  our  tent,  bordering  a  walk  that  was 
used  by  a  sentry.  We  could  not  go  within  twenty  feet  of 
that,  and  the  enlisted  men  were  twenty  feet  on  the  other 
side.  It  was  here  that  I  saw  Major killed.  For  step 
ping  incidentally  across  the  line  he  was  shot. 

"  My  shoes  were  soleless,  held  together  by  rags,  and 
I  was  dressed  in  the  lightest  of  summery  costume,  and 
my  courage  was  not  equal  to  making  any  attempt  to 
escape. 

"  They  suspicioned  that  some  had  escaped,  and  formed 
us  in  four  ranks  and  counted  us,  and  we  were  all  there. 
By  some  means  we  kept  the  account  good  until  thirteen 
had  escaped. 

"One  day  Colonel  Young,  commandant  of  Danville  Prison, 
said  :  '  Which  of  yous  got  away,  boys  ? ' 

"  We  told  him  to  look  at  his  roll-call  and  find  out,  and 
then  he  chinned  for  an  hour  or  so,  finishing  by  saying,  that 
several  had  been  captured  and  returned  to  Libby. 

"  Then  they  counted  us  again,  and  we  were  all  there. 
They  then  put  us  all  on  the  lower  floor,  and  counted  us  as 
we  went  upstairs,  and  reversed  matters,  counting  us  as  we 
came  downstairs,  and  we  were  all  there.  The  next  day 
they  came  back,  with  a  squad  of  soldiers,  had  them  load 
their  muskets  and  aim  at  us,  and  counted  us  again  ;  still 
the  original  number  was  there.  Counted  us  all  that  day, 
and  at  last  offered  parole  to  fifty  soldiers  who  would  tell 
them  how  we  managed  to  keep  up  the  original  number 
when  thirteen  had  escaped.  The  secret  of  this  Avas  away 
back  in  a  dark  corner  behind  a  post,  a  hole  being  cut 
through  the  floor,  and  when  some  had  been  counted  and 
went  down  or  upstairs,  there  were  put  through  this  hole 
enough  to  be  counted  twice  to  make  the  original  number 
brought  to  Danville. 

"  During  the  latter  part  of  our  confinement  we  fared 
pretty  well.  Rebel  officers  and  civilians  offered  us  in  ex 
change  for  drafts  on  our  friends  their  Confederate  money. 


EXPERIENCES   OF   THE    CAPTURED.  413 

I  gave  a  fellow  a  draft  on  Calais,  Me.,  signing  a  fictitious 
name,  for  $100  in  exchange  for  $700. 

"  With  this  I  could  buy  pork  at  $12  a  pound  ;  flour,  $3  a 
pound  ;  eggs,  $15  a  dozen  ;  sweet  potatoes,  $1  to  $2  each  ; 
onions,  from  $3  to  $5  each  ;  butter,  $16  a  pound,  and  tea  or 
coffee  for  $400  a  pound,  Confederate  money. 

"  Our  sources  of  amusement  were  many,  a  good  glee  club 
being  one  of  them.  The  rebel  officers  used  to  come  in  and 
hear  us  sing,  and  I  never  heard  anybody  cheer  harder  than 
they  when  we  sang,  '  Rally  round  the  flag,  boys.' 

"  One  day  a  regiment  of  soldiers  came  into  town,  and 
stacked  their  muskets  within  fifty  feet  of  our  prison,  right 
in  plain  sight,  and  left  them  without  guard.  Not  a  person 
was  in  sight.  We  hastily  formed  into  military  order,  ap 
pointed  our  line  and  field  officers,  and  were  told  to  follow 
quietly.  Twelve  grabbed  our  pails,  and  sung  out :  '  Guard, 
water ! '  The  guard  opened  the  door  to  let  us  out  for 
water,  and  we  made  a  rush.  Twenty-five  had  reached  the 
outside,  when  a  volley  was  fired,  and  they  returned.  One 
major  lost  his  life. 

"  The  next  morning  a  surgeon  came  down  wearing  the 
Major's  coat,  another  his  boots,  and  yet  another  his  hat. 
The  rebels  offered  us  $50  to  $500  for  a  pair  of  boots,  and 
from  $25  to  $50  for  the  hats  of  those  sufficiently  fortunate 
to  retain  them. 

"  We  were  divided  up  into  squads  or  messes  of  sixteen^ 
and  when  we  slept,  room  enough  was  left,  so  that  if  the 
bones  stuck  through  under  the  feathers  on  one  side,  we  were 
all  ordered  to  turn  over  or  spoon  at  once,  which  we  did. 

"  Our  principal  occupation  was  cutting  kindling-wood. 
Corn-bread  alone  became  monotonous,  so  we  mixed  it  with 
warm  water,  making  gruel.  The  guards  would  bring  us  in 
chunks  of  wood  for  a  consideration,  and  we  paid  $60  a, 
month  for  the  use  of  a  cook-stove.  Each  one  furnished  his 
quota  of  kindling-wood  every  day. 

"  The  night  we  were  taken  out  of  Danville  was  cold  and 
bitter,  in  February,  and  we  were  marched  through  snow  and 
slush  to  the  depot,  and  left  standing  an  hour  and  half,  with 
our  feet  almost  frozen. 


414  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

"  As  the  last  man  left  the  prison — the  old  stove  having  a 
big  fire  in  for  our  last  supper — some  one  overturned  it,  set 
ting  fire  to  the  building,  and  the  so-called  Southern  Con 
federacy  never  discovered  the  secret  passage  or  learned 
how  the  count  was  kept  up. 

"  We  were  put  into  cars  and  taken  back  to  Libby  Prison, 
but  our  arrival  was  different  from  our  first  visit.  Then  we 
were  well  guarded  ;  now  four  small  boys  and  one  old  man 
attended  us.  We  were  allowed  to  go  where  we  pleased,  and 
some  stragglers  did  not  come  into  shelter  until  hours  after 
the  others.  We  knew  that  some  good  change  was  at  hand. 

"  We  signed  parole  papers,  were  then  put  on  transports, 
sent  down  the  James  River,  and  counted  for  the  last  time. 
We  marched  two  miles  across  a  neck  of  land,  and  for  the 
first  time  in  six  months  we  saw  the  United  States  flag,  on 
February  22d,  1865. 

"  I  was  told  to  go  out  with  a  certain  squad  and  find 
my  regiment,  and  when  found,  report  for  duty.  After 
about  an  hour's  march  I  saw  an  artilleryman,  and  I  sung 
out :  '  Hello,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy,'  and  I  reported 
for  duty  to  that  battalion,  which  was  taking  prisoners  to 
City  Point,  and  was  put  on  officer  of  the  guard  that 
night.  The  first  military  duty  I  did  after  seven  months  of 
rebel  prison  life  was  to  guard  the  self -same  men  who  cap 
tured  me  seven  months  before,  and  I  went  inside  of  the 
guard  ring,  spoke  with  them,  recognized  them,  and  told 
them  : 

"  '  I  wron't.  treat  you  as  you  did  me,  wrhen  you  took  my 
knife,  my  watch,  money,  and  tobacco.  You  have  lots  of 
gold.  Keep  it.'" 

Some  of  the  enlisted  men  after  leaving  Libby  were  in 
Pemberton  Prison  a  few  days. 

Privates  Hayden  and  Hubbell,  of  Company  C,  experi 
enced  this  change  on  account  of  the  crowded  condition  of 
Libby.  Says  the  former : 

"At  Pemberton  Prison  vte  were  searched.  The  Con 
federate  officers  stated  that  those  who  would  give  up 
their  money  and  other  valuables  would  receive  a  receipt  for 
them,  and  when  they  were  exchanged  such  articles  would  be 


EXPERIENCES    OF   THE    CAPTURED.  415 

returned  to  them.  Quite  a  number  gave  up  money,  other 
valuables  and  keepsakes,  but  nothing  was  ever  returned. 
We  were  ordered  to  remove  all  of  our  clothing,  and  it  was 
examined  very  closely,  through  the  seams  and  under  the 
bands,  looking  for  greenbacks,  also  under  the  lining  of  the 
blouses  and  caps.  They  must  have  received  a  large  amount 
of  money,  as  we  had  just  received  pay  a  few  days  before, 
and  had  not  much  chance  to  dispose  of  it  or  send  it  away. 
They  took  money,  knives,  forks,  spoons,  canteens,  haver 
sacks,  all  the  extra  clothing,  and  some  that  was  not  extra, 
the  pieces  of  tents,  and  rubber  blankets.  Hubbell  saved  his 
diary  and  photographs  by  putting  them  in  one  of  his  shoes, 
and  slipping  it  to  one  side.  They  were  not  all  searched,  as 
an  order  came  to  move  the  prisoners  at  once.  We  did  not 
know  why  the  change  was  made,  but  we  were  carried  to 
Belle  Isle." 

Subsequently  those  imprisoned  in  Pemberton  were  also 
transferred  to  Saulsbury. 

Among  the  captured  of  Company  B,  on  August  25th, 
was  Dr.  Wright,  McKeever,  and  Peck,  who  were  hurried 
to  the  rear,  and  in  a  day  or  two  found  themselves  in  Libby 
Prison.  Dr.  Wright  managed  to  escape  rather  ingeniously 
from  this  place,  so  that  he  did  not  share  the  fortune  of  the 
other  members  of  the  regiment,  who  were  transferred  to 
Saulsbury. 

Getting  into  conversation  with  one  of  the  attendants,  an. 
assistant  surgeon,  Wright  found  that  he  was  from  New 
York  City  and  knew  some  persons  that  the  doctor  was  ac 
quainted  with.  In  a  day  or  two  this  new-made  acquaint 
ance  had  informed  the  doctor  that  the  badly  wounded 
prisoners  would  be  exchanged.  If  he  could  manage  to  lose 
a  leg  for  the  occasion,  he  might  get  back  into  Northern 
lines  again.  The  doctor  said  :  "  I  could  manage  it  if  I  had 
a  blanket." 

"  Very  well,  I  will  get  you  a  blanket,"  said  the  surgeon. 
So  when  the  officers  making  the  exchange  came  around 
to  count  the  badly  disabled,  Dr.  Wright,  who  lay  with  his 
head  out  from  under  the  blanket,  was  counted  as  a  legless 
man,  and  soon  after  was  put  upon  a  stretcher,  carried  over 


416  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

to  the  river,  and  placed  on  the  boat.  After  they  got  within 
the  Union  lines  the  doctor  recovered  so  rapidly  that  the 
Confederate  guards  were  greatly  surprised.  One  of  the 
most  remarkable  cases  known  to  surgery,  where  a  leg  de 
veloped  within  half  a  day.  He  was  taken  to  Annapolis, 
and  there  detailed  as  an  assistant  in  the  general  hospital. 

McKeever  and  Peck  were  removed  from  Libby  to  Belle  Isle, 
and  soon  after  they  understood  they  were  to  be  exchanged, 
and  were  quite  joyful  at  being  called  out  with  a  squad  of 
others  one  morning,  but  when  they  found  they  were  going 
on  the  train  in  a  southerly  direction,  their  joy  was  tinged 
somewhat  with  uncertainty.  They  reached  Saulsbury 
Prison,  and  located  there  for  a  number  of  months. 

They  were  among  those  who  took  part  in  the  insurrection, 
and  had  the  usual  experience  of  the  starving  in  resorting 
to  various  devices  to  secure  enough  food.  Among  these 
was  the  plan  of  getting  counted  in  lieu  of  some  friend  who 
had  died  or  gone  into  the  hospital.  They  also  had  experi 
ence  in  eating  mice,  dogs,  bones,  and  other  rations  sup 
posed  to  be  included  only  in  Chinese  bills  of  fare.  Early  in 
the  winter  they  experienced  a  very  cold  night,  and  Peck 
was  sick.  McKeever  felt  very  certain  that  if  his  friend  was 
allowed  to  lie  in  his  usual  quarters  he  would  die  before 
morning.  Accordingly  he  applied  to  the  surgeon  to  get 
him  admitted  into  the  hospital  that  night.  The  surgeon 
said  nothing  could  be  done,  but  McKeever  was  so  strenu 
ous,  that  he  finally  succeeded,  and  Peck  was  taken  into 
one  of  the  wards  in  a  shivering,  feeble  condition.  This 
service  to  his  friend  saved  his  life. 

McKeever  was  one  of  the  few  of  our  regiment  who  sur 
vived  and  returned  to  the  command.  He  had  numerous  op 
portunities  to  enlist  in  the  Southern  army,  and  though 
sorely  tempted  by  the  extra  rations  offered  as  inducement, 
which  proved  too  great  for  many  a  prisoner,  he  rejected  all 
overtures,  and  was  duly  exchanged. 

Says  T.  B.  Sands,  of  Company  E  :  "  The  only  man  I  was 
personally  acquainted  with  of  the  Fourth  who  died  in 
Saulsbury,  was  John  B.  Martin.  I  was  a  prisoner  from 
the  time  of  my  capture  at  Ream's  Station  up  to  a  short 


EXPERIENCES   OF  THE   CAPTURED.  417 

time  before  Lee's  surrender,  when  I  was  taken  out  with  a 
squad  of  prisoners  to  fell  timber  for  breastworks.  Seven 
of  us  got  away,  and  reached  our  lines  after  five  or  six 
weeks'  travel,  but  could  not  get  through  the  pickets  until 
the  day  Lee  surrendered." 

One  member  of  the  regiment  has  furnished  a  very  frank 
statement  of  his  enlistment  in  the  Confederate  service.  He 
says  :  "I  was  one  of  the  boys  of  our  regiment  that  went  into 
the  rebel  army.  We  were  most  dead  with  hunger,  some 
prostrated  by  sickness,  and  in  that  despondent  state  of  mind 
that  made  us  feel  almost  indifferent  to  life  itself  (and  I 
firmly  believe  that  had  I  not  enlisted  in  the  rebel  army  I 
should  never  have  lived  to  get  home) ;  and  we  made  a  com 
pact  that  we  would  enlist,  and  the  first  chance  we  had  to 
get  away  would  desert  to  our  lines.  It  seemed  to  us  then 
that  the  end  justified  the  means,  whether  it  did  or  not. 
"VVe  enlisted  in  consideration  of  the  extra  amounts  of  ra 
tions,  which  would  at  least  insure  us  against  starvation,  and 
a  chance  of  getting  out  of  the  loathsome  prison. 

"  Three  others  of  our  regiment  went  out  with  me,  and 
some  of  the  boys  thought  John  Morse  also  went,  but  this 
was  a  mistake,  for  I  had  my  arms  around  his  neck  in  Sauls- 
bury  Prison  when  he  died." 

One  of  these  men  who  went  into  the  Confederate  service 
had  four  brothers  in  the  Union  Army  :  one  was  a  Lieutenant 
in  Battery  L,  First  New  York  Artillery,  and  two  others 
were  members  of  that  battery  ;  the  fourth  was  in  the  Third 
New  York  Cavalry,  under  General  Stoneman.  When  this 
man  left  the  prison,  he  was  with  others  taken  to  Charlotte, 
S.  C.,  where  they  were  subject  to  a  surveillance  about  the 
same  as  if  they  had  been  prisoners  for  awhile.  He  says : 

"  When  General  Stoneman  made  his  raid  through  the 
Carolinas,  there  came  an  order  for  volunteers  to  go  to  Sauls- 
bury  to  fight  Stoneman.  I  was  one  of  these  volunteers.  I 
thought  there  would  be  a  chance  to  enable  me  to  get  into 
the  Union  lines  with  my  brother. 

"  We  were  not  allowed  a  gun  in  our  hands  for  more  than 
two  hours  at  a  time  until  this  expedition  occurred.  We 
reached  Saulsbury  some  time  in  the  morning,  and  if  I  re- 


418  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

member  correctly,  the  battle  was  in  the  forenoon.  We  went 
to  the  arsenal  to  get  guns,  and  while  there  the  Confederates 
were  fighting,  engaged  in  a  battle  with  Stoneman's  troops, 
and  Stoneman  had  them  pretty  well  whipped  before  we  got 
to  the  ground,  and  then  we  all  threw  our  guns  and  ran  into 
our  own  lines. 

"  We  all  got  new  Enfield  rifles  out  of  the  rebel  arsenal 
that  morning,  and  never  took  the  oath  to  the  Southern 
Confederacy.  The  act  of  enlistment  stands  as  a  blot  upon 
my  record,  which  I,  of  course,  regret,  though  I  sincerely  be 
lieve  that  but  for  that  act  my  bones  would  now  be  moulder 
ing  among  the  graves  of  that  Southern  prison." 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

FROM  BURKSVILLE  TO  WASHINGTON. 

jHILE  lying  in  camp  near  Burksville  the 
officers  had  numerous  applications  from 
contrabands  to  act  as  servants  ;  and  quite 
a  number  were  thus  employed,  and  came 
to  Washington  with  the  regiment.  April 
15th  the  sad  news  was  read  to  us,  while 
on  dress  parade,  of  the  assassination,  of 
President  Lincoln.  Rumors  of  Johnson' s  surrender  were 
also  received  the  same  day.  The  next  day,  Sunday,  the  16th, 
we  had  the  first  inspection  since  breaking  camp. 

An  order  from  General  Meade  was  read  on  the  17th  in 
reference  to  the  death  of  the  President.  On  the  18th  we 
broke  camp  and  moved  about  a  mile  southwest,  where  we 
pitched  our  tents  on  a  descending  piece  of  ground,  in  front 
of  a  very  fine  residence  occupied  as  Division  Headquarters. 
On  the  26th  we  had  orders  to  lay  out  this  camp  according 
to  the  revised  army  regulations,  from  which  we  concluded 
that  we  were  to  remain  here  for  some  time.  On  Friday, 
the  28th,  an  order  was  brought  by  General  Miles  and  reac 
by  Colonel  Nugent,  that  Johnson  had  surrendered  on  the 
same  terms  as  Lee. 

There  being  no  further  use  for  an  army  in  that  quarter, 
we  were  not  surprised  on  May  1st  at  the  reading  of  a  circu 
lar  on  dress  parade,  announcing  the  movement  of  the  army 
the  next  day  to  Manchester,  Ya. 

On  the  morning  of  the  2d  a  circular  from  General  Hum 
phreys  was  read  in  reference  to  the  line  of  march.  At  noon 
we  fell  in  line,  marched  through  Burksville  and  some  eight 
miles  further  down  the  Dansville  Railroad  ;  halted  at  9  p.  M. 
for  the  night.  Awakened  about  4  o'clock  on  the  morning 
of  the  3d  by  bugles  and  drum  corps  playing  reveille  ;  passed 


420  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

through  a  beautiful  country,  reached  Amelia  Court-House 
about  12  M.,  where  we  noticed  a  quantity  of  army  stores 
destroyed  by  the  Confederates.  Crossed  the  Appomattox 
River  and  halted  at  a  point  some  three  miles  beyond  for 
the  night.  Took  up  our  march  at  sunrise  of  the  4th,  mov 
ing  on  the  Broad  or  Richmond  road.  The  inhabitants 
showed  themselves  at  intervals  along  the  road,  and  ladies 
were  conspicuous  at  the  windows  and  doors  of  the  houses. 
In  one  place,  where  the  road  was  shaded  on  either  side  by 
large  trees,  we  passed  a  crowd  of  negroes,  many  of  them  in 
the  tree-tops  singing  plantation  melodies,  some  of  which 
seemed  improvised  for  the  occasion,  as  they  were  quite 
patriotic  in  sentiment.  Marched  about  twenty-five  miles 
and  encamped  some  five  miles  from  Richmond.  It  was 
raining  hard  on  the  morning  of  the  5th.  We  had  orders  to 
wait  for  the  Second  and  Third  divisions  to  pass  us,  and  we 
only  moved  to  within  sight  of  Richmond  and  went  into 
camp.  Several  of  us  went  down  to  Manchester. 

At  night  we  illumined  the  camp  with  candles.  On  the 
6th  we  lay  in  camp  until  10  o'clock  ;  our  Irish  Brigade 
trimmed  their  caps  with  shamrock,  and  the  whole  corps 
had  knapsacks  well  packed  and  in  good  order.  Entered 
the  city  of  Richmond  at  11  o'clock  by  crossing  from  Man 
chester  on  the  pontoons.  Marched  through  the  principal 
streets,  went  by  Libby  Prison  and  Castle  Thunder,  Jeffer 
son  Davis' s  house,  and  other  points  of  interest.  The  Twenty- 
fourth  Army  Corps  were  drawn  up  in  open  order,  and  pre 
sented  arms  as  we  passed.  It  was  a  very  hard  march,  as  it 
was  hot  and  dusty  in  the  streets,  though  there  were  many 
people  along  the  way  with  water,  who  showed  us  various 
courtesies. 

The  column  moved  off,  the  Third  Division  ahead,  about 
12  A.M.  Sunday  morning,  May  7th,  across  the  Chickahom- 
iny,  passed  by  Hanover  Court-House,  marched  all  day 
through  a  beautiful  country.  In  some  places  were  exten 
sive  fields  of  grain,  looking  well. 

There  was  little  to  indicate  that  this  region  had  been  dev 
astated  by  a  f  our-y ears'  war.  We  halted  on  a  piece  of  bottom 
land  two  miles  from  the  Pamunkey  River  for  the  night. 


FROM    BURKSVILLE   TO   WASHINGTON.  421 

On  the  8th  marched  on  the  telegraph  road  to  Fredericks 
burg,  the  order  of  divisions  being  First,  Second,  and  Third. 
One  of  the  Lieutenants  and  a  canteen  of  whiskey  fell  out 
to  rest,  and  did  not  get  up  until  the  next  day.  We  passed 
Chesterfield  Station,  Polecat  Creek,  and  halted  for  the 
night  at  Dickinson's  Farm.  Tuesday  morning  a  good  many 
of  the  command  awoke  to  find  themselves  soaked  with  rain. 
The  roads  were  very  muddy.  We  were  the  second  division 
in  order  of  march  ;  passed  through  Thornburg,  crossed  the 
Ta,  also  the  Po  ;  passed  also  by  some  old  Confederate  in- 
trenchments  and  encamped  within  about  10  miles  of  Freder- 
icksburg.  Moved  off  about  8  A.M.  on  the  10th  ;  weather 
quite  cool  and  comfortable  ;  reached  Fredericksburg  about 
10  A.M.  Passed  the  old  battle-ground,  and  several  houses 
demolished  with  bullet  and  shell.  Scenery  about  the  city 
very  fine.  Entered  from  the  south ;  its  numerous  spired 
domes  and  ruined  dwellings  made  it  appear  not  unlike  an 
Oriental  city.  Crossed  the  Rappahannock  on  pontoons  laid 
by  the  Fiftieth  Engineers.  Passed  through  Falmouth  ; 
crossed  Potomac  Creek,  and  encamped  about  five  miles 
from  Fredericksburg. 

On  the  llth  our  brigade  built  corduroy  roads  in  the  fore 
noon,  marched  in  the  afternoon  through  pine  woods  mostly. 
In  front  of  the  ruins  of  a  house,  the  chimney  of  which  was 
.about  the  only  thing  left,  a  cadaverous-looking  individual 
wgs  seated  on  the  remnants  of  a  fence  in  front. 

"  Hello,  Johnnie  !"  said  Miller,  of  Company  A,  "  what 
are  you  doing  there  ?" 

"  Oh,"  said  he,  "I  am  all  right.     I've  just  got  home.'1'' 

The  boys  gave  him  a  cheer  for  his  nerve. 

About  5  P.M.  there  were  indications  of  a  shower  ;  marched 
into  a  field  for  the  purpose  of  encamping.  A  terrific  storm 
came  up  before  we  could  pitch  tents-*-hail  and  rain  together. 
Rain  continued  most  of  the  night  and  the  weather  grew 
very  cold.  The  condition  of  the  regiment  may  be  inferred 
from  the  writer's  experience  that  night.  According  to  his 
daily  record  :  ' '  Slept  horribly,  wet  to  the  skin,  and  shivered 
all  night ;  got  out  of  the  wet  next  morning,  and  after  a 
hurried  breakfast  of  hard-tack  and  coffee  fell  in  line  about 


422  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

7  A.M."  As  we  came  through  a  piece  of  woods  that  morn 
ing  there  lay  a  pair  of  white  horses,  both  dead  in  the  road, 
killed  by  a  stroke  of  lightning.  They  were  said  to  be  a 
headquarter  team  of  the  Fifth  Army  Corps.  A  rumor  was 
afloat  among  the  soldiers  that  two  general  officers  had  laid 
a  wager  of  a  basket  of  wine  as  to  the  marching  qualities  of 
the  Fifth  and  Second  Army  Corps,  the  one  reaching  Wash 
ington  first  to  be  the  winner.  As  some  of  the  men  had  suf 
fered  from  the  heat  and  fatigue  of  the  march,  there  were  not 
wanting  those  who  thought  the  death  of  the  horses  a  species 
of  retributive  justice  for  their  personal  suffering.  Though 
just  how  the  poor  horses  could  be  a  vicarious  sacrifice  for 
the  sins  of  their  owner — provided  the  rumor  was  correct- 
seemed  difficult  to  understand. 

We  marched  pretty  steadily  all  day,  halting  but  a  half 
hour  for  dinner.  Every  native  that  we  met  was  beset  with 
the  question,  "  How  far  is  it  to  Alexandria  f  For  about 
two  days  the  answer  was  invariably,  "Thirty  miles."  If 
we  could  rely  on  our  informants,  we  seemed  to  be  marching 
in  a  circle.  Our  division  led  off  on  the  13th,  about  o  A.M., 
halted  at  Acquia  Creek  until  10  A.M.,  waiting  for  the  pon 
toons  to  be  laid.  Marched  steadily  all  the  afternoon,  part 
of  the  way  on  the  railroad.  About  6  P.M.  struck  a  turn 
pike  that  looked  familiar,  and  the  men  were  wondering 
where  they  were,  when,  ascending  a  hill,  Maryland  Heights, 
with  the  blue  waters  of  the  Potomac,  came  into  view.  Cheer 
after  cheer  arose  from  the  different  brigades  and  regiments 
as  they  beheld  that  spectacle.  We  encamped  in  a  beauti 
ful  position  for  the  night,  in  sight  of  the  Capitol  dome. 
Sunday,  May  14th,  was  a  delightful  day,  and  a  good  many 
citizens  from  Washington  came  out  to  see  the  soldiers.  .  We 
read  in  the  Sunday  morning  Chronicle  an  account  of  the 
capture  of  Jefferson  Davis' s  staff.  We  had  brigade  dress 
parade  that  day. 

On  the  15th  we  packed  up  again,  and  the  column  moved 
off  toward  Alexandria,  halted  at  Four  Mile  Run,  where  we 
pitched  tents  on  an  eminence  covered  with  oak  bushes, 
which  completely  surrounded  the  camp.  The  Fifth  Army 
Corps  were  encamped  on  a  hill  west  of  us  ;  in  fact,  the 


FROM   BUKKSVILLE   TO   WASHINGTON.  425 

Avhole  region  was  dotted  by  the  white  tents  of  the 
army. 

At  this  time  the  trial  of  the  conspirators  for  the  murder 
of  President  Lincoln,  and  the  attempt  on  the  lives  of  Sew- 
ard  and  Johnson,  was  in  progress  at  Washington.  A  de 
spatch  from  the  War  Department  was  sent  to  the  regiment, 
in  the  form  of  an  order  to  muster  out  all  men  who  had  been 
in  service  since  1862,  and  also  those  whose  term  of  enlist 
ment  was  but  one  year. 

Nothing  of  special  importance  occurred  until  Tuesday, 
May  23d,  when  the  grand  review  of  the  Army  of  the  Poto 
mac  took  place. 

Our  corps  marched  through  Washington,  crossing  on 
Long  Bridge,  passed  through  Pennsylvania  Avenue,  were 
reviewed  at  the  White  House  by  Generals  Grant,  Sherman, 
President  Johnson,  and  a  number  of  officials  ;  crossed  the 
Potomac  on  pontoons  near  the  Aqueduct  Bridge,  marching 
about  twenty-five  miles  altogether.  As  it  was  quite  warm 
and  sultry,  we  reached  camp  in  a  demoralized  condition. 

On  the  next  day  occurred  the  review  of  Sherman's  army, 
which  was  witnessed  by  a  good  many  officers  of  our  regi 
ment,  including  the  writer.  On  Saturday,  the  27th,  the  Sec 
ond  Corps  was  to  have  been  reviewed  by  Governor  Fenton, 
of  New  York,  but  on  account  of  the  rain  the  review  was 
postponed.  On  the  Sunday  following  we  had  brigade  dress 
parade,  with  Brigadier- Gfeneral  Robert  Nugent  presiding. 
On  the  30th  the  Second  Army  Corps  was  reviewed  by  Gen 
erals  Humphreys,  Meade,  Hancock,  Meigs,  Adjutant- Gen 
eral  Townshend,  President  Johnson,  Secretary  Stanton, 
Governors  Reuben  E.  Fenton,  of  New  York,  and  Andrew 
G.  Curtin,  of  Pennsylvania. 

On  Friday,  June  2d,  the  writer  had  charge  of  a  detail  for 
picket  along  the  Potomac.  It  was  a  fine,  clear  day,  and  the 
scene  at  sunset  was  beautiful.  The  view  from  our  post 
took  in  a  valley  extending  from  the  Potomac,  winding 
round  amid  a  cluster  of  hills  on  the  right ;  the  blue  heights 
of  Maryland  beyond,  the  Capitol  dome,  Arlington  Heights, 
and  a  part  of  the  city  further  to  the  left,  the  barracks  and 
works  of  two  forts,  the  white  tents  of  the  Fifth  Army  Corps 


426  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

in  the  immediate  foreground,  and  the  line  of  picket  posts 
stretching  across  the  front  of  the  picture.  The  scene  was 
poetic,  and  as  a  memento  of  the  occasion,  the  following  is 
inserted : 

SUNSET  ON  THE    POTOMAC. 

The  rose- red  arch  of  the  sinking  sun 

Rests  lightly  on  the  western  height ; 
The  broadening  shades  from  Arlington 

Are  striped  with  rays  of  ribboned  light. 

A  golden  shimmer  lies  unrolled 

Adown  the  silvered  river's  way, 
From  flambeaux  near  the  gates  of  gold, 

Which  mark  the  throes  of  dying  day. 

As  dome  and  city  slowly  fade, 

A  sadness  steals  across  the  heart, 
As  if  the  shadows  could  pervade 

And  to  the  soul  their  hue  impart. 

The  crimson  pales  to  purple  tint, 

To  violet  next — then  gray  as  lead — 
Till  through  the  dusk,  the  monument 

Is  seen  no  more— the  day  is  dead. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

CONSOLIDATION   OF   REGIMENTS,    AND    MUSTER   OUT. 

[HEN  Lee  and  Johnson  had  surrendered, 
and  the  war  thus  closed  early  in  the  cam 
paign,  there  were  many  excellent  soldiers 
who  had  come  into  old  regiments  as  re 
cruits  that  spring,  and  whose  term  of  ser 
vice  had  therefore  just  begun.  Many  of 
these  had  been  in  the  service  before  ;  and 
added  to  this  class  were  many  who  had 
served  nearly  their  full  term  of  enlistment,  and  having  no 
special  business  to  call  them  home,  preferred  to  remain 
their  full  time.  And  so  it  came  about  that  portions  of  four 
New  York  regiments,  mustered  out  as  organizations,  were 
transferred  to  our  regiment  in  June,  1865.  These  regi 
ments  were  the  Eighth  Heavy  Artillery,  the  One  Hundred 
and  Eleventh,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth,  and  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  Infantry.  The  artillery  regi 
ment,  originally  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- ninth  Regi 
ment  of  New  York  Volunteer  Infantry,  was  organized  at 
Lockport,  N.  Y.,  to  serve  three  years,  and  mustered  into 
the  service  of  the  United  States  August  22d,  1862.  It  was 
changed  to  an  artillery  regiment  in  February,  1863.  Two 
additional  companies  were  organized  for  this  regiment  in 
January,  1864.  The  entire  organization  was  raised  in  the 
counties  of  Niagara,  Orleans,  and  Genesee,  the  Twenty- 
ninth  Senate  District.  The  enlisted  men  of  Companies  G, 
H,  I,  and  K  were  transferred  to  our  regiment  June  4th, 
1865.  Companies  L  and  M  were  transferred  to  the  Tenth 
New  York  Infantry,  and  the  remaining  six  companies  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1866.  The  four  companies  transferred' 
to  the  Fourth,  of  course,  ceased  to  exist  as  such,  the  men 
being  distributed  among  our  companies.  The  Eighth  Regi 


428  HEAVY   GUNS    AND    LIGHT. 

ment  participated  in  the  battles  at  Spottsylvania,  Totopot- 
omoy,  Cold  Harbor,  North  Anna,  Petersburg,  Strawberry 
Plains,  Deep  Bottom,  Ream's  Station,  and  Boydton  Road. 

About  the  same  time,  two  hundred  and  forty-two  men  of 
the  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  Infantry  were  transferred 
to  the  Fourth.  This  regiment  was  organized  in  Auburn, 
N.  Y.  It  was  raised  in  the  counties  of  Cayuga  and  Wayne, 
the  Twenty-fifth  Senate  District.  It  was  mustered  into  the 
United  States  service  for  three  years  August  20th,  1862, 
and  was  as  an  organization  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  It 
participated  in  the  following  battles  :  Gettysburg,  Bristow 
Station,  Mine  Run,  Wilderness,  Po  River,  Spottsylvania, 
North  Anna,  Totopotomoy,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  Straw 
berry  Plains,  Deep  Bottom,  and  Ream's  Station. 

The  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  Regiment,  from 
which  a  large  number  were  transf erred,  was  organized  at 
Troy,  N.  Y. ,  the  companies  being  for  the  most  part  raised 
in  Rensselaer  County.  It  was  mustered  into  the  United 
States  service  August  29th,  1862.  This  regiment  partici 
pated  in  the  battles  of  Gettysburg,  Mine  Run,  Po  River, 
Wilderness,  Bristow  Station,  North  Anna,  Spottsylvania, 
Totopotomoy,  Cold  Harbor,  Deep  River,  Ream's  Station, 
Strawberry  Plains,  and  Petersburg. 

One  hundred  and  seventy-six  men  of  the  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-sixth  New  York  Volunteer  Infantry  were  also 
transferred  to  our  regiment  in  June.  This  regiment  was 
organized  at  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  to  serve  three  years.  The 
companies  were  raised  in  the  counties  of  Ontario,  Seneca, 
and  Yates.  The  writer  had  the  honor  to  belong  to  it  for 
about  one  week,  and  was  then  taken  out  by  his  friends  as 
not  being  old  enough.  It  was  mustered  into  the  service  of 
the  United  States  August  23d,  1862.  The  organization  was 
mustered  out  of  service  June  3d,  1865.  It  participated  in 
the  battles  of  Gettysburg,  Bristow  Station,  Mine  Run, 
Wilderness,  Po  River,  Spottsylvania,  North  Anna,  Totopot 
omoy,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  Strawberry  Plains,  Deep 
Bottom,  and  Ream's  Station.  An  elaborate  history  of  this 
regiment,  entitled  "  Disaster,  Struggle,  Triumph,"  written 
by  Mrs.  Wilson,  has  been  published  under  the  auspices  of 


MAJOR,    FOURTH   NEW   YORK   HEAVY   ARTILLERY. 


CONSOLIDATION   OF   REGIMENTS,  AND   MUSTER    OUT.    431 

a  committee,  of  which  Major  C.  A.  Richardson,  of  Canan- 
daigua,  N.  Y.,  is  chairman. 

On  Friday,  June  16th,  orders  came  for  the  regiment  to  be 
in  readiness  to  move.  It  was  rumored  that  we  were  to  gar 
rison  nine  forts,  located  west  of  the  Potomac,  from  Fort 
Worth  to  Fort  Albany,  with  headquarters  at  Fort  Richard 
son. 

Most  of  the  companies  moved  into  their  respective  forts 
on  Saturday  the  17th.  The  duty  from  this  time  until  Tues 
day,  September  26th  (when  the  regiment  was  mustered  out), 
was  that  common  to  garrison  duty,  in  contrast  to  our  pre 
vious  work,  and  for  the  most  part  pleasant.  Two  captains, 
Henry  T.  Lee  and  Henry  E.  Richmond,  both  officers  of 
merit,  were  promoted  and  attained  the  rank  of  Major  about 
this  time.  A  number  of  court-martials  were  instituted  for 
the  trial  of  members  of  the  regiment  at  the  different  posts. 
At  the  Forts  Berry  and  Barnard,  one  of  these  was  held  al 
ternately,  of  which  Captain  H.  L.  Carpenter  was  President, 
and  the  writer,  Judge-advocate.  Major  William  B.  Knower 
was  one  of  the  members  of  the  court. 

Beginning  August  23d,  in  Washington  City,  a  court-mar 
tial  was  held  for  the  trial  of  Captain  Henry  Wirz,  late  com 
mander  of  the  Anderson ville  Prison,  Georgia,  of  which 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Allcock  was  a  member.  General  Lew 
AVallace  was  the  President,  and  Colonel  Chipman  the  Judge- 
Advocate.  This  trial,  it  will  be  remembered,  resulted  in  the 
conviction  and  execution  of  Wirz. 

On  July  4th  several  of  the  posts  united  in  a  celebration  at 
Fort  Berry.  We  had  a  large  arbor  fixed  up  with  boughs  and 
shelter  tents.  Arrangements  were  made  with  Smith,  our 
caterer,  for  dinner.  Two  barrels  of  ale  and  other  drinkables 
were  purchased.  Major  Richmond,  Captains  Watts,  Car 
penter,  Washburn,  Cauldwell,  also  Lieutenants  Traverse, 
Lazarus,  Cromby,  Seely,  Wheeler,  and  other  officers  were 
there.  We  had  dinner  under  the  arbor,  after  which  a 
good  many  speeches  were  made  and  toasts  drunk — alto 
gether  a  very  pleasant  time.  The  writer  was  officer  of  the 
day. 

A  riot  at  Long  Bridge  occurred  that  day,  and  Lieutenants 


432  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Cromby  and  Wheeler  were  ordered  to  headquarters  to  com 
mand  a  detachment  of  guards. 

Baseball  clubs  were  organized  at  the  posts  during  their 
stay  here,  and  several  match  games  played  between  the 
different  companies.  A  detail  was  kept  constantly  on 
guard  duty  at  Long  Bridge  from  our  regiment.  The  writer, 
with  Lieutenant  Peloubet,  of  Company  M,  had  charge  of 
such  a  detail,  relieving  Lieutenant  Cromby  September  5th. 
Our  headquarters  were  in  an  old  hotel,  the  site  of  the  city 
of  Jackson,  laid  out  during  that  famous  warrior's  adminis 
tration,  and  which  was  intended  to  surpass  Washington  ; 
but  at  the  date  of  this  writing  that  same  old  building  is 
the  only  landmark  of  the  city.  At  that  time  it  was  infested 
with  rats,  and  owing  to  the  marshy  surroundings,  swarms 
of  mosquitoes,  even  larger  than  the  Jersey  variety,  ravaged 
the  neighborhood. 

The  facilities  for  acquiring  malaria  were  of  the  very  high 
est  order,  and  a  good  many  of  the  detail  there  did  not  fail 
to  take  advantage  of  their  opportunities.  For  two  years 
after  leaving  the  service  the  writer  had  chills  and  fever  al 
most  daily. 

On  September  26th  we  were  mustered  out  of  the  United 
States  service,  and  on  the  28th  we  fell  in  line  and  marched 
to  regimental  headquarters  ;  from  thence  to  AVashington, 
arriving  there  about  5  P.M. 

We  left  Washington  at  7  P.M.  for  New  York,  but  only 
managed  to  reach  Philadelphia  by  morning,  where  we  took 
breakfast,  reaching  Jersey  City  about  noon,  crossed  the 
river,  and  marched  down  Broadway  to  Battery  barracks. 

On  Saturday,  September  30th,  we  took  the  ferryboat  to 
Hart's  Island,  where  we  were  quartered  until  October  6th, 
when  we  were  paid  off,  and  separated  for  our  respective 
homes. 

Thus  closed  the  service  of  one  of  the  largest  regiments 
organized  during  the  war — a  regiment  with  an  exceedingly 
varied  experience  in  the  different  arts  and  branches  of  war 
fare,  and  one  which  received  the  commendation  of  nearly 
every  general  officer  of  whose  command  it  chanced  to  con 
stitute  a  part.  Made  up  of  many  different  classes  and 


CONSOLIDATION    OF   REGIMENTS,  AND    MUSTER   OUT.    433 


grades  of  men,  the  bulk  of  the  organization  proved  in  time 
of  trial  enduring,  courageous  soldiers.  The  losses  of  the 
regiment  during  active  service  were  excessive  and  lamenta 
ble,  though  not  proportionately  as  large  as  that  of  some 
other  regiments.  This  may  be  attributed  in  great  measure 
to  the  fact  that  we  were  fortunate  in  our  commanding  offi 
cers.  Through  the  influence  of  Colonels  Tidball  and  Allcock, 
we  were  permitted  to  retain  some  right  to  the  name  under 
which  we  were  organized  in  being  attached  for  a  period  to 
the  artillery  brigades,  instead  of  acting  merely  as  infantry, 
the  fate  of  nearly  all  the  other  heavy  artillery  organizations. 
The  following  statistics  are  based  upon  tables  in  Colonel 
Frederick  Phisterer's  (A.  A.  A.  Of.,  State  of  New  York) 
forthcoming  work,  ' '  New  York  in  the  War  of  the  Rebel 
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It  will  be  seen  that  while  our  regiment  lost  above  one 
quarter  of  its  numbers,  the  Eighth  Heavy  Artillery  lost 
more  than  one  half  its  numerical  strength,  while  the  losses 
of  the  three  infantry  regiments,  owing  to  their  total  capture 
at  Harper's  Ferry,  are  much  higher,  the  One  Hundred  and 
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434 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 


Though  great  military  losses  do  not  always  indicate  great 
successes,  they  at  least  show  that  men  have  faced  danger  at 
the  risk  of  their  lives  ;  and  certainly  those  who  share  it  for 
the  public  good  are  fairly  entitled  to  worthy  homage. 

A  quarter  of  a  century  has  drawn  its  veil  of  incident 
across  the  horrors  of  that  time,  and  only  as  a  dream  come 
back  those  scenes  of  mustering  armies,  dreary  night 
marches,  and  the  bloody  pageantry  of  battle.  May  they 
never  come  again.  May  the  conditions  of  anarchy,  re 
bellion,  and  oppression,  which  alone  can  justify  war, 
never  arise  in  this  free  land,  that  the  ambitions,  the  talents, 
and  energies  of  its  citizens  be  fully  exercised  in  the  con 
quest  of  the  base  and  selfish,  and  in  the  development  of 
those  arts  which,  contributing  to  the  good  of  the  whole, 
shall  perpetuate  peace. 


PAKT  SECOND. 


SKETCHES  OF  OFFICERS  AND  MEN. 


THIS  portion  of  the  His 
tory  includes  the  names  of 
all  the  officers  and  men  of 
the  regiment,  and,  so  far  as 
data  could  be  procured,  brief 
sketches  of  each. 


FIELD   AND 
STAFF  OFFICERS. 


COLONEL  THOMAS  D. 
DOUBLEDAY. 

N  Ballston  Spa,  New  York. 
February  18th,  1816,  Thom 
as  D.  Doubleday,  the  first 
Colonel  of  the  Fourth  New 
^  York  Heavy  Ar 

tillery,  was  born. 
Though  his  im 
mediate  ancestors 
were     English, 
prominent  Dutch 
and  Irish  fam 
ilies  are  found 
hi  the  genea 
logical   line. 
Among 
the  prom 
inent  an- 
cest ors 
•was  Peter 
Donnel 
ly ;  also 

Abner  Doubleday,  the  namesake  of  the  distln squished  General  Abner  Double- 
day,  brother  of  our  Colonel. 


436  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

The  subject  of  our  sketch  was  educated  at  Auburn,  N.  Y.  His  earliest  oc 
cupation,  after  completing  his  education,  was  that  of  a  clerk  in  a  bookstore. 
He  early  developed  a  fondness  for  art,  and  conceived  a  special  liking  for  paint 
ing,  ornamental  gardening,  and  the  drama.  In  literature  his  favorite  authors 
were  Shakespeare,  Dickens,  and  Cooper.  Mr.  Doubleday's  business  for  a  con 
siderable  period  was  that  of  stationer.  In  religion  he  was  an  Episcopalian, 
and  while  in  civil  life  was  very  regular  in  his  attendance  upon  the  services  of 
that  Church. 

December  16th,  1841,  Mr.  Doubleday  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary 
Augusta  Ward,  an  accomplished  and  beautiful  young  lady  belonging  to  one 
of  the  oldest  families  of  New  York  City. 

As  a  military  man  Colonel  Doubleday  possessed  two  characteristics  of  the 
highest  order  :  he  had  great  courage  and  great  energy.  He  was  kind  to  his 
associates  and  subordinates  in  a  marked  degree  ;  and  the  favor  with  which  he 
was  regarded  by  them  was  constantly  being  exhibited  in  their  words  and 
actions.  Kindness  of  heart  was,  perhaps,  Colonel  Doubleday's  greatest  fault. 
He  hated  to  say  no  to  any  one.  That  he  did  not  attain  the  measure  of  success 
as  a  military  man  gained  by  his  illustrious  brothers,  may  be  attributed  chiefly 
to  this  fact. 

He  resigned  his  commission  about  the  last  of  1862,  as  stated  in  Part  First 
of  this  work,  and  returned  to  the  occupations  of  civil  life.  He  was  accidentally 
killed,  being  run  over  Toy  a  stage  on  Broadway,  New  York,  in  May,  1865. 

Colonel  Doubleday  had  two  children,  Stephen  Ward  Doubleday,  who  was  a 
Lieutenant  in  his  father's  regiment,  and  a  daughter.  As  may  be  supposed,  Mr. 
Doubleday's  usual  characteristics  prevailed  in  his  family  ;  he  was  an  affection 
ate  husband  and  kind  father. 

GENERAL  GtTSTAVTJS  A.  DE   RUSSY 

was  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  November  3d,  1818.  Some  time  in  July,  1835, 
lie  was  appointed  a  cadet  to  West  Point,  where  he  remained  three  years,  re 
signing  in  1838.  He  was  engaged  in  the  occupations  of  civil  life  until  war  was 
declared  against  Mexico.  March  8th,  1847,  he  was  appointed  a  Second  Lieu 
tenant  in  the  Fourth  United  States  Artillery.  For  gallant  and  meritorious  ser 
vices  in  the  battles  of  Contreras  and  Churubusco,  he  was  brevetted  First  Lieu 
tenant,  August  20th,  1847.  For  gallant  conduct  at  Chapultepoc  he  received 
the  brevet  of  Captain,  September  13th,  1847.  He  was  made  First  Lieutenant, 
May  16th,  1849,  and  was  promoted  to  Captain,  August  17th,  1857.  He  was 
brevetted  Major  for  gallant  and  meritorious  services,  June  25th,  1862,  in  action 
near  Fair  Oaks,  Va.  For  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct  in  the  battle  of 
Malvern  Hill  the  brevet  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  was  conferred.  For  gallant  and 
meritorious  services  during  the  war  the  brevet  of  Colonel  was  conferred,  March 
13th,  1865.  For  similar  services  in  the  field  during  the  war  lie  was  brevetted 
Brigadier-General  of  Volunteers. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  General  de  Russy  returned  to  the  regular  service  as 
an  officer  of  artillery,  and  July  26th,  1866,  he  was  appointed  Major  in  the 
Third  United  States  Artillery,  Lieutenant-Colonel,  August  25th,  1879,  and  was 
promoted  to  Colonel  of  the  Fourth  United  States  Artillery,  June  3d,  1882.  He 


SKETCHES    OF   OFFICERS    AND    MEN.  437 

•was  retired  November  3d,  1882,  and  now  resides  in  the  city  of  Detroit,  Mich. 
Every  soldier  who  served  under  General  de  Russy  will  testify  to  his  superior 
executive  qualities  as  an  officer  and  his  uniformly  kind  treatment  of  his  men. 

COLONEL   H.  H.  HALL. 

Colonel  H.  H.  Hall  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  March  25th,  1816.  In  1846, 
while  he  was  residing  in  Claiborne  County,  Miss.,  the  war  with  Mexico  com 
menced.  General  Zachary  Taylor  was  in  command  of  a  small  body  of  Regulars 
of  our  Army  in  Texas,  who  were  threatened  by  an  overwhelming  force  of 
Mexican  troops. 

Volunteers  were  urgently  called  for.  The  first  response  was  from  a  com 
pany  raised  at  once  in  Claiborne  County  and  organized  and  equipped  as  rifle 
men.  Of  this  company  the  subject  of  our  sketch  was  elected  and  commissioned 
Second  Lieutenant.  They  proceeded  at  their  own  expense  to  the  seat  of  war 
and  reported  to  General  Taylor  at  Camargo,  Mex.  After  muster  into  the 
United  States  service  General  Taylor  attached  them  as  an  independent  company 
to  the  Fourth  Regiment  of  United  States  Infantry,  then  commanded  by  Gen 
eral  John  Garland.  With  that  regiment  (in  which,  by  the  way,  General  U.  S. 
Grant  was  then  Second  Lieutenant)  the  company  had  a  full  share  of  the  fight 
ing  in  the  three  days'  battle  of  Monterey.  The  term  for  which  the  company 
had  enlisted  expired  during  the  truce  that  succeeded  the  battb,  and  they  were 
honorably  discharged  by  General  Taylor.  Lieutenant  Hall  was  then  transferred 
to  the  staff  of  General  Henry  Whiting,  then  with  the  Army  as  Quartermaster- 
General,  and  was  with  that  officer  on  the  field  during  the  conclusive  battle  of 
Buena  Vista,  the  gaining  of  which  probably  made  General  Taylor  President. 

When  peace  was  declared  with  Mexico,  General  Whiting  was  appointed 
Assistant  Quartermaster-General  in  charge  of  the  Eastern  Division  of  the  Army, 
with  headquarters  at  New  York  City,  and  soon  after  at  his  request  Lieutenant 
Hall  was  appointed  Chief  Clerk,  in  charge  of  that  office,  where  he  served 
acceptably  for  seven  years.  The  experience  he  there  acquired  was  utilized 
especially  at  the  breaking  out  of  our  late  war.  Mr.  Hall,  being  commended 
by  officers  of  the  Regular  Army  to  General  Chester  A.  Arthur,  then  just  enter 
ing  on  his  duties  as  Quartermaster-General,  State  of  New  York,  was  appointed 
his  First  Assistant. 

After  the  seventy -five  regiments  constituting  the  first  call  by  the  President 
had  been  equipped  and  despatched  to  the  seat  of  war,  Mr.  Hall  was,  through 
the  courtesy  of  Colonel  Thomas  D.  Doubleday,  offered  the  Lieutenant- Colonelcy 
of  the  Fourth  Regiment  Heavy  Artillery,  and  was  commissioned  by  Governor 
Morgan  on  December  30th,  1861.  After  assisting  very  materially  in  the  organi 
zation,  completion,  and  equipment  of  the  regiment,  aided  by  General  Arthur 
and  Colonel  George  Bliss,  Jr.,  then  Acting  Adjutant-General  of  the  State,  as 
well  as  Pay  master- General,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Hall  accompanied  the  regiment 
to  Washington,  from  whence  by  orders  they  proceeded  to  garrison  the  forts 
constituting  in  part  the  "  defenses  of  Washington." 

Some  credit  for  the  proficiency  of  the  drill  of  the  regiment  in  infantry  tactics, 
apart  from  their  regular  drill  as  artillery,  was  generously  awarded  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Hall  by  Colonel  Doubleday  and  the  line  officers,  especially  when  emer- 


438  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

gencies  arose  in  the  future  career  of  the  regiment  when  heavy  guns  were  not 
available. 

On  May  23d,  1863,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Hall  was  promoted  to  the  Colonelcy 
of  the  regiment,  and  on  August  6th  ensuing  he  resigned  and  was  honorably 
discharged. 

The  following  document  was  drawn  and  presented  to  Colonel  Hall  on  the 
occasion  of  his  departure  from  the  regiment : 

FORT  ETHAN  ALLEN,  VA.,  August  10,  1863. 

COLONEL  :  In  view  of  the  sudden  and  unexpected  separation  which  is  to 

sever  the  connection  so  long  existing  between  us,  we,  officers  of  the  Fourth 

New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  feel  called  upon  from  our  hearts  to  express  to  you 

the  deep  feelings  of  regret  that  suggest  themselves  on  this  occasion. 

We  do  not  stop  to  inquire  into  the  uncharitable  causes  which  have  led  you 

to  pursue  the  course  you  have  chosen,  by  which  we  lose  one  from  among  us 

on  whom  we  have  long  looked  with  feelings  of  love,  respect,  and  esteem.     We 

only  wish  to  express  our  regrets  that  one  so  qualified  by  long  experience  in 

the  defense  of  his  country,  and  eminently  capable,  should  by  the  precarious 

fortune  of  war  feel  called  upon  to  resign. 
We  assure  you  that,  as  officers  of  your  late  command,  we  attribute  to  you 

the  credit  of  having  made  us  what  we  are  in  the  field,  and  regret  that  one  so 

competent  to  command  should  be  dstached  from  the  position  with  which  he 

has  so  long  been  associated. 

Be  assured  that  you  have  our  best  wishes  for  your  future  prosperity  and 

happiness,  and  we  hope  that  when  all  wars  have  ceased,  we  may  meet  in  an 

everlasting  union. 

THOMAS  ALLCOCK,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Commanding,  Fourth  New  York  Artil 
lery. 

THOMAS  L.  SEARS,  Major,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

FRANK  WILLIAMS,  Captain,  Company  A,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

H.  W.  HAYDEN,  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  A,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

O.  L.  DEARBORN,  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  A,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

WILLIAM  ARTHUR,  Captain,  Company  H,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

GEORGE  W.  BEMIS,  First  Lieutenant,  Company  H,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

W.    C.    EDMONSTON,    Second  Lieutenant,    Company   H,   Fourth   New  York 
Heavy  Artillery. 

HENRY  I.  KOPPER,  Adjutant,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

D.  COLE,  Regimental  Quartermaster,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery. 

M.  J.  DAVIS,  Assistant  Surgeon,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery. 

RICHARD  KENNEDY,  First  Lieutenant,  Commanding  Company  F,  Fourth  New 
York  Volunteer  Artillery. 

WILLIAM  BARNES,  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  F,  Fourth  New  York  Vol 
unteer  Artillery. 

HUGH  WATTS,  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  F,  Fourth  New  York  Volunteer 
Artillery. 


SKETCHES   OF   OFFICERS   AND   MEN.  439 

CHARLES  MORUISON,  Captain,  Company  B,  Fourth  New  York  Volunteer 
Artillery. 

G.  L.  MORRISON,  First  Lieutenant,  Company  B,  Fourth  New  York  Volunteer 
Artillery. 

D.  K.  SMITH  JONES,  Captain,  Company  D,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery. 

ABRAM  G.  BRADT,  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  D,  Fourth  New  York  Artil 
lery. 

JOHN  WHITE,  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  D,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery. 

WILLIAM  H.  CARR,  Chaplain,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery. 

DEAR  COLONEL  :  I  am  requested  to  hand  you  this  document  as  an  evidence 
of  the  deep  regret  which  the  officers  who  have  signed  it  feel  at  your  leaving 
us.    I  regret  that  the  following  officers  are  absent  on  detached  service,  feeling 
confident  that  they  would  attach  their  signatures  also  : 
Lieutenant  H.  T.  LEE,  Company  A. 

D.  D.  MCPHERSON,  Company  C. 
Lieutenants  PRATT  and  MCCARTY,  Company  E. 

"          WATERBURY  and  WARNER,  Company  H. 
Captain  VANDEWEILE  and  Lieutenant  McKEEL  are  in  New  York. 
Wishing  you  every  happiness, 

I  remain,  as  ever, 

Yours  affectionately, 

THOMAS  ALLCOCK. 

He  returned  to  New  York  City  and  resumed  his  duties  at  the  Quartermaster- 
General  Department,  by  assisting  in  the  settlement  of  the  war  claims  of  the 
State  against  the  General  Government. 

Colonel  Hall  now  resides  in  Brooklyn. 

BREVET  MAJOR-GENERAL  JOHN   C.  TIDBALL. 

John  C.  Tidball  was  born  in  Ohio  County.  Va.,  but  at  an  early  age  he  emi 
grated  with  his  parents  to  Belmont  County,  O.  He  was  brought  up  as  .a 
farmer,  and  after  receiving  a  common  school  education  he  entered  West  Point 
in  1844.  In  1848  he  graduated,  standing  eleventh  in  a  class  of  thirty-eight. 
He  was  appointed  Brevet  Second  Lieutenant  in  the  Third  United  States  Artil 
lery,  and  in  the  fall  he  joined  Sherman's  battery  of  that  regiment.  In  Feb 
ruary,  1849,  he  was  appointed  Second  Lieutenant  in  the  Second  Artillery,  and 
in  the  spring  he  joined  his  company  at  Savannah.  In  the  summer  of  1849,  and 
until  the  winter  of  1851,  he  was  in  Florida.  He  was  then  ordered  to  Charleston 
Harbor.  In  March,  1853,  he  was  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant,  and  joined  his 
company  at  Fort  Defiance,  N.  M.  At  this  post  he  only  remained  a  few  months, 
when  he  was  detailed  to  accompany  Captain  (subsequently  General)  Whipple 
in  his  explorations  for  a  Pacific  Railroad  route.  This  duty  occupied  the  winter 
of  1853-54  and  the  ensuing  spring.  The  next  fall  he  was  assigned  to  duty  on 
the  Coast  Survey,  and  he  continued  on  this  duty  until  the  fall  of  1859,  when 
he  rejoined  his  company,  then  stationed  at  the  Artillery  School  of  Practice,  at 
Fortress  Monroe.  In  1859,  in  the  expedition  to  Harper's  Ferry  to  suppress 
John  Brown's  raid,  Lieutenant  Tidball  became  personally  acquainted  with  Col- 


440  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

onel  (afterward  the  Confederate  General)  Robert  E.  Lee.     Says  General  Tid- 
ball,  in  a  letter  to  the  writer  : 

"  At  Harper's  Ferry  he  was  our  commanding  officer,  and  won  the  admiration 
and  respect  of  all  by  his  soldierly  bearing  and  gentlemanly  manners.  He  was 
pre-eminently  the  beau  ideal  of  both.  From  what  I  saw  of  him  during  our 
three  weeks'  service  together,  I  can  now  readily  see  how  by  his  own  magnetic  in 
fluence  he  was  enabled  to  hold  together,  against  the  most  adverse  circum 
stances,  his  Army  of  Northern  Virginia  and  deal  heavy  blows  with  it  against 
the  noble  Army  of  the  Potomac  for  four  continuous  years.  Military  critics 
are  wont  to  condemn  this,  that,  and  the  other  of  his  campaigns,  but  so  far  as 
I  am  able  to  judge  he  never  made  but  one  serious  mistake  in  his  life,  and  that 
was  when  he  mistook  his  native  State  of  Virginia  for  the  whole  United  States, 
and  lent  his  great  qualities  as  a  military  leader  to  the  aid  of  those  who  were 
treacherously  endeavoring  to  break  up  the  Union  for  their  own  selfish  ends." 

After  a  short  stay  Lieutenant  Tidball  was  transferred  to  Company  A,  of  his 
regiment,  and  ordered  to  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kan. 

Before  the  opening  of  the  Rebellion  the  company  was  ordered  to  Washington, 
to  form  part  of  General  Scott's  force  assisting  at  the  first  inauguration  of  Presi 
dent  Lincoln.  The  battery,  with  horses  and  equipments,  was  then  despatched 
on  the  secret  expedition  for  the  relief  and  re-enforcement  of  Fort  Pickens.  The 
battery  assisted  in  putting  lhat  post  in  a  defensible  condition,  and  in  July 
returned  to  New  York,  and  was  at  once  hurried  to  Washington  to  participate 
in  the  Manassas  campaign.  Lieutenant  Tidball  had,  in  the  mean  time,  been 
promoted  to  Captain,  May  14th,  1861,  and  in  this  campaign  he  commanded  the 
battery.  Soon  after  the  Manassas  campaign  Captain  Tidball  organized  his 
Light  Battery  into  a  Horse  Battery,  having  all  the  cannoneers  mounted.  This 
was  the  first  battery  of  the  sort  organized  in  the  United  States,  and  as  it  was 
new,  there  were  many  sceptical  critics  ;  but  as  the  war  progressed  the  efficiency 
of  horse -batteries  became  apparent,  and  others  were  organized. 

In  the  spring  campaign  of  1862  Captain  Tidball,  with  his  battery,  accom 
panied  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  to  the  Peninsula,  and  assisted  in  the  siege  of 
Yorktown.  Upon  the  evacuation  of  that  place  he  joined  in  the  pursuit,  under 
Stoneman,  and,  near  Williamsburg,  participated  in  a  skirmish  which  was  the 
forerunner  of  the  battle  of  the  next  day.  Captain  Tidball  continued  in  the 
advance  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  pressed  the  enemy  closely,  and  in 
an  action  at  Mechanicsville,  May  23d  and  24th,  his  battery  played  a  conspicu. 
ous  part.  After  the  battle  of  Mechanicsville  General  Porter  directed  Captain 
Tidball  to  cover,  with  his  battery,  the  withdrawal  of  the  army  to  a  new  position 
at  Gaines's  Hill.  In  this  duty  he  was  in  no  way  assisted  or  supported  by  other 
troops,  but  by  successively  retiring  as  the  rebels  advanced,  and  taking  up  new 
positions,  he  was  able  to  hold  them  in  check,  and  to  rejoin  the  main  force, 
which  took  up  its  new  line  of  battle  unmolested.  In  the  battle  of  Gaines's  Mill 
Captain  Tidball  reported  to  General  Sykes,  on  the  right,  where  the  enemy  was 
pressing  upon  the  flank  of  the  National  Army.  He  placed  his  guns  on  the 
right  of  Weed's— already  in  position — and  by  their  united  efforts  six  successive 
attacks  were  repulsed  ;  and  the  flank  was  held  against  Jackson's  efforts  until 
the  other  portions  of  the  line  were  forced  so  far  back  that  the  batteries  were  in 


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danger  of  being  captured.  About  dark  they  were  withdrawn  to  the  other  side 
of  the  river. 

On  July  1st  the  last  of  the  seven  days'  battle  took  place  at  Malvern  Hill. 
Captain  Tidball's  battery  was  held  in  reserve  until  near  the  close  of  the  day. 
when  a  furious  assault  was  made,  and  all  the  reserve  batteries  were  thrown 
forward  en  masse,  and  by  their  fearful  fire  the  enemy  was  checked.  In  this 
movement  Captain  Tidball's  battery  took  most  honorable  part.  On  July  3d  the 
enemy  made  a  reconnoissance  in  force,  at  Harrison's  Landing,  and  commenced 
shelling  the  National  troops,  who,  on  account  of  the  rain  and  mud  had  not  yet 
taken  up  the  line  of  defense  fully,  and  now  heard  the  enemy's  guns  with  con. 
sideoable  consternation.  Captain  Tidball  was  ordered  out  immediately,  and 
throwing  his  battery  well  to  the  front,  he  succeeded  in  driving  off  the  enemy. 
When  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  withdrew  from  Harrison's  Landing  Captain 
Tidball  remained  with  the  cavalry  to  cover  the  rear,  and  consequently  was  pre 
vented  from  participating  in  the  second  Manassas  campaign.  He  joined  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac  again  on  the  march  to  Antietam,  and  at  daylight  on  the 
morning  of  September  15th,  the  day  after  the  battle  of  South  Mountain,  he 
started  with  the  cavalry,  under  General  Pleasanton,  in  hot  pursuit  of  the 
enemy.  The  rebel  rear-guard  was  overtaken  a  short  distance  beyond  Boons- 
borough,  and  after  a  sharp  skirmish  the  National  cavalry  was  driven  back  in 
confusion  ;  and  it  was  not  until  Captain  Tidball  brought  up  his  pieces  that 
order  was  restored  and  the  enemy  routed.  Continuing  the  pursuit  toward 
Hagerstown,  a  circuitous  march  brought  them  to  Antietam.  General  Richard, 
son,  marching  his  infantry  division  by  a  shorter  route,  arrived  at  the  same 
time,  but  without  his  artillery.  His  combative  zeal  led  him  to  insist  that  Cap 
tain  Tidball  should  place  his  guns  on  an  eminence  and  open  fire  ;  which  was 
no  sooner  done  than  the  enemy  concentrated  all  his  batteries  upon  Tidball,  who 
maintained  the  unequal  contest  in  a  manner  nowise  unfavorable  to  himself. 
About  8  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  Antietam  battle  Captain  Tidball  was 
directed  to  cross  the  centre  bridge,  on  the  turnpike  leading  from  Boonsborough 
to  Sharpsburg.  The  Fourth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry  preceded  him,  under  Col 
onel  Childs,  but  the  Colonel  was  killed  and  the  regiment  withdrawn,  leaving 
the  Captain  to  drive  back  the  skirmishers  with  canister,  and  to  establish  his  bat 
tery  on  an  eminence  well  advanced  toward  Sharpsburg.  Although  suffering 
considerably  he  held  his  position  until  after  dark,  when,  the  battle  having 
ceased,  he  was  ordered  to  withdraw  from  such  an  exposed  point.  Captain 
Tidball  moved  with  the  cavalry  in  pursuit  of  the  retreating  rebels,  and  at  the 
crossing  of  the  Potomac  he  had  a  spirited  artillery  contest  with  the  enemy's 
batteries,  posted  to  cover  the  crossing. 

Unimportant  marches  and  reconnoissances  occupied  the  time  until  November 
1st,  1862,  when  Captain  Tidball  was  assigned  to  the  cavalry  division  under 
General  Averill,  who,  in  conjunction  with  General  Pleasanton  guarded  the 
right  tlank  of  the  army,  as  it  moved  from  Harper's  Ferry  to  Fredericksburg. 
The  enemy  was  moving  at  the  same  time  in  a  parallel  direction,  and  a  succes 
sion  of  flank  collisions  took  place.  The  most  important  of  these  were  at  Pied 
mont,  Markham,  and  Amissville  ;  in  all  of  which  Captain  Tidball,  with  his 
battery,  was  engaged.  At  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg  he  had  no  opportunity 
of  participating  ;  but  he  was  held  in  readiness  for  any  advantage  that  might 
arise. 


442  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

When  the  spring  campaign  of  1863  opened,  Captain  Tidball  was  selected  to 
accompany  General  Stoneman  on  his  raid,  preparatory  to  the  advance  which 
resulted  in  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville.  Owing  to  heavy  rains  and  swollen 
streams  the  expedition  was  much  delayed,  and  consequently  was  not  so  fruitful 
of  results  as  it  otherwise  would  have  been.  Tidball 's  battery  was  attached 
immediately  to  Averill's  command,  which,  passing  through  Oulpeper.  met  the 
enemy  May  1st  in  strong  force,  well  intrenched,  guarding  the  railroad  bridge 
and  ford  across  the  Rapidan.  The  enemy  were  driven  away  sufficiently  to 
destroy  the  bridge,  and  then  the  command,  moving  to  Ely's  Ford,  crossed  the 
river  and  entered  the  National  lines  at  Chancellorsville  during  the  battle. 
After  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville  the  horse-batteries,  eight  in  number  «lmt 
afterward  increased  to  twelve,  were  organized  into  two  brigades  ;  one  of  them 
was  under  command  of  Captain  Tidball,  consisting  of  his  own  battery,  with 
Graham's  and  Randall's,  of  the  First  United  States  Artillery,  and  Fuller's,  of 
the  Third. 

In  the  Gettysburg  campaign  Tidball's  Artillery  Brigade  was  attached  to 
Pleasanton's  Cavalry  Corps,  and  was  engaged  with  the  rebel  cavalry  at  Aldie's, 
Snicker's,  Ashby's,  and  other  gaps  of  the  Blue  Ridge.  The  batteries  were 
almost  constantly  engaged  during  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  in  the  pursuit 
they  performed  their  duty  with  marked  credit,  particularly  in  the  engagements 
at  Boonsborough,  Funkstown,  Hagerstown,  Falling  Water,  and  Williamsport. 
In  the  month  of  August  the  Governor  of  New  York  appointed  Captain  Tidball 
Colonel  of  the  Fourth  Heavy  Artillery  from  that  State.  The  regiment  was 
stationed  in  the  defenses  of  Washington,  and  though  an  old  regiment,  was 
somewhat  defective  in  discipline  and  instruction  :  but  by  energetic  labor 
these  deficiencies  were  corrected,  and  in  the  following  March  Colonel  Tidball 
moved  with  it,  numbering  over  two  thousand  men,  to  the  Army  of  the  Poto 
mac,  where  it  was  assigned  to  the  Second  Corps,  under  Hancock.  Colonel 
Tidball  was  placed  in  command  of  the  Artillery  Brigade  of  that  corps,  consist- 
•  ing  of  thirteen  batteries  in  addition  to  his  own  regiment.  In  the  battle  of  the 
Wilderness  Colonel  Tidball,  on  account  of  the  nature  of  the  ground,  could 
place  but  three  batteries  in  position.  These  rendered  valuable  service,  particu 
larly  two  of  them  posted  near  the  centre  of  the  Second  Corps,  where  the 
enemy  made  a  desperate  assault  and  partly  succeeded  in  breaking  the  National 
line.  In  the  battles  around  Spottsylvania  Court-House,  which  soon  followed, 
Colonel  Tidball's  batteries  again  had  ample  opportunities  for  displaying  their 
skill  and  hardihood.  At  the  North  Anna  the  enemy  was  strongly  po>ted  in 
redoubts,  on  both  sides  of  the  river,  for  the  protection  of  the  bridges.  General 
Hancock  determined  to  assault,  and  as  speedily  as  possible  Colonel  Tidball 
placed  sixty  guns  in  position,  and  commenced  playing  on  the  enemy's  works  ; 
and,  without  doubt,  his  artillery  fire  contributed  greatly  to  the  success  of  the 
assault.  The  rebels  did  not  have  an  opportunity  to  destroy  the  bridge,  but 
their  batteries,  placed  about  twelve  hundred  yards  from  the  bridge,  commanded 
it  completely,  and  prevented  the  National  Army  from  crossing.  The  batteries 
were  so  situated  that  Colonel  Tidball  could  not  silence  them  with  his  field- 
guns  ;  but  at  night  he  placed  six  Coehorn  mortars  in  position,  and  at  daylight 
opened  fire  with  them.  This  fire,  at  once  strange  and  destructive  to  the  enemy, 
had  a  magical  effect  in  suppressing  his.  This  was  the  first  occasion  on  which 
Coehorn  mortars  were  used  for  field  purposes  in  our  service  ;  but  from  this  time 


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onward  they  were  in  great  demand  for  close  fighting.  Colonel  Tidball  con 
tinued  to  participate  with  the  Second  Corps,  and  at  Cold  Harbor  a  portion  of 
his  batteries  were  posted  on  precisely  the  same  ground  which  had  been  occupied 
previously  in  the  battle  of  Gaines's  Mill.  After  the  crossing  of  the  James 
Colonel  Tidball  p:aced  his  batteries  close  upon  the  skirmish  line,  and  at  the 
"  Hare  House"  he  threw  up  a  light  work,  which  grew  into  the  shapeless  figure 
called  Fort  Steadman,  historic  from  the  fierce  assault  made  upon  it  by  the 
enemy  March  25th,  1865.  During  the  severe  fighting  of  the  succeeding  days 
his  batteries  occupied  a  position  on  the  most  advanced  line,  and  sustained  them 
selves  with  spirit  and  skill. 

After  fifty  days'  campaigning,  with  almost  continuous  fighting,  Colonel  Tid 
ball  was  appointed  Commandant  of  Cadets  at  the  Military  Academy,  and  was 
ordered  to  repair  to  West  Point  without  delay.  Just  as  Colonel  Tidball  was 
becoming  settled  in  his  duties  an  incident  occurred  which  caused  him  to  be 
immediately  ordered  to  the  field.  A  cadet,  the  son  of  a  former  law  partner  of 
the  Secretary  of  War  committed  an  offence,  the  penalty  of  which  he  attempted 
to  escape  by  falsehood.  He  was  brought  to  trial  before  a  court-martial,  upon 
charges  preferred  by  Colonel  Tidball ;  but  as  soon  as  the  Secretary  heard  of 
the  proceedings  he  ordered  the  trial  to  be  stopped.  The  Judge -Advocate  hav 
ing  doubted  whether  this  ought  to  be  done  till  the  examination  was  concluded, 
the  court  went  on.  When  the  Secretary  heard  of  this  neglect  of  his  order  he 
dismissed  the  Judge-Advocate  from  the  service,  and  ordered  Colonel  Tidball  to 
the  field.  The  Colonel  was  very  soon  reinstated  in  the  good  opinion  of  his 
superior  officers,  and  was  brevetted  Brigadier-General  to  date  from  August  1st, 
1864.  He  rejoined  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  in  the  early  part  of  October,  and 
was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Artillery  Brigade  of  the  Ninth  Corps,  then 
occupying  the  extreme  left  of  the  line  on  the  Petersburg  front.  On  December 
1st  the  Ninth  Corps  exchanged  positions  with  the  Second,  and  occupied  the 
right  of  the  line  from  the  Appomattox  River  to,  and  some  distance  beyond  the 
Jerusalem  Plank  Road.  On  this  portion  of  the  line  General  Tidball  had  ninety 
guns  and  forty  mortars  of  various  calibres  ;  the  enemy  had  about  an  equal 
amount  of  artillery  opposed.  This  state  of  affairs  continued  until  March  25ih, 
when,  just  before  daylight,  the  enemy  rushed  from  his  works,  and,  with  but 
little  resistance,  captured  Fort  Steadman.  Strong  columns  swept  along  the 
works  to  the  right  and  left,  until,  approaching  the  neighboring  batteries,  they 
were  checked  and  driven  back.  General  Tidball  hastened  to  the  spot  and 
placed  several  batteries  in  position  on  a  crest  commanding  Fort  Steadman.  All 
organization  among  the  captors  was  destroyed  by  the  batteries.  It  was  also 
'impossible  for  them  to  escape,  as  the  three  hundred  yards  between  the  lines 
were  exposed  to  a  sweeping  cross-fire  of  artillery.  All  resistance  was  crushed 
by  the  artillery  alone  ;  and  a  division  of  infantry  marched  into  Fort  Steadman 
without  opposition  and  captured  a  large  number  of  prisoners. 

On  March  30th  the  grand  move  commenced.  A  large  portion  of  the  Army 
of  the  James  had  been  united  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  the  latter, 
leaving  the  Ninth  Corps  to  hold  its  position,  swung  off  toward  the  left  to  Five 
Forks.  An  assault  along  the  whole  line,  at  that  time  extending  about  fifteen 
miles,  was  ordered  to  take  place  at  4  o'clock  A.M.,  April  2d.  To  accompany 
the  assaulting  column  General  Tidball  selected  a  hundred  artillery-men  under 
spirited  officers.  These  carried  primers,  lanyards,  and  other  implements,  and 


444  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

were  to  take  charge  of  any  artillery  that  might  be  captured  and  to  turn  it  upon 
the  enemy.  Other  parties  carried  tools  to  cut  through  the  parapets,  to  remove  ' 
obstructions,  and  to  prepare  a  road  for  the  artillery,  which  was  held  in  readi 
ness  to  move.  The  assault  was  intended  to  be  a  surprise,  and  General  Tidball 
did  not  open  fire  until  the  enemy's  guns  announced  that  the  head  of  the  column 
was  approaching  the  works.  General  Tidball  immediately  opened  along  the 
whole  line,  and  the  enemy  did  the  same  ;  and  probably  a  more  terrific  cannon 
ade  was  never  heard.  The  assault  was  successful,  and  the  works  were  held 
against  all  attempts  to  retake  them.  The  other  portions  of  the  army  were  like 
•wise  successful,  and  the  enemy  was  in  full  retreat  toward  Burksville.  This 
position  of  affairs  threw  the  Ninth  Corps  in  the  rear,  and  while  the  other  corps 
were  pursuing  the  enemy,  the  Ninth  was  charged  with  keeping  open  com 
munications  with  Petersburg. 

General  Tidball  collected  and  forwarded  to  City  Point  all  the  surplus  artil 
lery  and  ammunition,  and  then  proceeded  with  the  corps  to  Burksville.  After 
the  surrender  he  accompanied  the  corps  to  Washington  City,  and  participated 
in  the  grand  review.  He  was  placed  in  command  of  an  Artillery  Brigade  in 
the  defenses  of  Washington,  and  for  gallant  and  meritorious  services  at  Forts 
Steadman  and  Sedgwick,  was  made  Brevet  Major-General  of  Volunteers,  to 
date  from  April  3d,  1865.  On  October  1st  he  accompanied  his  regiment  to 
New  York  Harbor,  where  it  was  mustered  out. 

Upon  the  muster  out  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  after  the  close  of 
*he  war,  General  Tidball  reverted  to  his  regular  army  rank — viz.,  Captain, 
Second  Artillery.  His  regiment  having  been  assigned  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  he 
rejoined  his  battery  at  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco.  This  was  his  old  Horse 
Battery  A,  which  he  had  commanded  in  many  skirmishes  and  actions  while  on 
cavalry  raids,  as  likewise  in  the  battles  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  up  to  and 
including  the  Gettysburg  campaign.  This  battery  had  won  for  itself  much 
eclat  and  renown,  and  he  was  justly  proud  of  it. 

After  having  been  for  four  full  years  with  the  grand  old  Army  of  the  Poto 
mac,  and  in  command  of  many  batteries  in  its  most  arduous  campaigns,  the 
quiet  routine  of  a  military  post  and  the  command  of  but  one  battery,  razed  to  a 
peace  footing,  was  indeed  a  sudden  transition.  "  But,"  says  General  Tidball, 
in  a  letter  to  the  writer,  "  I  was  glad  of  it  ;  the  very  fact  that  such  was  my 
status  was  evidence  that  peace  had  returned  to  our  distracted  country.  The 
Union  had  been  saved,  and  I  was  proud  of  the  part—comparatively  humble 
though  it  was— that  I  had  taken  in  the  great  war  for  the  suppression  of  the 
rebellion. 

"  When  there  were  no  longer  enemies  in  arms  to  vex  our  land,  the  huge 
armies  of  volunteers  were  mustered  out  and  with  gladness  returned  to  their 
homes  and  civil  pursuits.  Regular  officers  who,  like  myself,  had  held  volun 
teer  rank,  returned  to  their  regular  army  rank  and  to  the  quietness  of  peace 
service,  and  things  went  on  almost  as  if  no  great  war  had  convulsed  the  nation 
for  four  long  years." 

At  no  period  of  the  history  of  this  country  has  emigration  spread  over  the 
territories  between  the  Mississippi  and  the  Pacific  more  extensively  than  during 
the  years  of  the  war.  Through  this  vast  r-gion  a  large  military  force  was  re 
quired  to  keep  the  Indians  down.  A  large  military  force  \vas  required  in  the 
States  lately  in  rebellion,  to  bridge  over  the  time  necessarily  required  to  bring 


SKETCHES    OF   OFFICERS    AND    MEN.  445 

them  from  the  anarchy  of  unsuccessful  rebellion  to  the  status  of  peaceable 
statehood  ;  in  other  words,  the  period  of  reconstruction.  In  consequence  of 
this  demand,  the  small  army  of  Regulars  of  about  fifteen  thousand  was  consid 
erably  increased  in  1866.  In  this  increase  an  additional  Major  was  given  to 
each  of  the  four  old  regiments  of  artillery.  Captain  Tidball  was  fortunate  in 
being  selected  as  one  of  these  additional  Majors,  and  was  designated  to  his  old 
regiment — the  Second  Artillery — and  assigned  to  duty  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Columbia  River,  in  command  of  the  District  of  Astoria,  where  he  remained 
about  a  year.  Various  tours  of  duty  from  time  to  time  enabled  him  to  become 
acquainted  with  the  Pacific  country,  or  Slope,  as  it  is  called,  from  San  Diego 
to  Puget  Sound. 

In  the  mean  while  Alaska  had  been  acquired  from  Russia,  and  he  was  as 
signed  to  the  command  of  the  District  of  Kenai,  embracing  all  that  vast  area 
of  land  and  water  extending  westward  from  Cook's  Inlet  to  the  extremity  of 
the  Aleutian  Islands  and  northward  to  the  Arctic  Circle.  This  included  the 
famous  fur  seal  islands  of  St.  Paul  and  St.  George,  in  Behring's  Sea,  where  for 
a  time  he  maintained  a  post  to  prevent  the  utter  extermination  of  the  seals  until 
the  Government  should  take  measures  for  their  preservation. 

His  headquarters  were  at  Kodiak,  the  head  centre  of  the  Russian  American 
Fur  Company.  The  transfer  of  the  territory  to  the  United  States  opened  the 
fur-trading  and  other  interests  to  all  comers,  and  a  great  many  adventurers 
flocked  there  in  search  of  furs  and  fortune.  Congress  had  not  then,  nor  for 
many  years  thereafter,  provided  any  kind  of  law  or  government  for  this  terri 
tory  ;  consequently,  it  devolved  upon  Major  Tidball,  as  the  military  commander, 
to  exercise  such  authority  as  was  necessary  to  prevent  crime  and  preserve  order 
among  the  inhabitants.  He  had  many  minor  disputes  to  settle.  But  as  he  was 
unencumbered  by  statute  law,  he  aimed  only  at  justice,  and  was  successful  in 
preserving  harmony.  He  remained  at  Kodiak  two  years.  So  remote  and  so 
isolated  is  this  place,  that  intervals  of  from  three  to  six  months  would  elapse 
between  communications  with  the  civilized  world. 

From  Kodiak  he  was  transferred  to  Sitka,  in  command  of  the  entire  territory. 
This  brought  him  within  monthly  communication  with  the  States.  Otherwise 
the  condition  of  things  was  about  the  same  as  at  Kodiak. 

After  three  full  years  of  service  in  this  land  of  drear  and  drizzle,  he  applied 
for  duty  elsewhere,  and  was  sent  to  San  Francisco  Harbor,  where  he  was 
assigned  to  nominal  duty  at  Yerba  Buena  Island.  While  here,  during  the 
winter  of  1871-72,  he  was  sent  to  Nevada  to  attend  to  some  threatened  dis 
turbances  among  the  Indians  of  the  Walker  Lake  Reservation.  These  he 
settled  without  bloodshed  or  much  trouble.  It  did  not  occur  to  him  to  nurse 
the  difficulty  into  an  Indian  war,  for  the  purpose  of  seeking  promotion  to  a 
brigadier-goneralcy.  Other  duty  took  him  to  Arizona  and  other  distant  places, 
so  that  his  time  was  fully  occupied. 

In  the  fall  of  1872  his  regiment,  havin'g  been  seven  years  upon  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  much  of  the  time  in  Alaska,  was  transferred  to  the  Atlantic  Slope. 
Major  Tidball  was  assigned  to  command  a  post  at  Raleigh,  N.  C.  The  savage 
Ku-Klux  outrages  that  so  prevailed  in  this  part  of  the  South  had  been  by  this 
time  pretty  well  extinguished  ;  so  he  had  but  little  to  do  except  to  endure  the 
sneering  contempt  in  which  Yankees,  and  especially  Yankee  soldiers,  were  held 
by  those  called  the  best  people  of  this  region.  These  people  were  far  from 


446  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

being  reconstructed.  Says  the  General  :  "  I  was  very  happy  when,  in  1874, 
I  was  assigned  to  duty  at  the  Artillery  School  at  Fort  Mouroe,  Va.,  as  Super 
intendent  of  Artillery  Instruction.  This  brought  me  to  congenial  duty  and  my 
family  to  pleasant  society.  Owing  to  the  advancement  in  artillery  science  and 
material  the  text-books  of  former  days  had  become  obsolete.  I  therefore  set 
myself  about  preparing  a  manual  for  heavy  artillery  service.  This,  by  the 
advice  of  General  Sherman,  I  extended  to  include  submarine  mining,  field 
fortifications,  and  many  other  subjects  important  to  the  artillerist.  This  woik 
was  published  in  1880  and  adopted  by  the  War  Department  as  a  text-book  for 
the  Army  and  Militia  of  the  United  States.  It  still  continues  to  be  so." 

In  January,  1881,  Major  Tidball  was  invited  by  Geieral  Sherman  to  a  posi 
tion  on  his  staff.  This  brought  him  into  close  personal  relationship  with  that 
distinguished  soldier,  and  furthermore  brought  him  into  an  official  circle  where 
his  scope  of  observation  was  greatly  enlarged.  Among  his  duties  at  Army 
Headquarters  was  the  investigation  of  the  various  questions — and  they  were 
endless — arising  from  the  various  interpretations  of  infantry,  artillery,  and 
cavalry  tactics,  army  regulations,  and  customs  of  service.  This  occupied  hinr 
for  a  considerable  period  most  busily.  Occasionally  he  took  journeys  with  the 
General,  when  he  went  on  inspecting  tours  or  to  attend  army  meetings.  These 
were  always  pleasant,  as  bringing  him  into  contact  with  many  old  friends  of  the 
war.  June  30th,  1882,  the  Major  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the 
Third  Artillery.  In  the  summer  of  1883  he  made  a  very  extended  journey 
with  the  General,  extending  over  twelve  thousand  miles  of  the  Northwest  and 
requiring  over-  three  months  of  time. 

General  Tidball's  report  of  this  journey,  contained  in  the  annual  report  of 
the  General  of  the  Army  for  1883,  is  very  elaborate  and  interesting. 

Says  the  General :  "  This  was  the  last  official  journey  made  by  General  Sher 
man  before  his  retirement  in  February  of  the  following  year.  My  relations 
with  him  were  of  the  most  pleasant  nature.  I  had  an  opportunity  of  studying 
his  character  well.  A  most  remarkable  man  he  is.  Full  of  enthusiasm,  he  is 
kind  and  considerate  to  all.  Always  restless  and  moving,  he  never  shows 
impatience  or  petulancy.  I  never  have  met  any  one  else  with  so  active  a  mind 
that,  while  recognizing  minor  details,  strides  over  them  so  easily  to  general 
results.  In  travelling  with  him,  especially  upon  such  a  journey  as  our  last,  I 
could  readily  perceive  how  he  projected  and  carried  out  the  great  strategical 
movements  that  made  his  name  famous  throughout  the  world. 

"  When  he  relinquished  command  of  the  army,  November  1st,  1883,  I  was 
assigned  to  the  command  of  Fort  Monroe  and  the  Artillery  School  at  that 
place,  which  command  I  held  until  my  own  retirement  in  January,  1889. 
During  these  five  years  I  devoted  my  energies  unremittingly  to  the  develop 
ment  of  the  school,  which  has  for  its  object  the  more  thorough  preparation  of 
officers  of  artillery  for  the  performance  of  the  important  functions  devolved 
upon  them  by  the  advancement  made  in  artillery  and  its  cognate  branches 
during  the  last  half  century.  The  course  taught  is  both  theoretical  and  practi 
cal,  and  is  intended  to  be  supplemental  to  that  taught  at  the  United  States 
Military  Academy.  I  flatter  myself  that  I  was  hijrhly  successful  in  this  com 
mand." 

March  22d,  1885,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Tidball  became  Colonel  of  the  First 
Artillery.  In  January,  1889,  having  reached  the  prescribed  age  of  sixty-four, 


SKETCHES    OF    OFFICERS    AND    MEN.  447 

ho  was  retired  from  active  service,  and  in  the  enjoyment  of  health,  strength, 
and  vigor,  pitched  his  family  tent  at  Germantown,  Pa.,  and  has  since  removed 
to  Cleveland,  O.,  where  he  now  resides. 

GENERAL  THOMAS  ALLCOCK, 

Lieutenant-Colonel,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  and  Brevet  Brigadier- 
General,  United  States  Volunteers,  was  born  January  27th,  1815,  in  England, 
where  he  was  educated.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  engaged  in  the  study 
and  practical  work  of  chemistry.  After  coming  to  New  York  he  became  con 
nected  with  the  State  Militia  and  was  appointed  Captain  and  Aide-de-camp, 
October  27th,  1856,  on  Second  Brigade  staff  until  mustered  as  Major  in  the 
Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  January  4th,  1862.  He  subsequently  became 
Lieutenant-Colonel,  May  25th,  1863.  Brevet  Colonel,  August  25th,  1864,  Brevet 
Brigadier-General,  March  13th,  1866.  He  was  appointed  Acting  Assistant 
Adjutant-General  of  the  State,  with  headquarters  at  New  York  Depot,  April 
13th,  1861.  While  in  the  service  he  was  on  detached  duty  from  Septem 
ber,  1864,  to  December  4th,  1865,  as  an  invalid.  He  was  with  the  Third  Bat 
talion  while  the  three  were  separated,  and  in  command  of  the  regiment  until 
wounded.  He  was  engaged  in  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania,  North 
Anna,  Totopotomoy,  Hanover  Court-House,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  first  and 
second,  Deep  Bottom,  Weldon  Railroad,  and  Ream's  Station.  Was  wounded 
August  25th,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station.  Was  discharged  December  4th,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  by  reason  of  ending  of  war.  Has  been  engaged  since 
the  war  in  the  drug  business.  Is  married  and  has  four  children,  two  girls  and 
two  boys.  Present  post-office  address,  New  York,  County  of  New  York,  State 
of  New  York. 

GENERAL  ULYSSES  DOUBLEDAY, 

Major  of  the  Second  Battalion,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  was  born 
August  31st,  1824,  at  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  reared  and  educated. 
At  the  age  of  twenty  he  engaged  in  the  banking  business.  On  the  organization 
of  the  regiment  he  became  Major.  The  early  reputation  which  the  regiment 
enjoyed  for  efficiency  in  drill  and  discipline  was  due  in  great  measure  to  the 
efforts  of  Major  Doubleday.  While  in  the  service  he  was  on  detached  duty 
several  times.  He  was  while  Major  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Pope's  cam 
paign,  1862.  Was  wounded  slightly  at  Groveton.  He  remained  in  the  military 
service  after  leaving  the  regiment.  Was  in  the  Florida  expedition,  and  com 
manded  a  brigade  at  the  battle  of  Olustee,  and  in  other  engagements  in  the 
South.  He  was  discharged  as  Colonel  and  Brevet  Brigadier-General  at  New 
York  City  by  reason  of  close  of  war.  Has  been  engaged  since  the  war  in 
banking.  Is  a  widower  and  has  three  children,  one  girl  and  two  boys.  Be 
longs  to  G.  A.  R.  Post  No.  8,  at  New  York  City.  Present  post-office  address, 
Asheville,  Buncombe  County,  State  of  North  Carolina. 

MAJOR  THOMAS   D.  SEARS, 

the  first  Captain  of  Company  A,  was  commissioned  March  4th,  1862,  with  date 
of  rank  from  December  13th,  1861.  He  was  promoted  to  Major,  May  21st, 


448  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

1863,  and  was  in  command  of  the  First  Battalion  prior  to  and  during  the  cam 
paign  of  1864,  until  discharged,  November  5th,  1864.  No  data  has  been  fur- 
uished  of  his  civic  record. 

MAJOR  EDWARD  F.  YOUNG, 

the  first  Captain  of  Company  G,  was  commissioned  October  27th,  1862,  with 
date  of  rank  from  July  25th,  1862.  He  was  promoted  to  Major,  October  7th, 
1863.  He  was  a  man  of  scholarly  tastes.  Says  General  Tidball  :  "  Major 
Young  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  was  engaged  in  preparing,  from  the  Arm}' 
Regulations  and  other  sources,  an  analytical  digest  of  the  obligations,  offense-, 
penalties,  etc.,  of  a  soldier.  All  of  these  things  were  at  that  time,  and  to  a 
great  extent  still  are,  so  scattered  through  the  Regulations  and  elsewhere  as  to 
be  little  accessible  to  the  soldier  ;  especially  to  the  volunteer  fresh  from  civil 
life.  "With  no  knowledge  whatever  of  military  laws,  regulations,  and  customs, 
and  little  or  no  opportunity  of  learning  them,  he  is  at  the  outset  confronted 
with  penalties  for  offenses  of  which  he  had  no  conception.  It  is  readily  seen 
how  advantageous  such  a  compilation  would  have  been.  Major  Young  had  it 
well  advanced  when  he  was  taken  sick.  I  never  knew  what  became  of  his 
manuscript.  I  selected  Major  Young  for  this  work,  because  he  appeared  to 
me  to  have  literary  taste  and  a  tendency  to  such  pursuits. " 

Major  Young  had  previously  been  Assistant  Provost  Marshal  of  the  vicinity 
about  Chain  Bridge.     He  died  of  disease  at  that  post,  December  22d,  1863. 

MAJOR  WILLIAM  ARTHUR, 

Major  and  Paymaster,  United  States  Army,  is  the  youngest  son  of  the  late  Rev. 
William  Arthur,  D.D.,  and  Malvina  Stone,  and  brother  of  the  late  President 
Chester  A.  Arthur.  Born  May  28th,  1834,  in  Hinesburgh,  Chittenden  County, 
Vt.  Received  an  academical  education.  Graduated  from  Albany  Medical 
College,  New  York,  June  10th,  1856  ;  was  School  Commissioner,  Fourth  Dis 
trict,  Albany  County,  N.  Y.,  from  January  1st,  1858,  to  January  1st,  1861. 
Entered  the  Volunteer  Service,  January  29th,  1862,  as  First  Lieutenant,  Com 
pany  H,  Fourth  New  York  Artillery  ;  promoted  Captain  in  same  company, 
January  1st,  1863,  and  Major  of  the  regiment,  December  23d,  1863.  In  com 
mand  of  the  Second  Battalion  from  the  time  of  breaking  up  camp  at  Brandy 
Station,  Va.,  until  the  regiment  was  brought  together  at  Totopotomoy  Creek, 
Va.  Engaged  at  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania,  North  Anna, 
Totopotomoy,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  Deep  Bottom,  and  at  Ream's  Station, 
at  which  last,  August  25th,  1864,  he  was  severely  wounded  in  face  ;  was 
in  command  of  the  regiment  just  after  Lieutenant-Colonel  Allcock  was 
wounded.  Honorably  mustered  out  of  Fourth  New  York  Artillery,  April  6th, 
1865.  Appointed  Captain  in  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  January  19th,  1865  ; 
accepted  April  29th,  1865.  Was  Commissioner  of  Bureau  of  Refugees,  Freed- 
men,  and  Abandoned  Lands,  State  of  Florida,  to  April  6th,  1866.  Honorably 
mustered  out  of  Volunteer  Service,  February  22d,  1866.  Appointed  Second 
Lieutenant,  Third  United  States  Artillery,  February  23d,  1866  ;  accepted  April 
18th,  1866.  Promoted  First  Lieutenant,  July  28th,  1866  ;  Regimental  Quarter 
master,  Third  Artillery,  February  1st,  1873,  to  July  28th,  1ST"  :  appointed 


SKETCHES   OF   OFFICERS   AND   MEN.  449 

Major  and  Paymaster,  United  States  Army,  July  26th,  1875  ;  accepted  July 
28th,  1875.  Brevet  Captain,  March  2d,  1867,  for  gallant  and  meritorious  ser 
vices  in  the  battle  of  Spottsylvania,  Va.  ;  Brevet  Major,  March  2d,  1867,  for 
gallant  and  meritorious  services  in  the  battle  of  Ream's  Station,  Va.  ;  Brevet 
Major  of  Volunteers,  February  20th,  1865  ;  Brevet  Lieutenant-Colonel,  March 
13th,  1865,  for  gallant  conduct  in  the  battles  of  Spottsylvania  and  "Ream's 
Station,  Va. 

Since  entering  the  Regular  Army,  February  23d,  1866,  served  at  Fort  War 
ren,  Mass.  ;  Fort  Adams,  R.  I.  ;  Fort  Macon,  N.  C.  ;  Fort  Pulaski,  Ga.  ;  Fort 
Riley,  Kan.  ;  Charleston,  S.  C.  ;  Savannah,  Ga.  ;  Forts  Wadsworth  and 
Hamilton,  New  York  Harbor  ;  Omaha,  Neb.  ;  Fort  Buford,  Dak.  Terr.  • 
Helena,  Mon.  ;  Governor's  Island,  New  York  Harbor,  and  at  present  on  duty 
at  the  post  of  San  Antonio,  Tex. 

Member  of  George  Washington  Post  No.  103,  G.  A.  R. ,  at  New  York  City. 

Married  Alice  Bridge  Jackson,  daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  Charles  T.  Jackson, 
of  Boston,  Mass.  ;  has  two  children,  Alice  Bridge  and  Susan  Elizabeth. 

COLONEL  FRANK  WILLIAMS, 

at  the  age  of  22,  was  enrolled  in  Company  A  as  Second  Lieutenant  September 
6th,  1861,  at  Croton,  N.  Y.,  and  mustered  as  such  December  14th.  He  was. 
promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  January  1st,  1862,  and  became  Captain  of  Com 
pany  A  May  27th,  1863.  He  was  promoted  to  Major,  with  date  of  rank  from 
December  22d,  1863,  had  command  of  the  five  companies  engaged  in  the  charge 
June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg,  and  was  wounded  in  the  shoulder.  He  was. 
also  wounded  and  captured  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  was  paroled 
and  reported  for  duty  December  12th,  1864.  Says  a  member  of  the  regiment : 
"  Major  Frank  Williams  seemed  to  be  absolutely  without  fear,  and  his  fault 
was  that  he  appeared  to  think  every  man  as  desirous  of  getting  into  an  engage 
ment  as  he  himself  was."  He  was  mustered  out  on  expiration  of  term  of  ser 
vice,  January  31st,  1865.  For  gallant  and  meritorious  services  he  received  the 
brevet  of  Lieutenant-Colonel. 

COLONEL   SEWARD   F.  GOULD 

entered  the  military  service  at  the  age  of  19.  He  was  enrolled  on  April  2d, 
1863,  in  the  city  of  Rochester,  in  connection  with  the  recruitment  of  Company 
B  of  the  Eleventh  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  which  afterward  became  K  of 
the  Fourth.  He  was  mustered  as  First  Lieutenant  April  4th,  1863,  as  Captain 
.May  12th  of  the  same  year,  and  was  mustered  as  Captain  of  Company  K 
November  17th,  1863.  He  became  Major  December  15th,  1864,  with  date  of 
rank  from  November  5th  ;  was  brevetted  Lieutenant-Colonel  for  meritorious 
conduct  on  the  field.  Colonel  Gould  was  in  command  of  the  regiment  during 
the  last  campaign  and  with  it  until  mustered  out.  He  now  officiates  as  Post 
master  at  Avon,  N.  Y. 

COLONEL  DERRICK  F.  HAMLINK 

was  mustered  as  Orderly  Sergeant  of  Company  C  when  first  organized,  passed 
through  the  grades  of  Second  and  First  Lieutenants,  and  was  commissioned 


450  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

Captain  of  Company  D  July  12th,  1864.  He  was  wounded  at  Cold  Harbor, 
rejoined  the  regiment,  and  was  promoted  to  Major  February  llth,  1865  ;  was 
again  wounded  in  the  opening  of  the  last  campaign,  losing  a  leg  ;  was  mustered 
out  with  the  regiment.  For  honorable  and  meritorious  service,  received  the 
brevet  of  Lieutenant-Colonel.  He  now  resides  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

MAJOR  HENRY  T.  LEE. 

At  the  original  organization  of  Company  A,  Henry  T.  Lee  was  mustered 
September  25th,  1861,  as  First  Lieutenant.  Was  the  second  Adjutant  of  the 
regiment  succeeding  Lieutenant  Mears.  He  became  Captain  of  the  same  com 
pany  January  4th,  1865,  and  was  promoted  to  Major  in  May  following,  and 
was  mustered  out  on  expiration  of  his  term,  August  26th,  1865.  He  was  never 
wounded,  but  at  Sutherland's  Station  he  received  seven  bullet-holes  through  his 
clothing.  Since  the  war  he  has  attained  distinction  in  the  legal  profession. 
He  now  resides  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

MAJOR  HENRY  E.  RICHMOND, 

of  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  was  born  at  Churchville,  Monroe 
County,  N.  Y.,  August  31st,  1822.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
in  Churchville,  N.  Y.,  with  the  exception  of  one  term  in  Lima  in  the  winter  of 
1840.  His  father  was  a  farmer— Billings  Richmond.  Henry  E.  was  reared  a 
farmer  and  understood  well  its  practical  work.  At  fourteen  years  he  com- 
menced  working  in  the  summer  months  in  his  father's  carding  and  cloth-dress 
ing  establishment,  and  worked  more  or  less  at  this  trade  until  he  was  twenty- 
one  years  old.  He  then  engaged  in  blacksmithing  and  wagon-making  for  him. 
self,  and  became  quite  proficient  as  a  blacksmith.  Went  to  California  in  1850, 
worked  at  blacksmithing,  carpenter  work,  mining,  and  was  engaged  in  the 
milk  business  in  Sacramento  for  about  three  years  ;  came  home  in  1854,  and 
from  that  time  engaged  more  or  less  in  farming  and  nursery  business  until  the 
year  1862. 

August,  1862,  he  enlisted  for  the  One  Hundred  and  Fortieth  New  York  State 
Volunteers  twenty-three  men  with  his  own  means,  and  August  30th,  1862, 
enlisted  in  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Fortieth  New  York  Volunteers. 
Was  mustered  in  as  First  Lieutenant  ;  commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant  by 
Edwin  D.  Morgan,  Governor.  From  August  30th,  1862,  served  under  Warren 
in  the  Fifth  Corps,  also  under  Hooker,  and  was  in  Hooker's  Grand  Centre  Divi 
sion,  under  Burnside,  at  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  December  llth-13th,  1862.  Dis 
charged  for  disability  at  Henry  House,  January  19th,  1863.  Recruited  his 
health  and  four  months  thereafter  he  enlisted  fifty-two  men  for  the  Eleventh 
Heavy  Artillery  with  his  own  means,  and  re-enlisted  and  was  mustered  into 
the  Eleventh  Heavy  Artillery  as  First  Lieutenant,  June  21st,  1863,  at  Rochester. 
July  14th  to  25th  commanded  sixty  veterans  at  New  York  and  Yorkville  to 
suppress  New  York  riots  under  orders  of  General  Brown,  Commandant  of  New 
York  Harbor.  October  10th,  1863,  while  at  Fort  Richmond,  S.  I. ,  he  was  trans 
ferred  to  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery.  Joined  the  regiment,  Octo 
ber  23d,  1863,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va.  Was  Post  Adjutant  at  Fort  Marcy 
during  the  winter  of  1863  and  to  about  April,  1864.  Was  commissioned  as 


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451 


First  Lieutenant,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  March  30th,  1864,  by 
Governor  Horatio  Seymour  ;  was  constantly  on  duty  with  Company  I,  Fourth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  from  May  4th,  1864,  until  the  surrender  of  Lee 
and  muster  out,  October  9th,  1865  ;  was  promoted  to  Captain  before  Peters 
burg,  and  commissioned  as  Captain  by  Governor  Horatio  Seymour,  December 
23d,  1864  ;  was  with  the  regiment  from  the  Rapidan  to  the  surrender  of  Lee  ; 
promoted  to  Major,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  and  commissioned  by 
R.  E.  Fenton,  Governor,  June  13th,  1865.  Special  Orders  of  muster  out  No. 
220,  were  dated  September  26th,  1865,  and  the  regiment  was  mustered  out  at 
Hart's  Island,  New  York  Harbor,  October  9th,  1865. 

He  has  been  engaged  since  the  war  in  farming  and  nursery  business.  In 
1876  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Monroe  County,  which  term  expired  January  1st, 
1879.  Since  then  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  coal  and  lumber  business  and 
selling  farmers'  goods  generally,  such  as  salt,  tiles,  phosphates,  and  agricul 
tural  implements.  Is  married  and  has  had  nine  children,  three  girls  and  six 
boys.  Belongs  to  Asa  L.  Goodrich,  G.  A.  R.  Post  No.  433,  at  Churchville. 
Is  Past  Commander  of  said  Post,  Past  Worshipful  Master  of  Riga  Grange 
168,  and  Past  Worshipful  Master  of  Churchville  Lodge  667,  F.  and  A.  M. 

DR.  REESE   B.  BERKY. 

DR.  REESE  B.  BERKY  was  enrolled  November  9th,  1861,  at  New  York,  at  the 
age  of  33,  as  Surgeon  ;  date  of  rank,  December  10th,  1861.  He  resigned  Sep 
tember  15th,  1862. 


Dr.  C.  P.  Lawrence.        Dr.  M.  J.  Davis.          Dr.  A.  F.  Mudie.       Dr.  George  Baylee. 


DR.  GEORGE   BAYLES 

was  the  second  medical  officer  having  the  rank  of  Surgeon  of  Volunteers  con 
nected  with  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  Regiment.  The  first  medi 
cal  officer  having  a  commission  from  the  State  of  New  York  of  full  Surgeon  in 
the  Fourth  Heavy  Artillery  Volunteers,  was  Dr.  Berky.  Dr.  Bayles  went 
out  with  him  as  his  First  Assistant  Surgeon.  A  Second  Assistant  was  appointed 
to  the  regiment  after  reaching  Washington,  D.  C.  This  Second  Assistant  was 
Dr.  A.  F.  Mudie.  When  Dr.  Berky  resigned  Dr.  George  Bayles  received  a  com 
mission  as  full  Surgeon,  and  was  appointed  in  Dr.  Berky's  place. 

lie  had  .been  examined  in  Albany  by  Dr.  Vnnderpoel,  Medical  Director  State 
of  New  York,  for  full  Surgeoncy,  and  because  thriv  was  no  immediate  vacancy 
in  the  State  service  either  at  home  or  at  "  the  front,"  he  was  given  duties  tem 
porarily  as  Assistant  Surgeon.  The  promotion  to  Dr.  Berky's  place  took 
place  within  the  year  that  he  entered  the  service.  Dr.  Mudie  became  his  First 


452  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Assistant  and  Dr.  Davis  Second  Assistant.  His  commission  as  Assistant  Surgeon 
dated,  with  rank,  from  January  6th,  1862.  He  was  mustered  in  January  9th, 
1862.  His  commission  as  full  Surgeon  dated  (with  the  rank  of  Major)  from 
September  30th,  1862.  The  muster  was  made  to  date  September  30th,  1862. 
He  remained  with  the  regiment  while  it  was  stationed  along  the  chain  of  forts 
around  Washington  until  March  13th,  1863,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the 
Department  of  the  East,  Dr.  McDougle,  Medical  Director. 

Says  Dr.  Bayles  in  a  letter  to  the  writer  :  "  I  have  not  been  able  to  follow 
the  fortunes  of  my  late  comrades  since  the  war,  as  I  have  been  a  very  busy 
man  in  my  profession.  After  leaving  the  regiment  I  went  into  very  active 
general  hospital  and  transport  service.  There  seemed  no  intention  to  employ 
the  Fourth  Heavy  Artillery  in  any  active  campaigning,  so  I  applied  for  ap 
pointment  in  another  department  of  the  medical  service.  If  I  had  stayed  with 
the  regiment  I  doubtless  would  have  had  a  sufficiently  active  service  at  the 
'  front,'  where,  I  understand,  the  regiment  did  some  very  meritorious  service." 

Dr.  George  Bayles's  present  address  is  408  Main  Street,  Orange,  N.  J. 

DR.  HARTWELL   C.  TOMPKINS 

-was  born  March  loth,  1828,  in  Henrietta,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y.,  and  received 
a  common  school  and  academical  education  in  Henrietta  and  at  the  Collegiate 
Institute,  Rochester,  X.  Y. 

At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  commenced  the  study  of  medicine  and  sur 
gery  with  Dr.  E.  M.  Moon,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  after  completing  his 
studies  under  him  graduated  at  Woodstock,  Vt.,  in  June,  1853,  after  which  he 
practised  his  profession  at  Knowlesville,  Orleans  County,  N.  Y.,  till  February 
25th,  1862,  when  he  received  a  commission  as  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  Sixty- 
first  Regiment,  New  York  Volunteers,  and  was  mustered  in  as  such  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  March  3rl,  1862.  Was  promoted  Surgeon  of  this  regiment,  with 
commission  to  date  August  21st,  1862.  Was  detailed  April  4th,  1862,  by  G.  S. 
Palmer,  Surgeon  United  States  Volunteers,  to  take  charge  of  a  hospital  at  Cler- 
mont,  near  Alexandria,  Va.,  composed  of  the  sick  of  General  Howard's  Brigade 
mainly  and  of  the  First  Division  Second  Army  Corps.  Was  detailed  in  charge 
of  the  sick  of  the  First  Division  Second  Army  Corps,  from  about  May  1st  to 
25(11,  1862,  by  order  of  the  Post  Medical  Director  of  Yorktown,  Va.,  Assistant 
Surgeon  Greenleaf,  United  States  Army.  Was  detailed  on  May  30th,  1862,  by 
order  of  General  Richardson,  indorsed  by  General  O.  O.  Howard,  for  duty  at 
general  hospital  of  the  Second  Army  Corps  at  the  Turner  House,  under  charge 
of  Surgeon  Nathan  W.  Haywood,  Twentieth  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Volun 
teers.  June  28th,  1862,  retreated  with  the  sick  of  this  hospital  to  Savage 
Station,  where  Surgeon  Haywood  remained  with  such  of  the  sick  as  could  not 
be  further  transported  ;  conducted  the  remainder  of  the  sick,  numbering  about 
one  hundred,  in  army  wagons  through  to  Harrison's  Landing  on  the  James 
River,  Va.,  arriving  there  July  2d,  1862.  While  in  this  regiment  was  in 
the  battles  of  Antictam  and  Fredericksburg.  Was  Operating  Surgeon  by  order 
of  J.  H.  Taylor,  Surgeon  United  States  Volunteers.  Surgeon-in-Chk-f ,  First 
Division  Second  Army  Corps,  at  the  field  hospital  of  this  division  near  Antietam, 
from  September  17th  to  September  29th,  1862,  inclusive,  and  performed  the 
last  operation  made  at  this  hospital,  September  29th— the  amputation  of  a  thigh. 


SKETCHES    OF   OFFICERS   AND    MEN.  453 

Dressed  the  first  wounds  received  in  battle  of  Generals  Francis  C.  Barlow  and 
Nelson  A.  Miles,  the  first  at  Antietam  and  the  latter  at  Fredericksburg.  Had 
charge  of  a  hospital  of  the  wounded,  mainly  of  the  First  Brigade,  First  Divi 
sion  Second  Army  Corps,  at  a  house  at  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  December  13th 
and  14th,  1862.  Performed  many  capital  and  other  operations  during  this  time, 
with  shells  exploding  and  penetrating  through  the  house  and  about  it.  Detailed 
Operating  Surgeon  in  the  First  Division  Second  Army  Corps,  near  Falmouth, 
Va.,  January  19th,  1862,  by  Special  Orders  No.  65,  Headquarters  Hancock's 
Division,  by  order  of  Brigadier-General  Hancock.  Resigned  from  the  United 
States  service  on  Surgeon's  certificate  of  disability,  February  18th,  1863.  Re 
ceived  a  commission  as  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  Fourth  Regiment,  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery,  August  llth,  1863,  and  mustered  again  into  the  United  States 
service  in  the  above-named  regiment,  August  22d,  1863.  Promoted  Surgeon 
of  the  Fourth  Regiment,  New  York  Artillery,  November  16th,  1863.  De 
tailed  April  6th,  1864,  by  command  of  Colonel  John  C.  Tidball  as  Surgeon- 
in-Chief  of  the  Artillery  Brigade,  Second  Army  Corps,  which  Colonel  Tidball 
commanded,  serving  as  such  till  July  16th,  1864,  when  relieved  to  report  to  his 
regiment ;  then  detailed  for  special  service  near  General  Meade's  headquarters 
for  siege  service  and  construction  of  forts  near  Petersburg,  Va.  Detailed  Chief 
Operating  Surgeon,  Fourth  Brigade,  First  Division  Second  Army  Corps,  March 
28th,  1865,  by  Special  Orders  No.  89,  Headquarters  First  Division  Second  Army 
Corps,  by  order  Brevet  Major-General  Miles.  Detailed  Surgeon-in-Chief ,  Sec 
ond  Brigade,  First  Division  Second  Army  Corps,  Special  Orders  No.  148,  Head 
quarters  Army  of  the  Potomac,  June  12th,  1865,  by  order  of  General  Meade. 
Detailed  Surgeon-in-Chief,  Third  Brigade,  De  Russy's  Division,  Special  Orders 
No.  112,  Headquarters  De  Russy's  Division,  June  29th,  1865.  Was  absent  on 
sick  leave  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  from  about  November  1st  to  the  20th,  in 
clusive,  1862,  and  twenty  days  from  same  cause  in  latter  part  of  October  and 
first  part  of  November,  1864,  and  on  account  of  business,  fifteen  days  from 
March  21st  to  April  5th,  1865,  inclusive,  making  a  total  loss  of  time  in  the 
United  States  service  from  above  causes,  during  a  service  of  three  years  and 
one  month,  of  fifty-five  days.  Was  mustered  out  of  the  United  States  service 
with  his  regiment,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  September  26th,  1865,  by  Special 
Orders  No.  220. 

Returned  to  Knowlesville,  Orleans  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  formerly  resided, 
and  resumed  his  professional  practice,  which  he  conti^  :es  to  the  present  date, 
March,  1887.  Is  married  and  has  three  children  living,  two  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

Surgeon  H.  C.  Tompkins  refers  to  his  connection  with  the  Sixty-first  Regi 
ment,  New  York  Volunteers  and  of  the  Fourth  Regiment,  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,  with  laudable  pride.  During  the  period  he  was  a  medical  officer  of 
ths  first-named  regiment,  nearly  one  year,  it  was  commanded  by  Colonel 
Francis  C.  Barlow  and  Colonel  Nelson  A.  Miles.  Under  their  command  the 
reginvjnt  acquired  a  rare  degree  of  efficiency,  probably  unsurpassed  by  any 
infantry  regiment  in  the  service.  Such  was  its  bravery  and  good  conduct  in 
the  Peninsular  campaign  and  the  subsequent  battles  of  Antietam  and  Freder 
icksburg,  Chancellorsville  and  the  Wilderness,  due  largely  to  the  great  merit 
of  these  officers,  that  it  secured  alike  their  lasting  fame  and  their  Brigadier- 
General's  stars. 


454  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

The  Fourth  Regiment,  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  by  the  number,  character, 
and  physical  stamina  of  its  men,  the  intelligence  and  attainments  of  its  officers, 
and  the  genial  character  of  its  accomplished  and  brave  Colonel,  John  C.  Tid- 
ball,  became  one  of  the  most  distinguished  regiments  in  the  service.  After 
Colonel  Tidball  assumed  command  of  this  regiment  in  August,  1863,  about 
twelve  hundred  recruits  were  added  to  it.  A  board  of  examination  was  ap 
pointed  and  a  rigid  examination  of  all  recruits,  as  well  as  all  doubtful  soldiers 
in  the  regiment,  was  instituted  during  the  winter  of  1863-64  and  about  seventy 
men  were  discharged.  Even  after  this  the  regiment  went  into  the  field  at 
Brandy  Station,  Va.,  March  27th,  1864,  twenty-two  hundred  and  fifty  strong. 
The  old  and  many  times  decimated  regiments  of  Hancock's  Second  Corps 
looked  at  the  regiment  in  undisguised  astonishment  as  it  marched  by  that  dis 
tinguished  General's  quarters.  In  fine,  it  nearly,  if  not  quite,  equalled  some 
of  Hancock's  brigades.  The  troubles  of  the  regiment  now  began  in  earnest. 
It  went  into  quarters  without  adequate  facilities  to  make  itself  comfortable  ; 
but  little  timber  could  be  had  to  make  bunks  ;  the  men  had  to  encamp  in  the 
mud.  Nine  days  of  continuous  and  incessant  storms  of  sleet  and  ~iin  occurred. 
A  few  pine  boughs  with  blankets  alone  at  first  separated  the  men  from  the 
mud.  Soon  matters  mended,  and  a  battalion  was  sent  to  each  corps  of  the 
then  Army  of  the  Potomac.  One  battalion,  with  twelve  batteries  of  the  Second 
Corps,  was  organized  into  the  Artillery  Brigade  of  the  Second  Corps,  and  Sur 
geon  H.  C.  Tompkins  succeeded  Surgeon  Abram  L.  Cox  as  Surgeon-in-Chief 
of  the  brigade,  by  the  appointment  of  its  commander,  Colonel  John  C.  Tidball. 
Then  began  the  troubles  of  the  Surgeon.  The  medical  transportation  of  the 
brigade  was  hauled  by  partially  broken  but  incorrigible  mules,  that  upset  one 
of  the  medical  supply  wagons  in  the  mud  on  the  night  of  May  3d,  1864,  the 
first  night  of  leaving  camp  ;  that  became  inextricably  snarled  up  with  the  pine- 
trees  after  moving  from  the  field  hospital  in  the  Wilderness,  on  the  night  of 
May  7th,  1864,  and  finally  swamping  one  wagon  loaded  with  the  most  valuable 
medical  supplies  near  the  Armstrong  House,  where-it  was  destroyed  to  prevent 
its  falling  into  the  enemy's  hands.  Further,  each  battery,  by  act  of  Congress, 
had  an  ambulance  in  care  of  its  commander,  receipted  for  by  him,  and  only  to 
be  got  by  the  Surgeon  in-Chief  in  an  emergency  by  much  entreaty.  About  3 
o'clock  on  the  morning  of  May  4th,  1864,  the  horses  of  a  battery  with  limber 
ran  away  and  over  about  a  dozen  men  lying  asleep  on  the  ground,  injuring  a 
number  severely.  The  ambulance  of  the  battery  to  which  the  inj.ircd  belonged 
was  readily  given  to  transport  its  own  injured  men,  but  when  the  Captain  of 
another  battery  was  appealed  to,  whose  men  were  not  injured,  there  was  a 
demur  at  once.  The  ambulance  was  very  nice  to  carry  such  necessary  articles 
as  the  Captain  needed.  Still,  he  surrendered  it  when  it  was  represented  to  him 
that,  on  the  occasion  of  the  next  accident  he  might  have  need  of  similar  cour 
tesy  for  sick  or  wounded  men  in  his  own  command.  This  same  trouble  re 
peatedly  occurred,  and  was  irremediable,  except  by  a  repeal  of  the  law.  Bat 
teries  had  no  surgeons,  except  such  as  were  detailed  to  them  from  other  service. 
The  Medical  Director  would  allow  one  Assistant  Surgeon  to  about  three  batteries. 
In  the  night  a  battery  would  often  be  ordered  to  a  distant  point,  and  no  one  in 
the  brigade  know  of  it  outside  of  the  battery  except  tlie  Chief  of  Artillery,  in 
which  event  the  usual  medical  attendant  would  be  unable  to  attend  to  it,  per 
haps  for  a  couple  of  days,  and  no  one  to  blame.  But  the  commander  of  the 


SKETCHES   OF   OFFICERS   AND   MEN.  455 

battery  would  bitterly  complain.  There  was  no  remedy,  but  an  Assistant  Sur 
geon  to  each  battery.  This  matter  was  laid  by  the  Surgeon-in-Chief  before  the 
Medical  Director  of  the  Second  Corps,  and  also  before  the  Medical  Director  of 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  both  of  whom  declared  there  was  no  adequate 
remedy,  as  there  were  not  enough  Surgeons  or  Assistants  to  supply  one  to  each 
battery.  During  a  battle  also  the  batteries  were  often  suddenly  scattered  at 
quite  a  distance  apart,  so  that  the  usual  medical  attendant  could  not  attend 
them  all,  and  they  were  thus  of  necessity  dependent  on  such  medical  aid,  from 
infantry  regiments  or  other  sources,  as  could  be  nearest  obtained.  Notwith 
standing  this  difficulty,  a  very  good  hospital  service  was  established  for  the 
Artillery  Brigade.  Much  pains  were  taken  to  ascertain  the  position  of  the 
batteries  when  possible,  and  to  establish  the  field  hospital  as  near  them  as  prac 
ticable.  Small  hospital  flags  were  placed  at  various  points  between  the  hospital 
and  batteries,  and  very  many  injured  and  wounded  men  of  the  artillery  were 
thus  collected  into  their  own  hospital.  While  in  camp  the  hospital  became  as 
useful  as  any  in  the  infantry  service.  All  the  difficulties  above  enumerated 
incident  to  the  hospital  and  medical  service  of  the  artillery  were  plainly  pointed 
out  at  the  commencement  of  the  campaign  by  Colonel  John  C.  Tidball,  who 
had  the  magnanimity  not  to  blame  his  Surgeon-in-Chief  for  difficulties  insepa 
rable  from  the  nature  of  the  service. 

On  the  occasion  of  an  assault  on  the  works  before  Petersburg,  Va.,  June 
18th,  1864,  in  which  a  battalion  of  the  Fourth  Regiment,  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,  participated,  about  one  hundred  wounded  men  were  in  a  short  time 
brought  to  the  hospital  with  various  gun-shot  wounds.  The  Surgeon  and  one 
Assistant  had  all  these  suddenly  to  provide  for  ;  to  bury  Captain  D.  K.  Smith 
Jones,  who  died  in  hospital  that  morning ;  to  procure  suitable  rations  at 
once  for  one  hundred  wounded  ;  to  perform  operations.  Nine  capital  opera 
tions  were  performed,  the  last  at  dusk  ;  six  amputations  of  the  thigh,  and  three 
resections  of  arm  and  forearm.  Three  days  after,  the  wounded  were  all,  by 
order,  sent  to  City  Point. 

On  August  25th,  1864,  in  an  action  at  Ream's  Station,  about  three  hundred  men 
of  the  regiment  were  taken  prisoners,  of  whom  only  about  fifty  returned.  Captain 
McKeel  and  Lieutenants  Dearborn  and  Flanigan  were  killed  and  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Thomas  Allcock  and  Major  William  Arthur  were  wounded.  These,  per 
haps,  were  the  most  disastrous  engagements  of  the  regiment,  and  occurring  under, 
the  Surgeon's  particular  experience,  are  noted  as  examples.  He  cannot  furnish 
accurate  statistics  of  the  entire  casualties  of  the  regiment.  Its  service  by  bat 
talions,  one  in  the  Second,  one  in  the  Fifth,  and  one  in  the  Sixth  Corps,  pre 
vent  this,  nor  is  the  data  at  hand.  There  was  plenty  of  work  for  the  Surgeon 
in  the  Sixty-first  New  York  Volunteers,  as  well  as  in  the  Fourth  Regiment, 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery.  The  regiments  were  composed  of  brave  men  and 
led  by  brave  and  competent  officers.  After  all  the  great  battles  the  labors  and 
responsibilities  of  surgeons  were  immense.  To  them  came  no  military  prestige 
or  glory,  no  long  line  of  promotion,  but  the  satisfaction  of  conscience  satisfied 
and  duty  performed  ;  of  well-earned  professional  honor  and  skill,  exerted  in  a 
terrible  crisis  of  civil  war  for  the  benefit  of  humanity,  which  know  no  distinc 
tion  of  age,  sex,  or  condition,  and  in  behalf  of  friend  and  foe  alike.  Dr. 
Tompkins  now  resides  at  Knowlesville,  N.  Y. 


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HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


DR.  ALONZO  CHURCHILL. 

DR.  ALONZO  CHURCHILL  was  transferred  as  surgeon  from  the  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  June  5th,  1865  ;  rendered  Supernumerary  and  mustered 
out  June  12th,  1865,  near  Alexandria,  Va. 

ASSISTANT  SURGEONS. 

Mudie,  Archibald  F.  Enrolled  November  4th,  1862,  at  Washington  ;  age 
26  ;  Assistant  Surgeon  ;  date  of  rank  November  5th,  1862  ;  resigned  July  31st, 
1863  ;  afterward  had  charge  of  a  hospital  in  Newport  News,  Va. 

Davis,  M.  J.,  Assistant  Surgeon,  January  llth,  186§.  Enrolled  January 
10th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  24  ;  resigned  October  4th,  1863. 

Lawrence,  Clinton  P.,  Assistant  Surgeon.  Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at 
Rochester,  in  the  Eleventh  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  transferred  from 

Eleventh  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  discharged  Febru 
ary  23d,  1865,  on  tender  of 
resignation. 

Hendrickson,  William  Mat 
thew,  late  Assistant  Surgeon, 
Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Ar 
tillery  ;  was  born  March  16th, 
1842,  at  New  Salem,  Albany 
County,  N.  Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  New  Salem  and  Rens- 
selaerville  Academy.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  years  he  en 
gaged  in  the  study  of  medi 
cine,  and  graduated  at  the 
Albany  Medical  College  in 
May,  1863.  Commissioned 
Assistant  Surgeon,  Fourth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery, 
November  30th,  with  rank 
from  November  23d,  1863. 
He  was  with  the  Second  Bat 
talion  engaged  in.  the  battles 
of  the  Wilderness,  Spottsyl- 

vania,  North  Anna,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  Deep  Bottom,  Ream's  Station. 
Resigned,  and  was  honorably  discharged  on  September  8th,  1864.  Has  been 
engaged  since  the  war  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  Is  now  married  and  lias 
three  children,  one  girl  and  two  boys.  Belongs  to  G.  A.  R.  Post  No.  80, 
at  Marysville,  Cal.  Present  post-office  address,  Oakland,  Alameda,  Cal. 

Williams,  Frank  B.  Private  in  Company  M;  acted  as  Hospital  Steward,  and  was 

promoted  to  Assistant  Surgeon,  December  7th,  1864  ;  discharged  July  29th,  1865. 

Hill,  Clayton  L.,  Assistant  Surgeon.     Enrolled  April  14th,  1865,  at  Burks- 

ville,  Va.,  age  24  ;  mustered  out  September  26lh,  1865,  with  field  and  staff. 

Resides  in  Buffalo,  N:  Y. 

Kelsey,  Charles  F. ,  Assistant  Surgeon.  Enrolled  September  5th,  1865,  at 
Washington  ;  age  36  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  field  and  staff. 


Dr.  William  M.  Hendrickson. 


SKETCHES    OF   OFFICERS    AND   MEN.  457 

Casey,  Francis  P.,  Assistant  Surgeon.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  June  5th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June  12th,  1865,  near  Alex 
andria,  Va.  ;  rendered  Supernumerary. 

Place,  Simon  G.,  Assistant  Surgeon.  Transferred  from  the  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  June  5th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June  12th,  1865,  near 
Alexandria,  Va.  ;  rendered  Supernumerary. 

ADJUTANTS. 

MEARS,  GEORGE  W.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ; 
transferred  to  Company  E  as  First  Lieutenant  ;  mustered  out  September  15th, 
1862,  at  Washington,  for  appointment  to  Commissary  of  Subsistence  Depart 
ment,  United  States  Volunteers  September  16th,  1862. 

Wood,  James  H.  Enrolled  as  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  C  October  23d, 
1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  23  ;  promoted  in  same  company  February  13th,  1863, 
to  First  Lieutenant  ;  became  Adjutant  July,  1862,  succeeding  Lieutenant  Lee  ; 
promoted  to  Captain,  July  4th,  1863,  of  Company  C  ;  mustered  out  January 
20th,  1865,  near  Petersburg,  Va.  ;  received  the  brevet  of  Major  for  gallant  and 
meritorious  services.  Since  the  war  has  been  engaged  in  civil  engineering. 
Resides  at  Toyah,  Tex. 

Bailey,  Thomas  A.,  was  commissioned  as  Adjutant  February  18th,  1863  ; 
left  the  service  July  28th,  1863. 

Kopper,  Henry  J.  Enrolled  January  29th,  1862,  as  Second  Lieutenant  in 
Company  F,  at  New  York  ;  was  appointed  Adjutant  from  First  Lieutenant, 
Company  D  ;  held  the  position  from  July,  1863,  till  mustered  out  on  expira 
tion  of  term,  January  28th,  1865  ;  was  wounded  at  Totopotomoy  slightly, 
and  more  severely  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864.  Now  resides  in  New 
York. 

Brevet  Colonel  Stephen  P.  Corliss  was  transferred  to  the  Fourth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  from  the  Eleventh  New  York  Battery  June  19th,  1864,  as 
Second  Lieutenant  ;  was  taken  prisoner  August  25th,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station, 
Va.  ;  released  from  Libby  Prison  the  middle  of  October  following ;  was  at 
Camp  Parole,  Annapolis,  Md.,  until  about  December  1st,  1864.  when  he  re 
joined  the  regiment  ;  was  promoted  First  Lieutenant  immediately,  and  subse 
quently  Adjutant  of  the  regiment ;  in  February,  1865,  appointed  Acting 
Assistant  Adjutant-General  upon  the  staff  of  Brigadier-General  Ramsey  com 
manding  Fourth  Brigade,  First  Division,  Second  Army  Corps  ;  in  March  was 
commissioned  Captain  ;  shortly  afterward  brevetted  Major  United  States  Volun. 
teers  ;  was  with  the  Second  Army  Corps  in  all  its  engagements  to  the  end  of 
the  campaign  ;  was  afterward  brevetted  Colonel  United  States  Volunteers  upon 
recommendation  of  Brigadier-General  Ramsey  and  Major-General  Miles,  for 
"  distinguished  gallantry  and  bravery"  at  the  capture  of  the  South  Side  Rail 
road,  Va..  April  2d,  1865  ;  shortly  after  the  surrender  of  General  Lee  was 
ordered  to  report  to  Major-General  Miles  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Va.,  where  he 
was  assigned  to  duty  as  Assistant  Provost  Marshal,  General  Department  of 
Northern  Virginia  ;  remained  here  until  December  16th.  1865,  when,  on  his 
own  application,  was  mustered  out  of  tlie  service  :  n'tuniing  to  Albany  went 
into  the  clothing  business,  which  he  still  follows.  In  1867  was  appointed  by  the 
Governor  Assistant  Commissary  of  Subsistence  in  the  National  Guard,  with 


458  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

rank  of  Lieutenant -Colonel  ;  became  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  early  in  its 
history  ;  was  for  several  years  commander  of  his  Post  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  ;  in 
1873  was  elected  Department  Commander  ;  in  1887  was  Assistant  Quarter 
master-General  ;  in  1889  elected  unanimously  President  of  the  Fourth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  Association.  He  is  still  prominently  connected  with 
Masonic,  military,  and  G.  A.  R.  organizations,  and  is  fully  as  active  in  business 
and  social  circles.  Lieut.  Corliss  was  commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant  in 
Company  F,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  December  30th.  1864  ;  was  ap 
pointed  Adjutant  February  5th,  1865  ;  transferred  February  25th,  to  General 
Miles's  staff  ;  he  was  mustered  out  December  9th,  1865.  He  now  resides  in 
Albany,  N.  Y. 

WhitwelJ,  Stephen  J.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua,  in 
Company  H,  at  the  age  of  22  ;  promotions  as  follows  :  Corporal  October  1st, 
1862  ;  Sergeant  August  31st,  1864  ;  made  Second  Lieutenant  and  transferred 
May  19th,  1865,  as  First  Lieutenant  to  Company  F  ;  was  appointed  Adjutant 
February  25th,  1865  ;  date  of  rank  March  20th,  1865. 

Parkhurst,  Thomas  C.,  was  born  in  Oriskany,  Oneida  County,  N.  Y.,  April 
22d,  1839  ;  was  educated  at  the  common  school,  at  Mexico  and  Canandaigua 
academies  and  Oberlin  College,  Ohio  ;  was  South  four  years  prior  to  war  ;  was 
in  New  Orleans  when  United  States  arsenal  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  and  forts  at 
mouth  of  Mississippi  were  taken  possession  of  by  Confederate  troops  ;  was  fired  at 
by  Vigilance  Committee  at  Memphis,  and  with  others  going  North  mobbed,  shot 
through  the  knee,  pounded,  and  left  for  dead  in  the  streets,  one  of  the  number 
being  killed.  Again  mobbed  and  pounded  at  Columbus,  Ky.,  and  escaped  on 
last  boat  ;  allowed  to  depart  for  first  Union  point,  Cairo,  111.  An  injury  pre 
vented  entering  the  service  until  August,  1862.  Married  August,  1862  ;  en 
listed  as  a  privatf  in  Company  H,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  pro 
moted  before  Petersburg  1864,  and  again  in  January,  1865  ;  wounded  while  in 
command  of  Company  F  at  Five  Forks  or  White  Oak  Road,  Va  ,  and  sent  to 
City  Point  Hospital,  April  2d,  1865  ;  brevetted  Captain  for  gallant  conduct  in 
above  action  and  for  conspicuous  service  in  every  engagement  in  which  his 
regiment  participated  ;  afterward  made  Acting  Adjutant  of  the  regiment  and 
Acting  Assistant  Adjutant-General  01  staff  of  Major-General  John  C.  Tidball  ; 
discharged  with  the  regiment  October,  1865,  New 
York  Harbor.  P.  O.,  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Herrick,  W.  D.  Enrolled  September  14th,  1862, 
at  Edinburgh,  N.  Y.  ;  age  18  ;  promoted  Corporal 
August  18th,  1863;  to  First  Sergeant  December 
18th,  1864  ;  appointed  Adjutant  February  25th,  1865  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company,  a-. 
First  Lieutenant. 

Washburn,  D.  W.    When  appointed  Adjutant  not 
stated  ;  appears  as  such  on  muster-out  roll  of  field 
and  staff ;   was  commissioned    First   Lieutenant   in 
Company  G  February  llth,  1865,  ami  promoted  to 
Lt  W  D  Herrick  Captain  of  Company  L  May  17th,  1865  ;  was  brevetted 

Major  for  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct  ;  mustered 

out  with  regiment  September  26th,  1865  ;  accidentally  killed  on  a  railroad  in 
Texas,  which  he,  as  civil  engineer,  was  constructing. 


SKETCHES    OF    OFFICERS   AND    MEN.  459 

Lazarus,  Joseph  N.  Commissioned  May  31st,  1865  ;  date  of  rank  May  31st, 
1865  ;  mustered  out  with  regiment  September  26th,  1865. 

QUARTERMASTERS. 

THORP,  HENRY  J.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  Quarter 
master  in  the  original  organization  of  the  regiment ;  resigned  October  22d, 
1862. 

Kennedy,  Richard.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  with  Com 
pany  F  ;  age  34  ;  transferred  September  14th,  1864,  Regimental  Quartermaster 
to  Company  L  as  First  Lieutenant  ;  appointed  Regimental  Quartermaster  De 
cember  29th,  1863. 

Knight,  James.  Date  of  commission  December  30th,  1864  ;  date  of  rank 
December  30th,  1864  ;  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  March  14th,  1865. 

Eagan,  Richard  P.,  Veteran.  Date  of  rank,  March  4th.  1863  ;  Quarter 
master  of  the'Eleventh  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  as  Supernumerary. 

Price,  Theodore.  Enlisted  in  Captain  Thomas  D.  Sears 's  Company  on  Sep 
tember  8th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls,  N.  Y.,  and  on  September  25th  mustered  into 
the  United  States  service  in  New  York  City  in  Company  A,  First  United  States 
Lancers,  which  was  transferred  into  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 
During  the  winter  of  1861-62,  while  stationed  in  barracks  on  Staten  Island 
(Port  Richmond),  he  was  promoted  to  the  grade  of  Quartermaster  Sergeant, 
having  for  several  months  acted  as  clerk  to  Captain  Sears.  The  position  on 
the  rolls  as  Sergeant  he  held  for  a  considerable  length  of  time  (or  until  he  re 
ceived  his  commission  as  Second  Lieutenant,  March  13th,  1864),  but  not  acting 
in  that  capacity,  owing  to  the  fact  that  during  the  month  of  June,  1862,  he  was 
detailed  as  clerk  to  the  headquarters  defenses  south  of  the  Potomac  (Arlington 
House),  General  A.  W.  Whipple  commanding,  and  assigned  to'  duty  with  Lieu 
tenant  Eddy  (Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery)  on  the  staff  and  appointed 
Commissary  Sergeant,  which  position  he  filled  until  General  Whipple  and  com 
mand  was  ordered  to  join  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  then  near  Harper's  Ferry. 
General  Whipple,  by  request  of  Lieutenant  Eddy,  made  application  to  the  War 
Department  for  permission  to  have  him  detailed  by  Special  Orders  to  accompany 
him  (as  previous  orders  had  been  promulgated  for  all  enlisted  men  on  special 
duty  to  be  returned  to  their  respective  regiments),  and  Lieutenant  Price  was 
thereupon  appointed  Ordnance  Sergeant  of  the  Third  Division,  which  was  the 
Third  Division,  Third  Corps.  The  march  from  Washington  to  Harper's  Ferry, 
and  afterward  through  Virginia  to  their  position  on  the  banks  of  the  Rappahan- 
nock,  in  front  of  Fredericksburg  and  back  of  Falmouth,  was  without  much 
excitement,  but  was  a  means  of  getting  plenty  of  hardship  and  soldier  experi 
ence,  necessary  to  become  a  toughened  veteran. 

The  battle  of  Fredericksburg  opened  on  the  morning  of  December  llth, 
1862,  with  cannonading  long  to  be  remembered  by  those  who  were  present. 
Their  division  was  soon  across  the  river  and  stationed  on  the  outskirts  of  the 
city.  Here  Price's  duty  as  Ordnance  Sergeant  brought  him  for  the  first  time 
under  fire. 

In  escorting  his  train  to  the  vicinity  of  the  troops,  about  dark,  Lieutenant 
Eddy  ordered  him  to  halt  his  train  till  he  could  reconnoitre  and  find  the  location 
of  the  division,  but  a  change  of  front  led  Lieutenant  Eddy  directly  into  the 


460  HEAVY    GUNS    AND    LIGHT. 

enemy's  lines,  a  fact  which  Lieutenant  Price  discovered  in  time  to  prevent  the 
ordnance  train  from  following  his  example. 

Says  Lieutenant  Price  in  a  recent  letter  :  ''  Our  march  to  Banks  Ford  was 
very  pleasant.  The  train  was  parked  for  the  night,  expecting  in  the  morning 
that  the  guns  would  open  up  and  the  pontoons  be  ready  for  our  crossing.  But, 
alas  !  the  rain  came  down  in  torrents,  the  mud  deepened,  and  the  grand  move 
ment  collapsed.  The  dispirited  army  once  more  returned  to  their  old  camping 
grounds,  a  sad,  demoralized  lot  of  water-soaked,  mud-bedabbled  men. 

"  When  the  Chancellorsville  movement  commenced,  our  command  was  in 
the  advance  during  the  crossing  of  the  river.  When  Howard's  men  broke  and 
ran  away,  the  position  I  occupied,  at  an  intersection  of  roads,  was  entirely  ex 
posed  to  the  raking  fire  of  both  sides,  and  in  a  few  moments  the  rebel  skir 
mishers  were  upon  me.  There  I  was  with  thirty  pack-mules  and  sixty  thousand 
rounds  of  rifle  ammunition  on  their  backs  tangled  up  in  the  thicket  and  sur 
rounded  by  a  mob  of  Johnnies.  It  was  enough  to  scare  the  wits  out  of  any 
one.  A  few  minutes  later  down  came  General  Pleasanton  and  his  guard,  and 
turning  the  corner,  made  a  dash  through  and  up  the  plank-road  leading  to 
Chancellorsville.  Here  was  my  time  to  escape,  and  bidding  good-by  to  the 
Captain,  who  had  been  holding  me  up  with  an  empty  gun,  I  jumped  my  horse 
over  a  ditch  and  dashed  through  their  skirmish  line  at  full  gallop,  hugging 
my  horse's  neck  Comanche  fashion,  amid  a  shower  of  shot  and  shell  from  both 
armies.  I  escaped  unharmed  into  our  own  lines.  My  assistant,  a  young  man, 
following  my  example,  cut  loose  the  pack  of  mules,  and  jumping  on,  escaped, 
though  he  had  several  shot  holes  through  his  clothes  and  equipment,  with  one 
slight  wound  from  which  the  blood  flowed.  I  was  truly  thankful  to  get  out 
of  a  bad  job  so  easily. 

"  Sunday  morning  following,  at  an  early  hour,  I  called  upon  General  Whipple 
for  instructions  and  orders.  I  had  just  turned  to  leave  him  when  that  fatal 
bullet  came  from  a  sharpshooter  and  gave  him  his  mortal  wound.  A  soldier 
of  rare  merit  he  was  and  a  fine  gentleman.  That  day  the  reserve  trains  were 
ordered  back  over  the  river. 

"  General  C.  K.  Graham  took  command  of  our  division,  and  soon  after  the 
old  Third  Army  Corps  was  consolidated  with  the  Second.  I  made  application 
to  General  Daniel  Sickels  to  be  returned  to  my  regiment  for  instruction  and 
promotion,  and  the  General  also  informed  me  that  General  Whipple  had  re 
quested  him  to  send  to  the  State  Department  of  Xew  York  for  a  commission  of 
Second  Lieutenant  as  soon  as  a  vacancy  occurred,  and  was  to  have  been 
appointed  aide  on  his  staff. 

"  Soon  after  returning  to  my  company  at  Fort  Marcy,  I  was  again  detailed, 
with  a  party  of  three  commissioned  officers  and  six  sergeants,  to  proceed  to 
New  York  City  to  assist  in  the  conscription.  We  were  about  the  first  to  land 
on  Riker's  Island,  New  York  Harbor.  Soon  after  arrival  was  detailed  as 
clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Adjutant-General.  Here  I  remained  until  our  detach 
ment  was  ordered  to  accompany  the  four  companies  by  transport  to  Washing 
ton,  then  stationed  at  Forts  Hamilton,  Wadsworth,  and  Richmond. 

"  My  winter  was  spent  at  Fort  Marcy,  brush  ing  up  and  get  ting  disciplined  for 
future  events  ;  before  spring,  however,  was  detailed  into  the  ollice  of  Colonel 
J.  C.  Tidball  as  clerk,  and  on  the  removal  of  the  regiment  to  the  front  was 
detailed  to  remain  behind  and  turn  over  all  the  stores  (ordnance)  to  the  next 


SKETCHES   OF   OFFICERS   AND   MEN.  461 

officer  coming  in  command  of  the  fort.  This  duty  kept  me  nearly  ten  days. 
On  arriving  at  the  regiment,  then  encamped  near  Stevensburg,  Va. ,  my  com 
mission  as  Second  Lieutenant  came,  and  I  was  assigned  to  Company  F,  but  in 
the  division  of  the  regiment  into  three  battalions,  was  appointed  Acting  Quarter 
master  of  Major  T.  D.  Sears's  Battalion,  Sixth  Army  Corps,  and  in  the  cam 
paign  was  appointed  on  the  staff  (temporarily)  of  Colonel  Tompkins,  Chief  of 
Artillery,  Sixth  Army  Corps,  as  Brigade  Quartermaster,  and  placed  in  charge 
of  transportation— a  most  unfortunate  appointment,  for  the  first  night's  march 
my  train  stampeded,  and  I  was  cursed  by  some  high  official  till  I  was  sick. 
Who  the  old  Harry  he  was  I  never  knew,  but  did  not  care.  He  was  no  gentleman, 
anyhow  and  his  language  unfit  to  be  spoken  by  any  rational  being  ;  however, 
no  damage  was  done,  and  Grant  was  at  the  head  of  things  then,  and  who  cared  ? 
I  was  returned  to  duty  with  my  regiment  on  their  entry  into  the  trenches  at 
Petersburg  ;  was  appointed  Acting  Adjutant  on  the  field  at  Ream's  Station  by 
Major  Arthur  after  Adjutant  Kopper  was  wounded,  and  with  only  a  handful 
of  men  to  muster  after  that  unfortunate  engagement  ;  but  the  next  day  Rich 
mond  and  his  company  came  marching  in,  and  with  these,  together  with  the 
men  returned  from  hospital  and  otherwise,  our  ranks  presented  quite  a  line. 

"  About  the  time  of  the  Fort  Hell  escapade,  my  commission  as  Captain 
arrived,  and  almost  simultaneously  I  received  an  appointment  as  Ordnance 
Officer  on  the  staff  of  Nelson  A.  Miles,  commanding  First  Division  Second 
Army  Corps.  This  position  I  held  until  the  review  in  Washington. 

"  Two  little  items  of  the  last  campaign  I  will  mention.  One  that  I  was  de 
tailed  to  convey  the  first  dispatch  from  Lee  to  the  commanding  General  of  our 
army  regarding  the  surrender,  and  later  I  received  an  order  from  the  Chief  of 
Ordnance,  Army  of  the  Potomac,  to  receive  all  the  property  and  stores  of  the 
Confederates  left  on  the  ground  (the  order  I  kept  a  number  of  years,  but  it 
was  finally  lost),  but  owing  1o  the  change  of  corps  I  was  afterward  relieved. 

"  General  Miles  having  received  the  commission  to  proceed  to  Fort  Monroe 
and  take  command  of  the  military  district  and  State  prisoners — Jefferson  Davis, 
C.  C.  Clay,  and  John  Mitchell — on  his  arrival  there  sent  to  the  War  Depart 
ment  for  a  detail  of  six  officers  of  his  old  staff,  myself  among  them,  and  on 
arriving  there  I  was  appointed  by  General  Terry,  commanding  the  department, 
as  Acting  Adjutant  Inspector-General  of  the  military  district  of  Fort  Monroe. 
My  duty  called  me  away  to  different  sections  of  the  country,  almost  always 
accessible  by  steamers,  and  for  several  months  it  was  my  pleasant  lot  to  be 
engaged  in  a  series  of  duties  that  were  perfectly  delightful.  After  four  years 
of  almost  incessant  hardships  and  discouragements,  this  life  seemed  almost  a 
dream.  Surrounded  by  the  pleasant  society  of  the  post,  parties,  excursions, 
picnics,  rides,  etc.,  one  after  the  other,  followed  in  constant  succession.  My 
duties  associated  me  occasionally  with  the  noted  prisoners,  especially  Jefferson 
Davis,  and  I  was  on  many  occasions  detailed  to  escort  him  on  his  daily  walk 
around  the  parapet  of  the  fort.  Many  pleasant  hours  I  have  sat  with  him  and 
listened  to  his  silvery  tongue  as  he  related  the  stories  of  Southern  heroism, 
State  rights,  and  his  public  affairs.  Dr.  Craven,  his  medical  officer  at  the  fort, 
gives  a  daily  record  of  his  imprisonment  in  his  book  published  soon  after  his 
confinement  and  release  ;  it  is  well  worthy  of  reading. 

"  The  fall  weather,  wet  and  cold,  coming  on,  and  October  beginning  to 
growl  with  its  bleak  storms,  post  duty  became  very  monotonous,  and  we  again 


462  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

longed  for  retirement  to  private  life  and  occupations.  Several  of  the  staff  not 
wishing  to  make  the  army  a  profession,  put  in  their  resignations,  which  wore 
soon  accepted,  and  once  again  we  were  free  American  citizens.  Thus  passed 
four  years  and  two  mouths,  a  continuous  service,  without  loss  of  one  day  by 
wounds,  sickness,  or  a  prisoner.  The  writer  settled  in  New  York  City,  where 
he  remained  several  years." 

Enlisted  as  private  September  8th,  1861  ;  mustered  in  September  25th, 
1861  ;  re-enlisted  as  veteran  November  Mih,  1863  ;  commissioned  as  Second 
Lieutenant,  dated  March  13th,  1864  ;  commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant,  dated 
July  12th,  1864  ;  commissioned  as  Captain,  dated  January  25th,  1865  ;  detailed 
to  Fort  Monroe,  Va.,  Special  Orders,  War  Department  254,  May  26th,  1865  ; 
appointed  Acting  Adjutant  Inspector-General  by  Special  Orders,  Department 
of  Virginia,  230,  August  24th,  1865  ;  retained  in  service  by  Special  Orders  416, 
War  Department,  August  2d,  1865  ;  mustered  out  by  Special  Orders  574,  War 
Department,  October  30th,  1865  ;  brevetted  Major  New  York  State  Volunteers 
November  6th,  1865  ;  brevetted  Major  United  States  Volunteers  October  26th, 
1865  ;  captured  at  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  and  escaped  ;  captured  between  War- 
renton  and  Beacton,  Va.,  by  scouts  and  escaped.  Major  Price  now  resides  at 
St.  John's,  Clinton  County,  Mich. 

CHAPLAIN  WILLIAM  H.  CARR 

« 

was  born  at  Kinderhook,  Columbia  County,  N.  Y.,  July  2d,  1812.  He  was  a 
son  of  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812.  His  grandfather  was  also  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolutionary  War  for  five  years.  He  was  educated  at  Albany,  studied  theol 
ogy  under  Drs.  Beman  and  Kirk,  and  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  at  the  age  of  23.  Was  enrolled  as  Chaplain  April  15th,  1862,  at 
Washington,  by  election  of  officers  of  the  regiment.  Participated  in  all  the 
battles.  At  the  battle  of  Ream's  Station  Chaplain  Carr  had  his  black  horse 
tied  next  to  the  horse  of  a  Chaplain  of  a  Pennsylvania  regiment.  As  the  battle 
began  Chaplain  Carr  went  to  get  his  horse,  and  as  he  reached  to  untie  it,  a 
shell  came  and  blew  the  other  Chaplain's  horse  in  pieces.  Was  discharged 
September  26th,  1865.  Has  been  engaged  in  the  ministry  of  the  Gospel  since 
the  war. 

Is  married  and  has  eight  children.  Oldest  son  served  in  One  Hundred  and 
Seventy-seventh  Regiment  New  York  Volunteers. 

Post-office  address,  242  Elm  Street,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

NON-COMMISSIONED    STAFF. 

ADAMS,  CHARLES  H.     Appointed  First  Principal  Musician  July  1st,  1865. 

Ahrens,  Frederick  L.     Appointed  Quartermaster  Sergeant  Juno  5th,  1865. 

Anderson,  John.     Appointed  Sergeant  Major  October  24th,  1864. 

Barr,  James.     Appointed  Sergeant  Major  June,  1863. 

Ball,  Alexander  F.  Appointed  First  Principal  Musician  December  16th, 
1864.' 

Barker,  Ira  J.  Appointed  Assistant  Commissary  Sergeant  February  3d, 
1863. 

Beardsley,  Augustus.     Appointed  Hospital  Steward  June  3d,  1865. 


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463 


1.  Lt.  William  C.  B.  Gray. 

2.  Chaplain  William  H.  Carr. 


2.  3.  4. 
GROUP   OP   OFFICERS. 

3.  Lt.  Edward  Wheeler. 

4.  Brevet-Col.  8.  P.  Corliss. 


|  5.  Lt.  Martin  V.  B.  Aiken. 
I  6.  Lt.  Thomas  Delanoy. 


Beisheim,  Justus.     Appointed  Second  Principal  Musician  July  7th,  1865. 

Brewer,  Charles  W.     Appointed  Commissary  Sergeant  June  4th,  1865. 

Bronson,  Walter  D.     Appointed  Sergeant  Major  July  23d,  1864. 

Burt,  "William  H.  Appointed  Commissary  Sergeant  January  5th,  1863. 
(See  Line  Officers.) 

Curtice,  Owen  S.     Appointed  Musician  July  1st,  1863. 

Dickens,  Benjamin  A.     Appointed  Sergeant  Major  August  6th,  1862. 

Flanagan,  Ichabod.     Appointed  Commissary  Sergeant  September  5th,  1863. 

Foote,  Henry  P.     Hospital  Steward,  Supernumerary  from  Third  Battalion. 

Gleason,  Frank  J.     Appointed  Sergeant  Major  February  2d,  1863. 

Henderson,  James  V.     Appointed  Commissary  Sergeant  April  25th,  1865. 

Huysman,  Theodore.     Appointed  Sergeant  Major  January  28th,  1864. 

Knight,  James.     Appointed  Quartermaster  Sergeant  February  13th,  1863. 

Lazarus,  J.  Victor.     Appointed  Sergeant  Major  May  18th,  1865. 

Lombard,  Roswell.     Appointed  Hospital  Steward  November  28th,  1862. 

McElroy,  Frank  G.     Appointed  Quartermaster  Sergeant  January  1st,  1862. 

Mosier,  James  H.     Musician. 

Nelson,  John.     Second  Principal  Musician. 

Palmer,  Napoleon,  Hospital  Steward.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  as  Supernumerary. 

Pear,  Peter.     Appointed  Sergeant  Major  March  29th,  1865. 

Phillips,  Dorr.     Appointed  Hospital  Steward  December  1st,  1864. 

Plank,  Ezra.     Appointed  Quartermaster  Sergeant  January  3d,  1865. 

Sherman,  William  H.     Appointed  Commissary  Sergeant  January  6th,  1863. 

Smith,  Frederick.  Appointed  Second  Principal  Musician  January  30th, 
1864 

Sumner,  Henry  W.     Appointed  Commissary  Sergeant  January  3d,  1865. 

\V:ishburn,  Albert  S.     Appointed  Commissary  Sergeant  January  1st,  1862. 


464  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Williams,  Frank  B.     Hospital  Steward.     (See  Assistant  Surgeons.) 
Zabriskie,  Albert  J.     Appointed  Sergeant  Major  January  21st,  1865. 

LINE  OFFICERS. 

ADAMS,  ROBERT  G.  Enlisted  as  private  in  Company  D  August  23d,  1862,  at 
Albany  ;  age  23  ;  transferred  to  Company  I,  Second  Lieutenant,  January  20th, 
18f>5  ;  a  Testament  which  was  in  his  breast-pocket  saved  his  life  at  Sutherland 
Station  ;  mustered  out  April  18th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Sioux  City,  Neb. 

Aiken,  Martin  V.  B.  Was  enrolled  as  Orderly  Sergeant  in  Company  A 
August  21st,  1861,  at  Paterson  ;  age  25  ;  was  promoted  Second  Lieutenant 
March  4th,  1862,  then  First  Lieutenant  December  10th,  1862  ;  discharged 
July  12th,  1864. 

Allston,  Japhet.  Was  enrolled  November  20th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
40  ;  was  commissioned  Captain  of  Company  E  March  4th,  1862  ;  resigned  Feb 
ruary  28th,  1863. 

Ball,  William  S.  Born  March  12th,  1836  ;  enlisted  August  1st,  1862,  Com 
pany  C,  in  Rochester  ;  commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant  April  16th,  1864  ; 
mustered  out  June  20th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Greensborough,  Guilford 
County,  N.  C. 

Barnes,  William.  Enlisted  January  12th,  1864,  at  New  York;  age  36; 
Sergeant  in  Company  F  ;  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  May  1st,  1863  ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  M  and  promoted  First  Lieutenant  April  14th,  1864  :  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  April  8th,  1865.  Resides  in  New  York 
City. 

Barnes,  William  B.,  Captain.  Enrolled  September  24th,  1861,  in  Rochester  ; 
was  conspicuous  in  organizing  the  Eleventh  Heavy  Artillery,  afterward  Third 
Battalion  of  the  Fourth  ;  left  service  in  July,  1863. 

Bliss,  George,  Jr.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1862,  at  New  York,  age  31,  in 
Company  H  ;  commissioned  as  Captain  February  3d,  1862  ;  he  was  Assistant 
Adjutant-General  on  staff  of  Governor  E.  D.  Morgan  :  resigned  from  the 
Fourth,  December  22d,  1862.  Has  attained  distinction  in  the  legal  profession. 
Resides  in  New  York  City. 

Brown,  Augustus  C.  Born  October  23d,  1839,  in  York,  Livingston  County, 
N.  Y.  ;  was  graduated  from  Williams  College,  in  1861  ;  was  commissioned 
First  Lieutenant  of  Company  D,  in  Rochester,  June  21st,  1863  ;  age  24  ;  was 
commissioned  Captain  of  Company  H  December  17th,  1863  ;  discharged  De 
cember  5th,  1864.  Has  attained  eminence  in  the  law.  Address,  120  Broad 
way,  N.  Y. 

Burt,  William  H.  Enrolment  November  24th,  1861,  in  Company  C,  at  Os- 
wego  ;  age  21  ;  promoted  from  Corporal  in  Company  C,  to  Sergeant,  then  to 
Second  Lieutenant  in  Company  E,  transferred  to  Company  B  as  First  Lieu 
tenant  ;  acted  for  a  period  as  Regimental  Quartermaster  ;  mustered  out  at 
Patrick's  Station,  Va.,  November  28th,  1864.  Post  office  address,  375  Wash 
ington  Street,  care  of  Sharp,  Taylor  &  Perkins,  New  York  City. 

Burghardt,  Charles  H.  Enlisted  in  Company  D  September  8th,  1862,  at 
Schenectady  ;  age  21  ;  promoted  to  Corporal  June  4th,  1864  ;  promoted  to 
Second  Lieutenant,  Company  B,  December  10th,  1864  ;  died  April  17th,  1865, 


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465 


at  Annapolis,  Md.,  of  wounds  received  at  Sutherland's  Station  April  3d, 
1865. 

Bemis,  George  W.  Enrolled  in  Company  H  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canan- 
daigua,  age  47,  as  Second  Lieutenant,  and  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  Jan 
uary  1st,  1863  ;  discharged  Novem 
ber  9th,  1863,  on  tender  of  resig 
nation.  Resides  at  Oneida,  N.  Y. 
Bradt,  Abram  G.  Enlisted  in 
Company  D  November  24th,  1861, 
at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  21  ;  promoted 
November  20th,  1862,  to  Second 
Lieutenant  ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  F  January  23d,  1864  ;  trans 
ferred  back  to  Company  D  as  First 
Lieutenant ;  mustered  out  Decem 
ber  llth,  1864.  Post-office  address, 
St.  John,  Stafford  County,  Kan. 

Berlin,  Carl.  Was  commissioned 
First  Lieutenant  August  19th, 
1865  ;  date  of  rank,  August  15th, 
1865,  but  was  not  mustered. 

Blodgett.  Morris  R,  First  Lieu 
tenant  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  September  25th,  1865. 

Burdick,  Frank  L.  Enlisted 
August  28th,  1862,  at  South  East ; 

age  18  ;  promoted  to  Corporal  April  7th,  1864 ;  commissioned  Second  Lieu 
tenant  July  3d,  1864  ;  died  of  wound  received  in  action  at  Ream's  Station, 
Vs.,  August  25th,  1864. 

Berwick,  Samuel.  Was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  March  14th,  1865  ; 
date  of  rank,  February  4th,  1865  ;  he  was  not  mus 
tered. 

Bartholomew,  William  C.     He  was   transferred  from 
Company   H.    Eighth   New  York    Heavy   Artillery,   as 
Second  Lieutenant  in  Company  I,   Fourth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  he  was  mustered  out  with  the  company. 
Carpenter,    Harvey    L.     He  enlisted   December   20th, 
1861,  at  New  York,  as  Sergeant  in  Company  F  ;  he  was 
29  years  of  age  at  this  time  ;  he  was  commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant  May  1st,  1863,  and  transferred  to  Company  G  ; 
then  he  was  transferred  to  Company  D  as  Second  Lieu 
tenant  ;  mustered  out  of  Company  D  April  28th,  1864, 
to  accept  commission  in  Company  K  as  First  Lieutenant,  January  29th,  1865  ; 
promoted  Captain  of  Company  H  February  19th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with 
the  company.     San  Diego,  Cal. 

Cooper,  John  R.  Formerly  served  in  Tenth  New  York  Volunteers  and  in 
Tenth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  enrolled  from  civil  life  in  Company  A  July 
8th,  1865,  at  Batavia  (age  33),  as  Captain  of  said  company  ;  wounded  June  16th 
and  18th,  1864,  and  also  March  25th,  1865  ;  he  was  mustered  out  with  company. 


Lieut.  Wm.  H.  Burt. 


Lieut.  Chas.  H.  Burg- 
hardt. 


466 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Church,  William.  Enrolled  as  Captain  in  Company  I  May  5th,  1863,  at 
Rochester,  N.  Y.  ;  he  was  discharged  on  tender  of  resignation  January  25th, 
1865. 

Cole,  Daniel.  Enlisted  in  Company  G  June  17th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
42  ;  promoted  Quartermaster  Sergeant  October  25th,  1862  ; 
commissioned  September  19th,  1862,  as  Second  Lieutenant ; 
he  was  mustered  out  of  Company  G  for  promotion  to 
First  Lieutenant  Company  F  September  14th,  1863  ;  he 
died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va.,  of  phthisis  pulmonalis. 

Cox,  Samuel.     Enlisted  in  Company  A  September  4th, 
1862,  at  Lewisborough  ;  age  21  ;  was  First  Sergeant  in 
this  company  ;  was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  in 
Capt.H.L.  Carpenter.       Company  G  June  27th,    1864;  wounded  on  the  Vaughn 
Road  August  23d,  1864  ;  transferred  as  Second  Lieutenant 
to  Company  I  ;  discharged  on  tender  of  resignation  January  18th,  1865.     Re 
sides  at  Sea  Cliff,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

Crawford,  Albert.  Enlisted  August  5th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  a;;c  10  ;  pro 
moted  to  Second  Lieutenant  (from  Sergeant)  March  12th,  1865,  to  Fir.ct  Lieu 
tenant  May  18th,  1865  ;  be  was  mustered  out  with  company. 

Chichester,  George.  Enlisted  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
27  ;  he  was  promoted  Sergeant  January,  1862,  and  Second 
Lieutenant  September  29th,  1862  ;  on  January  23d,  1864,  he 
was  transferred  to  Company  M  to  accept  a  commission  as  First 
Lieutenant ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  he  was  discharged 
from  Company  M  October  31st,  1864. 

Crombie,  John  C.  Enlisted  as  Second  Lieutenant  in  Com 
pany  F  during  the  campaign  of  1865  ;  he  was  promoted  First 
Lieutenant  May  17th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Coddington,  Edmund  D.     Enlisted  August  20th,    1862,  at 
Lewisborough  ;  age  23  ;  promoted  to  Corporal  April  7th,  1864  ; 
transferred  to  Company  I  by  promotion  to  Second  Lieutenant  June  8th,  "864  ; 
transferred  to  Compai^  L  ;    resigned  because  of  physical  disability  August 
31st,  1864.     He  died  at  Flint,  Mich.,  May  20th,  1875, 
.^d^^^k.  leaving  a  widow  and  three  children.     Mrs.  Coddington 

resides  at  Little  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Cook,  Elliot  L.     Enlisted  March  6th,  1865,  near  Peters 
burg,  Va.  ;  age  19  ;  commissioned  March  20th,  1865,  as 
Second  Lieutenant ;    transferred   to  Company   G  ;    then 
transferred  to  Company  B  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Curtiss,  Birdsey  N.    Enlisted  at  Rochester  and  mustered 
Lieut.  J.  c.  Crombie.      as  Second  Lieutenant  in  Company  L  June  21st,  1863  ;  was 

discharged  October  16th,  1863. 

Clarke,  Edward  C.  Enrolled  and  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  of  Com 
pany  H,  January  19th,  1864,  at  Arlington,  Va.  ;  age  27  ;  discharged  September 
28th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  Naples,  N.  Y. 

Dexter,  Rodney.  Commissioned  June  21st,  1863,  Second  Lieutenant  Com 
pany  K  ;  commissioned  May  18th,  1863,  First  Lieutenant  in  same  company  ; 
transferred  to  Company  M  ;  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  November  4th, 
1863  ;  transferred  to  Company  E  as  Captain  April  6th,  1864  ;  mustered  out 


Lieut.  Geo.  Chi 
chester. 


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467 


with  company  ;  for  meritorious  service  brevetted  Major  United  States  Volun 
teers.     Residence,  Ashland,  Neb. 

Dearborn,  Oscar  L.     Enlisted  September  30th,   1861,  at  Croton  ;  age  20  ; 
promoted  to  Corporal  October  7th,  1861  ;  mustered  in  as  Second 
Lieutenant  May  1st,  1863  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  dis 
charged  June  3d,  1865.     Post-office  address,  New  Salem,  West- 
chester  County,  N.  Y. 

Delanoy,   Thomas.     Enlisted  December  5th,   1863,  at  New 
York  City  ;  age  22  ;    promoted  Sergeant  March  5th,   1864  ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg,  Va.  ;  transferred 
to  Company  I  in  1865  as  Second  Lieutenant ;  commissioned  as   Lieu*-  E- D-  Cod- 
such  February  20th,  1865  ;  transferred  to  Company  B  Febru 
ary  26th,  1865  ;  mustered  in  as  First  Lieutenant  May  19th,  1865  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Doubleday,  Stephen  W.,  son  of  Colonel  Thomas  D.  Doubleday.     Enlisted 

September  21st,  1862,  at  Washington  ;  age  18 ; 
mustered  in  as  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company 
B  September  21st,  1862  ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  D  for  promotion  as  First  Lieutenant  Janu 
ary  21st,  1864  ;  wounded  May  19th,  at  Spottsyl- 
vania,  in  left  foot  ;  discharged  on  tender  of 
resignation  October  14th,  1864.  Post-office  ad 
dress,  44  Wall  Street,  New  York  City. 

Dennis,  Edgar  W.  Was  enrolled  in  Com 
pany  H  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant  February 
20th,  1862  ;  mustered  out  July  llth,  1862,  by 
reason  of  appointment  to  Captain  and  Aide- 
de-Camp  on  the  staff  of  the  Judge  Advocate 
General. 

Dewey,  C.  P.     On  records  of  War  Department. 

Dickens,  Benjamin  A.  Was  enrolled  in  Company  A  September  24th,  1861, 
at  Croton  ;  age  25  ;  promoted  to  Sergeant  September  25th,  1861  ;  promoted 
to  Second  Lieutenant  February  3d,  1863  ; 
discharged  March  9th,  1868,  on  resignation. 
De  Russy.  Jr. ,  Rene  E.  Was  enrolled  in 
Company  D  December  21st,  1863,  at  Fort 
Ethan  Allen  ;  age  19  ;  commissioned  as  Sec 
ond  Lieutenant  same  date  ;  was  ambulance 
officer  in  campaign  of  1864 ;  discharged 
February  24th,  1865. 

Donnell,  Frank.     Mustered  out  with  the 
regiment  September  26th,  1865. 

Eddy,  Adelbert  S.  Was  born  at  Scipio, 
N.  Y.,  September  12th,  1837  ;  educated  in 
public  schools  of  New  York  City  ;  enlisted 
in  Illinois  April,  1861,  in  three  months'  ser 
vice  ;  commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant  in  Company  C  January  2d,  1862  ;  on 
detached  duty  on  the  staff  of  Brigadier-General  Whipple  for  some  months  in 


Lieut.  O.  L.  Dearborn. 


Capt.  A.  S.  Eddy. 


468  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

1862  ;  was  promoted  to  Captaincy  of  Company  B  at  Cold  Harbor  ;  discharged 
June  30th,  1864,  at  Petersburg  ;  engaged  in  banking  since  the  war.  Post- 
office  address,  Bloomington,  111. 

Eddy,  Ulysses  D.  Was  born  October  21st,  1843,  at  Jordan,  N.  Y.  ;  waa 
educated  at  University  of  Illinois  ;  was  commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant 
Twelfth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  transferred  as  First  Lieutenant  Fourth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery,  March  4th,  1862  ;  on  detached  duty  much  of  the 
time  ;  captured  at  Fredericksburg  ;  slightly  wounded  at  Spottsylvania  ;  dis 
charged  at  Petersburg  June  29th.  Has  been  engaged  since  the  war  as  mer 
chant  ;  is  married  and  has  three  children.  Post-office  address,  New  York 
City. 

Edmonston,  "W.  C.  Was  enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua ; 
age  26  ;  commissioned  October  10th,  1862  ;  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant, 
November  10th,  1863  ;  mustered  out  June  26th,  1865,  near  Petersburg.  Re 
sides  at  New  Hope,  Ky. 

Farrell,  Patrick.  Was  commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant  January  31st, 
1865  ;  not  mustered. 

Filley,  Frank  C.  Was  commissioned  in  Company  D  as  First  Lieutenant 
December  23d,  1861  ;  age  30  ;  left  the  regiment  October  25th,  1862. 

Fitzgerald,  Michael.  Was  commissioned  May  llth,  1865,  as  Second  Lieu 
tenant.  Resides  at  Summit,  Pa. 

Flanagan,  Ichabod.  Transferred  by  promotion  from  Regimental  Commis 
sary  Sergeant  ;  commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant  August  1st,  1864  ;  was 
killed  at  Ream's  Station. 

Flint,  William  A.  Was  enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Charleston,  S.  C., 
as  a  private  in  the  Monitor  regiment ;  age  23  ;  was  commissioned  as  Second 
Lieutenant  April  16th,  1864,  of  Company  G  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  pro 
moted  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  A  May  31st,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  the 
company. 

Foster,  Norman.  Was  commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant  May  llth,  1865  ; 
mustered  out  with  regiment. 

Foster,  Samuel.  Was  appointed  from  Private  34,  Battery  I,  as  Second  Lieu 
tenant  to  Company  C  ;  commissioned  May  15th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  October 
23d,  1864. 

Furrey,  William  C.,  of  Company  B.  Was  born  April  1st,  1842,  at  Dobbs 
Ferry,  N.  Y.  ;  was  educated  in  public  schools  ;  enlisted  November,  1861,  at 
New  York  City  ;  commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant  March  25th,  1864  ;  pro 
moted  First  Lieutenant  December  30th,  1864;  was  discharged  October  9th, 
1865  ;  engaged  since  the  war  in  hardware  business.  Post-office  address,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

Gates,  Edwin  O.  Enlisted  June  2d,  1863,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  in  Com 
pany  M  (D  of  the  Eleventh) ;  age  21  ;  was  successively  Private,  Corporal,  Ser 
geant,  and  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  May  18th,  1864,  with  date  of  rank 
from  April  9th,  1864  ;  was  wounded  at  Cold  Harbor,  June  4th,  from  the  effects 
of  which  he  died  in  hospital  at  Philadelphia,  July  1st,  1864. 

Gleason,  Frank  J.  Transferred  by  promotion  from  Sergeant  Major,  February 
6th,  1864  ;  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  6th,  1864  ;  discharged  April  21st, 
1864. 

Gordon,  Abram  M.  E.     Received  commission  as  First  Lieutenant  January 


SKETCHES   OF   OFFICERS    AND    MEN.  469 

18th,   1864  ;  age  22 ;  mustered  out  with  regiment.     Died  in  regular  service 
U.  8.  A.  in  Florida. 

Grey,  William  C.  B.  Was  enrolled  January  4th,  1862,  at  New  Y  ork  ;  age 
23  ;  commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant ;  detailed  for  a  time  on  the  staff  of 
General  Abner  Doubleday  ;  died  at  Georgetown,  D.  C.,  of  disease,  January  1st, 
1863. 

Harris,  Henry  G.  Enrolled  as  First  Lieutenant,  one  of  the  original  officers 
of  Company  B.  He  was  with  the  company  at  Forts  Greble  and  DeKalb  to 
the  time  of  his  death  September  10th,  1862. 

Hassler,  Ferdinand  R.  Was  commissioned  as  Captain  of  Company  M  De 
cember  19th,  1863  ;  age  25  ;  discharged  February  19th,  1864,  to  accept  a  com 
mission  as  Major  in  Thirteenth  New  York  Artillery. 

Hatch,  Andrew  J.,  of  Company  K.  Was  born  at  Rochester,  May  12th, 
1841  ;  educated  at  private  school ;  at  the  age  of  19  engaged  as  Adjutant  Fifty- 
fourth  N.  Y.  S.  N.  G.  ;  was  enrolled  with  the  Eleventh  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  as  Adjutant ;  transferred  to  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
acted  as  Provost  Marshal  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  ;  resigned  April  10th,  1864. 
Died  recently  at  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Hayden,  Henry  W.,  of  Companies  E  and  A.  Was  born  October  16th,  1835, 
at  Hartford,  Conn.  ;  was  educated  in  common  schools  ;  enlisted  September 
6th,  18B1  ;  commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant  May  27th,  1863  ;  promoted  to 
First  Lieutenant  March  "25th,  1864  ;  was  discharged  October  4th,  1864,  near 
Petersburg,  Va.  ;  built  gun  platforms  at  various  places,  particularly  at  Ream's 
Station  ;  engaged  since  the  war  in  clock  factory.  Post-office  address,  Thomas- 
ton,  Litchfleld  County,  Conn. 

Hildreth,  James  W.,  of  Company  F.  Was  born  August  28th,  1837,  at 
Acton,  Vt.  ;  educated  at  common  schools  and  academy  ;  enlisted  August  29th, 
1862  ;  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  July  21st,  1864  ;  on  detached  duty  at 
Arlington  Heights  ;  was  wounded  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ;  was 
discharged  January  20tli  1865,  at  Georgetown  D.  C.  Post-office  address, 
Mills'  Mills,  Alleghany  County,  N.  Y. 

Holberton,  Louis.  Was  enrolled  in  Company  H  January  13th,  1862,  at 
Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ;  age  18  ;  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  October  31st, 
1864  ;  date  of  rank,  October  4th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  January  17th,  1865. 
Post-office  address,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Home,  Daniel  T.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  com 
missioned  as  Second  Lieutenant  July  3d,  1862  ;  promoted  First  Lieutenant, 
Company  G,  May  1st,  1863  ;  left  the  regiment  November  18th,  1863. 

Howard,  Le  Roy. 

Huysman,  Theodore.  Commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  K, 
July  24th,  1864  ;  transferred  to  Company  I  February  19th,  1865  ;  mustered 
out  with  regiment. 

Ingalls,  George  W. ,  First  Captain  Company  D.  Commissioned  March  4th, 
1862  ;  resigned  February  28th,  1863. 

Jones,  D.  K.  Smith.  Was  enrolled  at  the  age  of  24,  January  9th,  1862,  at 
Ballston  Spa,  as  Second  Lieutenant  in  Company  D  ;  in  the  same  company 
became  First  Lieutenant  November  19th,  1862,  and  Captain  May  30th,  1863. 
The  circumstances  of  his  death,  June  17th,  1864,  have  already  been  narrated 
in  Chapter  XXI.  of  this  work. 


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HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Kelly,  Howard  L.  Born  August  25th,  1842,  at  Balaton  Spa  ;  educated  in 
public  schools  and  Rochester  University  ;  mustered  as  Second  Lieutenant  April 
18th,  1863  ;  promoted  First  Lieutenant  in  the  same  company  ;  slightly  wounded 
at  Spottsylvania  ;  was  with  the  regiment  up  to  the  time  of  discharge,  July  12th, 
1864.  Has  been  since  in  the  newspaper  business.  Resides  at  Manchester,  N.  H. 
Kimball,  Horace  E.  Originally  mustered  as  Senior  First  Lieutenant  in 
Company  G  ;  date  of  commission  October  27th,  1862  ;  date  of  rank  July  25th, 
1862  ;  resigned  April  14th,  1863. 

Kinney,  Ernest  L.  Date  of  commission  July  12th,  1864  ;  date  of  rank  May 
6th,  1864. 

Kirk,  Hyland  C.  Was  born  March  8th,  1846  ;  was  educated  at  common 
schools,  Canandaigua  Academy  and  Amherst  College,  attending  the  latter  after 

leaving  the  army  ;  enlisted  May 
12th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua,  in 
Company  D  of  the  Eleventh, 
afterward  Company  M  of  the 
Fourth  ;  was  Private,  Corporal, 
and  Sergeant  in  that  company, 
and  was  commissioned  in  Com 
pany  H  March  22d,  1865,  as 
Second  Lieutenant ;  transfer 
red  to  Company  F  May  19th, 
1865,  with  which  he  was  mus- 
te'red  out.  Post-office  address, 
Phelps,  N.  Y. 

Kirkpatrick,  Samuel  B. 
Commissioned  May  llth,  1865  ; 
date  of  rank  April  20th,  1865  ; 
mustered  out  with  regiment 
September  26th,  1865. 

Knower,  Edward  C.  Born, 
hi  New  York  ;  appointed  in 
New  York  Second  Lieutenant 
Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Ar 
tillery  February  3d,  1862  ;  First 
Lieutenant  July  llth.  1862 ; 
Captain  November  20th,  1863  ; 

wounded  in  leg  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg  ;  mustered  out  September  3d, 
1864  ;  Captain  Veteran  Corps  December  3d,  1864  ;  mustered  out  December  31st, 
1866  ;  Second  Lieutenant  Forty-fifth  Infantry,  July  28th,  1866  ;  Brevet  First 
Lieutenant  and  Brevet  Captain  March  2d,  1867,  for  gallant  and  meritorious 
service  in  front  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  18th,  1864  ;  First  Lieutenant  Forty- 
fifth  Infantry  March  25th,  1867  ;  unassigned  July  22d,  1869  :  assigned  to  Third 
Artillery  December  15th,  1870,  with  which  he  still  remains  and  is  stationed  at 
Baltimore. 

Knower,  "William  B.,  brother  of  Edward  C.,  and  Captain  of  Company  M, 
Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery.  Was  born  1841  at  Buffalo  ;  was  educated 
at  New  York  ;  was  enrolled  as  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  G,  at  Washing 
ton  in  January,  1864  ;  while  in  the  service  he  was  on  detflrhed  duty  from 


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SKETCHES   OF   OFFICERS   AND   MEN.  471 

April,  1865,  to  October,  1865,  as  Commissary  of  Musters  Second  Army  Corps, 
and  iis  Assistant  Inspector-General  of  the  Third  Brigade,  Twenty  second  Army 
Corps  ;  was  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  with  regiment.  Post- 
office  Box  2940,  New  York  City. 

Learned,  Grant,  Second  Lieutenant.     Commissioned  February  24th,  1865. 

Lee,  Michael  J.  Enrolled  in  Company  H  September  10th,  1862,  at  New 
York  ;  promoted  to  Sergeant  October  1st,  1862,  and  First  Sergeant  same  day  ; 
promoted  Second  Lieutenant  and  transferred  to  Company  K  November  17th, 
1863  ;  was  mortally  wounded  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864. 

Lillie,  Herman  M.,  First  Lieutenant.  Enlisted  at  Rochester  ;  date  of  com 
mission  July  12th,  1864  ;  date  of  rank  June  30th,  1864  ;  left  the  service  July 
27th,  1864  ;  did  not  muster  as  Captain.  Post-office  address,  Fairport,  N.  Y. 

Littlefield,  Frank  B.,  originally  Sergeant.  Became  Orderly  Sergeant  of  Com 
pany  M  November  5th,  1863  ;  was  commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant  in 
Company  C  January  13th,  1864  ;  detailed  with  Battery  A,  Fifth  IT.  S.  Artil 
lery  (horse  batteries)  during  campaign  of  1864  ;  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant 
March  14th,  1865,  and  transferred  to  Company  M  ;  was  brevetted  Captain  and 
Major  and  mustered  out  with  regiment.  He  resided  in  Michigan  until  his  death. 

Luce,  Charles  B.  Mustered  as  Second  Lieutenant  March  30th,  1865  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  regiment. 

Lynes,  Napoleon  B.,  of  Company  A.  Was  born  June  24th,  1833,  at  North 
Salem  ;  educated  in  North  Salem  ;  he  enlisted  August,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls, 
town  of  North  Salem  ;  was  wounded  just  above  the  knee  at  Ream's  Station  ; 
was  discharged  May  22d,  1865,  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  at  expiration  of  time.  Post- 
office  address,  Purdy's  Station,  Westchester  County,  N.  Y. 

Morrison,  Charles,  First  Captain  of  Company  B.  Enrolled  October  10th, 
1861  ;  discharged  April  12th,  1864,  on  resignation  for  disability. 

Morrison,  Gardner  L.,  Captain  of  Company  M,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  and  Brevet  Major.  "Was  born  February  2d,  1842,  at  Brooklyn  ;  was 
educated  at  the  Academy  in  Albany  ;  he  was  enrolled  August  15th,  1861,  at 
Brooklyn,  as  First  Lieutenant  in  Company  B  ;  was  discharged  as  Captain  and 
Brevet-Major  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  by  reason  of  expiration  of  term  of  service. 
Post-office  address,  Brooklyn,  Kings  County,  N.  Y. 

McKeel,  James  M.  Originally  enrolled  as  First  Duty  Sergeant  of  Company 
A  ;  became  Second  Lieutenant  March  4th,  1862,  First  Lieutenant  May  27th, 
1863,  and  Captain  of  Company  A,  with  date  of  commission  January  8th,  1864  ; 
date  of  rank  December  22d,  1863  ;  killed  in  action  at  Ream's  Station,  Va., 
August  25th,  1864. 

More,  Samuel  I.  Enlisted  October  23d,  1861,  at  Moresville  ;  veteran  ;  dis 
charged  October  4th,  1864,  as  Second  Lieutenant  on  resignation  ;  promoted 
Corporal  January,  1862  ;  Sergeant-Major  June,  1862  ;  Second  Lieutenant  April 
8th,  1864.  Resides  at  Grand  Gorge,  N.  Y. 

McPherson,  Duncan  D.  Was  originally  a  Sergeant  in  Company  C  and 
became  Second  Lieutenant  in  the  same  company  January  25th,  1862 ;  First 
Lieutenant  August  7th,  1863  ;  received  his  commission  as  Captain,  but  was 
not  mustered  as  such  ;  mustered  out  January  16th,  1865. 

Merrill,  Henry  P.  Was  mustered  June  21st,  1863  ;  was  Captain  of  Company 
L  (original  organization) ;  resigned  November  3d,  1863. 

Miller,  Theodore.     Was  appointed  direct  from  civil  life  as  Captain  December 


472  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

llth,   1863  ;  was  mustered  out  February  23d,   1865,  to  accept  promotion  as 
Major  of  First  Pennsylvania  Light  Artillery. 

Matthews,  Pitt  M.  Was  commissioned  March  9th,  1865  ;  date  of  rank  March 
9th,  1865  ;  not  mustered. 

Minard,  Ansel  L.  Was  promoted  from  Sergeant  in  Company  F  to  Second 
Lieutenant  in  Company  A  ;  transferred  from  Company  A,  by  promotion  from 
Second  Lieutenant,  to  Company  H  as  First  Lieutenant  ;  mustered  out  September 
26th,  1865. 

McNeil,  John  D.  Enlisted  April  25th,  1863,  at  Niagara  ;  age  23  ;  promoted 
from  First  Sergeant  to  Second  Lieutenant  December  30th, 
1864  ;  transferred  April  14th,  1865,  as  First  Lieutenant  to 
Company  B  ;  mustered  out  with  regiment. 

McNaughton,  Henry  D.  Was  mustered  in  Company 
C  as  Second  Lieutenant  on  organization  ;  discharged  Feb 
ruary  25th,  1863,  by  reason  of  resignation.  Residence, 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Murphy,  Thomas.    Sergeant  in  Company  K  ;  transferred 
to  Company  M  as  Second  Lieutenant  ;  mustered  out  with 
John  D.  McNeil.          company  September  26th,  1865.      Resides  at  Muskegan, 

Mich. 

McCormac,  James.  Commissioned  June  29th,  1865  ;  date  of  rank  June  14th, 
1865  ;  mustered  out  with  regiment  September  26th,  1865. 

Marcotte,  T.  Nelson.  Was  commissioned  November  12th,  1864  ;  date  of 
rank  November  12th,  1864  ;  discharged  July  6th,  1864. 

Nolan,  Michael  J.  Was  commissioned  December  18th,  1862  ;  date  of  rank 
November  15th,  1862 ;  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  January  13th,  1864. 
Residence,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Nixon,  John  W.  Enlisted  August  9th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24  ;  trans 
ferred  by  promotion  April  20th,  1864,  as  Sergeant  to  Second  Lieutenant  Com 
pany  I  ;  discharged  December  20th,  1864. 

O'Rourke,  James.  Was  a  veteran  from  the  regular  service  ;  served  with 
Sheridan  when  he  was  a  Second  Lieutenant  in  Oregon  ;  enlisted  April  27th, 
1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ;  mustered  out  May  18th,  1865,  near  Alexandria, 
Va.  Resides  in  Astoria,  N.  Y. 

Price,  Richard  A.,  of  Company  E,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 
Was  born  September  29th,  1843,  at  Staten  Island  ;  was  educated  at  district 
schools  at  same  place  ;  he  enlisted  January  llth,  1862,  at  the  age  of  18  at  Port 
Richmond,  S.  I.  ;  was  made  Corporal  January  13th,  1862  ;  Sergeant  June, 
1862  ;  First  Sergeant  January,  1863  ;  Second  Lieutenant  December  30th,  1864  ; 
First  Lieutenant  May  31st,  1865.  On  returning  to  Washington,  after  the  sur 
render  of  Lee,  Captain  Dexter  was  placed  in  command  of  the  brigade,  and 
Lieutenant  Price,  as  senior  officer  at  Fort  Barnard,  Va.,  commanded  that  post 
until  muster  out ;  was  in  no  other  company  but  Company  E,  in  which  he  enlisted  ; 
was  discharged  September  26th,  1865,  at  Washington.  Resides  in  Newark,  N.  J. 
Pear,  Peter.  Transferred  from  non-commissioned  staff  as  Sergeant  Major 
May  18th,  1865  ;  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  in  Company  B  ;  mustered 
out  with  company  ;  veteran.  Brockport,  N.  Y. 

Peloubet,  Joseph  A.,  of  Company  A.  Born  December  21st,  1835,  at  New 
York  City  ;  educated  at  Bloomfield,  N.  J.  ;  enlisted  November  10th,  1862,  at 


SKETCHES    OF   OFFICERS   AND   MEN  473 

New  York  City  ;  was  promoted  Second  Lieutenant  August  17th,  1864,  Com 
pany  M  ;  First  Lieutenant  May  18th,  1865,  Company  I ;  was  captured  August 
25th,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station  ;  was  discharged  October  6th,  1865,  at  David's 
Island.  Post-office  address,  Bloomfield,  Essex  County,  N.  J. 

Parshall,  N.  Clark,  of  Company  M,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 
Was  born  February  5th,  1840,  at  Canandaigua  ;  was  educated  at  Cananduigua 
Academy  ;  enlisted  in  the  Fourth  Heavy  Artillery  at  Canandaigua  ;  was  dis 
charged  1865  at  Elmira,  at  the  expiration  of  time.  Post-office  address,  340 
Stuyvesant  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Pratt,  Sedgwick.  Born  in  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  Second  Lieutenant  Fourth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  January  llth,  1863  ;  mustered  out  September  3d, 

1863  ;  discharged  to  accept  appointment  at  the  Military  Academy  ;  Second  Lieu 
tenant  Third  Artillery  June  17th,  1867  ;  First  Lieutenant  September  21st,  1871. 

Pendletou,  Edward  H.  Was  commissioned  October  7th,  1863  ;  date  of  rank 
May  20th,  1863  ;  discharged  March  21st,  1864. 

Rimmer,  William.  Enrolled  January  29th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
June  17th,  1862,  as  First  Lieutenant. 

Raymond,  William  H.     Discharged  June  12th,  1865. 

Reibling,  August  J.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery,  to  Company  A  of  the  Fourth  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Seeley,  Abner.  Was  transferred  from  the  Infantry  as  Second  Lieutenant, 
and  mustered  out  with  regiment. 

Sanford,  Henry,  Second  Lieutenant.  Date  of  rank  December  24th,  1863  ; 
discharged  June  3d,  1864. 

Smith,  Alvah  J.  Enrolled  in  Company  C  July  29th,  1862  ;  age  22  ;  he  was  dis 
charged  May  llth,  1863,  to  accept  promotion  as  Second  Lieutenant  in  Company  I, 
Eleventh  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  transferred  by  promotion  from  First  Lieu 
tenant,  Company  M,  January  4th,  1865,  to  Captain  of  Company  K  ;  mustered  out 
with  company.  Brevetted  Major  for  gallant  conduct.  Resides  at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Smith,  Henry  L.,  Captain.  One  of  the  original  officers  of  Company  E  ; 
transferred  to  Company  B,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  November 
9th,  1864  ;  discharged  March  8th,  1865. 

Seymour,  Frank.     Date  of    commission  April    14th, 

1864  ;  date  of  rank  March  22d,  1864  ;  promoted  to  First 
Lieutenant  January  31st,  1864. 

Sweetman,  John  W.  One  of  the  original  non-commis 
sioned  officers  of  Company  A,  he  rose  by  successive  steps 
to  Captain  ;  date  of  commission  March  14th,  1865  ;  date 
of  rank  February  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  regiment 
September  26th,  1865.  The  following  sketch  of  Captain 
Sweetman,  now  deceased,  was  for  the  most  part  written 
by  himself,  as  will  appear  : 

FOBT  MABCY,  VA.,  March  17,  1864.          Capt  John  w 

SIB  :  In  compliance  with  General  Orders  No.  17  from  man- 

Headquarters  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  dated 

March  10th,  1864, 1  herewith  transmit  the  following  history  of  myself,  and  would 
respectfully  request  an  examination  by  the  Board  of  Field  Officers  appointed  to 
examine  and  select  non-commissioned  officers  for  promotion  in  this  regiment . 


474 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


I  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  at  the  age  of  five  years  with  my  parents  came  to 
this  country  and  settled  in  the  city  of  New  York,  where  we  remained  until 
the  year  1866,  when  we  removed  to  North  Salem,  Westchester  County,  N.  Y., 
at  which  place  I  remained  until  enlistment.  I  will  be  twenty  years  of  age  on 
October  21st  next. 

My  father  being  a  horticulturist  I  deemed  this  also  my  business  when  out  of 
school,  although  at  the  latter  place  most  of  my  time;  AVJIS  occupied  until  enter 
ing  the  Army  of  the  United  Spates. 

I  was  enlisted  at  North  Salem,  Westchester  County,  State  of  New  York,  on 
September  8th,  1861,  by  Lieutenant  H.  T.  Lee  for  Captain  T.  D.  Scare's  Com 
pany  of  the  First  United  States  Lancers  ;  was  mustered  into  the  service  at  New 
York  City  on  September  25th,  1861. 

My  company  was  transferred  to  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  and 
subsequently  garrisoned  Forts  Snyder,  Wood  bury,  and  Alexander. 

January  1st,  1863,  it  was  ordered  to  Fort  Marcy  to  form  part  of  its  garrison, 
at  which  post  has  been  my  field  of  labor  for  nearly  one  year  and  a  quarter,  in 
which  space  of  time  materials  and  things  have  vastly  changed  ;  alterations  and 
improvements  made  not  only  in  the  fort  but  in  the  camp  and  surroundings, 
and  in  the  performance  of  which  I  have  endeavored  to  perform  my  part.  Feel 
ing  that  my  country  still  needed 
assistance,  I  again  joined  myself 
to  the  army  as  a  veteran  volun 
teer  on  November  28th,  1863. 
Having  entered  the  service  from 
patriotic  motives  only  I  desire  to 
remain  so  until  the  country  shall 
no  longer  need  assistance  in  put 
ting  down  treason. 

Would  also  here  state  that  hi 
addition  to  my  other  duties  have 
at  several  posts  acted  as  Ordnance 
Sergeant,  having  the  charge  of 
magazines  and  other  ordnance 
stores. 

Tudor,  Edward  A.,  first  Cap 
tain  of  Company  F.  Enrolled 
January  23d,  1862,  at  New  York, 
at  the  age  of  24  ;  resigned  Sep 
tember  29th,  1862. 

Teed,  Isaac  N.,  of  Company  A.  Was  born  September  21st,  1840,  at  Somers, 
N.  Y.  ;  was  educated  at  public  and  private  schools  ;  graduated  from  East 
man's  College,  Poughkeepsie  ;  he  enlisted  September  25th,  1861,  in  Company 
A,  First  United  States  Lancers,  at  Katonah,  N.  Y.,  under  Recruiting  Officers  H. 
T.  Lee  and  R.  Washburn  ;  was  transferred  October  13th,  1861,  to  Fourth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  was  on  detached  duty  at  General  Whipple's  Plead- 
quarters  at  General  Lee's  house  in  the  summer  of  1862  ;  as  Sergeant  of  the 
Guard  was  also  on  detached  duty  at  General  Tidball's  Headquarters  at  Stevens- 
burg  in  the  spring  of  1864  until  the  raid  to  Deep  Bottom  ;  as  Ambulance  Ser- 


Capt.  Edward  A.  Tudor  at  Fort  Bennett 


SKETCHES   OF   OFFICERS   AND   MEN.  475 

geant,  Artillery  Brigade  Second  Corps,  was  with  them  from  the  Wilderness 
to  the  second  raid  to  Deep  Bottom,  when  he  was  sent  to  the  hospital  for  the 
first  time.  Post-office  address,  Mattituck,  Suffolk  County,  N.  Y. 

Thurber,  William  L.,  of  Company  M.  Bora  June  22d,  1843,  at  East  Otto, 
N.  Y.  ;  was  educated  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  ;  enlisted  May,  1863,  at 
North  Bristol,  in  Company  B,  Eleventh  Artillery  ;  commissioned 
Second  Lieutenant  May  llth,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  regiment ; 
•was  wounded  June  28th,  1862,  at  Gaines  Mill,  Va.  Post-office 
address,  Morehead,  Rowan  County,  Ky. 

Trites,  Lewis.     Enlisted   November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  age  39  ;  promoted  Sergeant  April  6th,  1862  ;  discharged    Lieut  Wm.  L. 
March  9th,  1863,  as  Second  Lieutenant.  Thurber. 

Travers,  Michael  W.,  Corporal  and  Sergeant  in  Company  G. 
Promoted  and  transferred  to  Company  M  March  20th,  1865,  and  to  Company 
H  May  18th,  1865  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  and  paroled  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Taylor,  Thomas  S.  Was  commissioned  March  25th,  1864,  with  date  of  rank 
March  13th,  1864. 

Vanderpool,  Benjamin  W.  Enlisted  February  25th,  1864  ;  age  24  ;  he  was 
commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  May  18th,  1864,  and  was  mustered  out  with 
the  regiment  September  26th,  1865. 

Van  Dyke,  John  G.  Was  enlisted  in  Northampton  August  13th,  1862  ;  he 
was  promoted  to  Sergeant  December  25th,  1864,  and  commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant  March  14th,  1865. 

Vandeweile,  John  B.  Was  born  in  New  York  City  October  26th,  1837,  and 
at  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  was  a  member  of  Company  E,  Eighth  Regiment 
New  York  State  Militia,  in  which  he  had  served  five  years.  He  was  mustered 
in  the  United  States  service  April  22d,  1861,  and  made  the  Maryland  Cam 
paign  under  General  Benjamin  Butler,  and  was  with  him  when  he  occupied 
Baltimore  City  after  the  riots  in  April,  1861.  He  then  made  the  Virginia  Cam 
paign  terminating  in  the  battle  of  Bull  Run,  July  21st,  1861.  He  was  mustered 
out  in  New  York  City,  August  8th,  1861.  He  recruited  Company  B,  First 
United  States  Lancers,  afterward  Company  B,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artil 
lery,  being  mustered  in  as  First  Lieutenant  November  1st,  1861  ;  promoted 
Captain,  Company  F,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  September  29th, 
1862,  serving  continuously  in  Virginia  and  through  all  the  campaigns  and 
battles  in  General  Grant's  Campaign  ;  commanding  the  regiment  after  the  battle 
of  Ream's  Station,  Va.,  August  25th,  1864,  to  December  10th,  1864,  up  to  Febru 
ary  1st,  1865.  when  he  was  mustered  out ;  he  was  then  appointed 
Captain  in  Hancock's  First  Veteran  Army  Corps  May  17th.  1865, 
serving  in  the  First  and  Eighth  Regiment,  being  mustered  out 
April  30th,  1866  ;  he  was  appointed  March  28th,  1867,  a  Captain 
in  the  Tenth  Regiment  United  States  Cavalry,  serving  in  various 
Indian  campaigns  until  he  wa*  retired  March  20th,  1879.  Re- 
sides  in  New  York  City. 
Van  Name  ^an  ^ame«  William  E.  Was  mustered  in  in  the  original  organ 

ization  in  Company  B  as  Second  Lieutenant  ;  he  was  commis 
sioned  Second  Lieutenant  March  4th,  1862  ;  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant 
October  30th,  1862  ;  discharged  May  5th,  1863. 


476  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

Walker,  James.  Was  a  Sergeant  in  Company  C  and  promoted  to  Second 
Lieutenant  March  27th,  1863  ;  he  also  received  a  commission  as  First  Lieuten 
ant,  but  was  not  mustered  ;  he  was  killed  in  action  May  6th,  1864. 

Warner,  George  H.     Was  a  Sergeant  in  Company  H  when  organized  ;  he 

was  then  promoted  and  transferred  to  Com 
pany  A  as  Second  Lieutenant  January  17th, 

1863  ;  he  was  again  promoted  to  First  Lieu 
tenant  January  12th,  1864  ;  he  was  mustered 
out  at  expiration  of  service  January  26th, 
1865.     Resides  in  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Watts,  Hugh.  He  was  enlisted  September 
20th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  was  originally  a 
Sergeant  in  Company  F  ;  afterward  was  com 
missioned  Second  Lieutenant  May  27th,  1863, 
to  First  Lieutenant  February  26th,  1865  ;  he 
was  captured  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th, 

1864  ;  May  llth,  1865,  he  was  commissioned 
Lieut.  Geo.  H.  Warner.                Captain  ;   he  was  mustered   out   with  com 
pany.     Residence,  New  York  City. 

Wood,  Nathan  S.     Born  August  7th,  1840,  at  Barre,  Orleans  County,  N.  Y  ; 
educated  at  Millville  Academy  and  Genesee  Wesleyan  Seminary  and  Colletrr, 
Lima,  N.  Y.  ;  enlisted  in  Company  C  July  29th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ; 
was  with  General  Miles  for  nearly  a  year  and  up  to  time  of  muster  out  in  June, 
1865  ;  during  service  on  the  staff  was  commissioned  as  Captain  and  mustered 
into  Company  F  ;  was  brevetted  Major  of  United  States  Volunteers  by  Presi 
dent,  to  rank  from  March  13th,  1865,  for  gallant  and  meritorious  services  ii 
the  field  :  was  successively  Corporal,  Sergeant,  Second  Lieutenant,  First  Lieu 
tenant,  Captain,  and  Brevet  Major  ;  was  discharged  June  29th,  1865,  at  Alex 
andria,  Va.,  by  reason  of  resignation.     Post-office  address,  Saginaw,  Saginav 
County,  Mich. 

Wiard,  George.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heav- 
Artillery  as  First  Lieutenant  in  Company  K,  and  promoted  to  Captain  of  Com 
pany  I  September  1st,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Waterbury,   William.     Born  in  New   York  ;   appointed   from  New  Yon 
Second  Lieutenant,  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  January  4th,  1862 
First  Lieutenant  January  6th,  1863  ;  mustered  out  January  3d,  1865  ;  Firs 
Lieutenant  Nineteenth  United  States  Infantry  July  28th,  1866  ;    unassigned 
March  31st,  1869  ;  assigned  to  Thirteenth  Infantry  July  14th,  1869  ;  Captain 
October  18th,  1871. 

Wallace,  Thomas  S.  Was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  in  Company  K 
May  20th,  1865,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  company  ;  he  was  subsequently 
First  Lieutenant  in  the  Third  United  States  Infantry.  His  father,  Geni'ml 
Wallace,  has  furnished  the  following  account  of  his  death  :  "  He  was  supposed 
to  have  been  thrown  from  his  hqrse,  by  the  rapids,  in  crossing  the  Missoula 
River.  Swimming  some  distance  down  the  stream,  he  succeeded  in  reaching 
the  opposite  bank,  but  so  benumbed  with  the  cold  he  fell  from  exhaustion  and 
perished.  The  ladies  of  his  post,  Fort  Missoula,  prepared  with  loving  hands 
and  hearts  the  cross  and  wreaths  from  the  blighted  flowers  and  leaves,  which 
winter  had  already  covered  with  snow,  and  placed  them  on  his  casket. 


SKETCHES   OF   OFFICERS   AND   MEN.  477 

"  Lieutenant  Wallace  was  a  brave  and  gallant  officer,  beloved  by  all  his  com 
rades,  and,  in  the  language  of  his  regimental  commander,  was  '  a  source  of 
pride  to  the  regiment. ' 

"  '  Behold  the  emblem  of  thy  state 
In  flowere  that  bloom  and  die.1 " 

"  His  young  life,  for  he  had  not  reached  his  thirty-second  year,  was  full  of 
bright  promise  for  the  future. 

"  '  Few  are  thy  days,  and  full  of  woe, 

O  man  of  woman  born  ; 
Thy  doom  is  written,  "  Dust  thou  art, 
To  dust  thou  shall  return."  '  " 

Wescott,  William  H.  Was  born  February  3d,  1839,  in  Oak  Orchard, 
N.  Y.  ;  he  was  educated  at  Albion  Academy  and  State  Normal  School,  Albany, 
N.  Y.  ;  at  16  he  was  engaged  in  teaching  school ;  he  enlisted  August  18th, 
1862,  at  Lockport  as  Corporal  on  formation  of  Company  K,  Eighth  N.  Y.  H.  A.  ; 
was  soon  after  promoted  Sergeant ;  December  2d  became  Second  Lieutenant, 
and  March  18th,  1864,  First  Lieutenant  in  the  Fourth  ;  he  was  mustered  out 
September  28th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Albion,  N.  Y. 

White,  John.  Commissioned  May  27th,  1863,  with  date  of  rank  March  9th, 
1863  ;  discharged  October  12th  of  the  same  year. 

White,  George  W.     Enlisted  August  9th,  1862,  at  Rochester ;  age  19  ;  pro 
moted  Corporal  June  10th,  1863  ;  Sergeant  April  27th,  1864  ;  transferred  May 
18th,  1865,  as  Sergeant  to  Company  K  for  promotion 
tion  to  Second   Lieutenant  ;    mustered  out  with  regi 
ment.     Post-office  address,  Flint,  Genessee  Co.,  Mich. 

Winans,  William  H.  Born  October  3d,  1835.  at 
Vernon,  N.  Y.  ;  educated  in  High  School  at  New- 
burg  ;  enlisted  August  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ; 
discharged  as  Second  Lieutenant  October  6th,  1865,  at 
Hart's  Island.  Post-office  address,  New  Britain,  Hart 
ford  County,  Conn. 

Wilson,  Samuel  R.  Was  mustered  out  with  regi 
ment.  Lieut.  Wm.  H.  Wlnans. 

Wheeler,  Edward.     Was  enrolled  as  a  Corporal  in 

Company  K  ;  promoted  May  19th,  1865,  to  Second  Lieutenant  in  Company  F ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Young,  George  W.  Enrolled  December  15th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
23  ;  mustered  as  Second  Lieutenant  January  28th,  1862,  in  Company  E ; 
resigned  November  16th,  1862. 


478 


HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


10. 


1.  Isaac  N.  Teed,  Serceant. 

2.  William  H.  Sweetman,  Corporal. 

3.  Alonzo  A.  KiiMpp. 

4.  Louis  Deion,  Corporal. 

5.  Verdine  E.  Horton,  Sergeant. 

6.  Theodore  Quick,  Sergeant. 

7.  Napoleon  15.  Lvnes.  Lieutenant. 

8.  William  E.  Kniffln,  Corporal. 


9.  George  E.  Northey,  Sergeant. 

10.  Matthew  Quinn. 

11.  James  H.  Lyon. 

12.  David  Rogers. 

13.  Edward  A.  Teed. 

14.  Albert  Bunyea. 

15.  Harrison  Totten,  First  Sergeant 

16.  Silas  Haviland. 


AIKEN,  THOMAS.     Enrolled  December  9th  at  Croton  Falls,  N.  Y.  ;  age  29  ; 
veteran  ;  discharged  by  order  of  Secretary  of  War,  Special  Orders  No!  546. 

Aldrich,  Alexander  H.     Enrolled  August  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ; 
died,  while  prisoner  of  war,  at  Salisbury,  November  18th,  1864. 

Allen,  Abel  D.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  ;    mus 
tered  out  September  29th,  1865. 

Allen,  David  H.    Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at   North   Salem  ;  age   18  ; 
prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Station. 

Archer,    Adelbert,    Sergeant.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Bailey,  Arthur  D.     Enrolled  at  Croton  Falls  October  31st,  1861  ;  age  19. 

Bailey,  Charles.     Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  North  Salem  ;  age 31  ;  died 
of  wounds,  June  30th,  received  June  18th.  1864. 

Bailey,  George  L.    Enrolled  September  4lli.  1862,  at  North  Salem  ;  age  21 , 
discharged  by  virtue  of  General  prders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 


COMPANY   A.  479 

Babbs,  Thomas.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Lewisborough  ;  prisoner 
of  war  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  at  Salisbury. 

Baker,  Theodore  L.     Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Union  Vale  ;  age  32. 

Bannister,  Charles  A.    In  company,  September,  1862. 

Bannister,  Gilbert.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862.  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders,  May  3d,  1865.  Howell's  Depot,  Orange 
County,  X.  Y. 

Baldwin,  Albert  W.  Enrolled  August  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27 ; 
died,  while  prisoner  of  war,  at  Salisbury,  November  17th,  1864. 

Barnes,  Smith.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Lewisborough  ;  age  33  ;  dis 
charged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  Cross  River,  N.  Y. 

Beatty,  Joseph  A.    Enrolled  January  18th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  29. 

Benedict,  George.  Enrolled  September  6th,  1862,  at  South  East ;  age  18 ; 
discharged  March  31st,  1863. 

Blarney,  Samuel.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19  ; 
prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June,  1865. 

Bland,  Edward.     Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Bogan,  James  C. ,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  October  4th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ; 
age  18  ;  veteran  ;  discharged  August  2d,  1865,  under  act  of  Co'ngress  approved 
July  5th,  1884.  Pleasant ville,  N.  Y. 

Bradley,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  South  East ;  age  19  ; 
died  December  13th,  1862,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va. 

Brewer,  Jonathan.    Discharged  by  order  of  Brigadier-General  Gates. 

Britto,  Martin  S.  Enrolled  November  5th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
19  ;  veteran  ;  discharged  August  4th,  1865. 

Brown,  James.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  while  a 
prisoner  of  war  at  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Brown,  James  H.,  Musician.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Brown,  Mitchell.     "With  regiment  September,  1862. 

Brown,  William  S.*  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Mount  Hope  ;  age  21  ; 
died  of  wounds,  June  24th,  received  June  18th,  1864. 

Brooks,  Mitchell  W.  Enrolled  September  1st,  1862,  at  South  East ;  age  30  ; 
died  February  15th,  1863. 

Bunyea,  Albert.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863  ;  age  24  ;  veteran  from 
Twenty-seventh  New  York  ;  captured  August  25th  ;  discharged  by  Special 
Orders  No.  77,  "War  Department.  Sing  Sing,  N.  Y. 

Burch,  Oscar.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  died  from 
wounds. 

Burke,  Joseph.  Enrolled  September  19th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls ;  age  32  ; 
veteran  ;  prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Station. 

Burke,  Patrick.     Enrolled  July  21st,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Butler,  Amos.     Enrolled  September  21st,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ;  age  21. 

Butler,  Stephen  D.    Enrolled  September  12th,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ;  age  18. 

Carpenter,  Orrin.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Stromsburg,  Polk  County,  Neb. 

Cassidy,  Michael.  Enrolled  July  29th,  1862  ;  age  44  ;  discharged  at  Fort 
Marcy,  January  27th,  1863. 

Carr,  Peter.     Enrolled  September  16th,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ;  age  32. 


480 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Cole,  Herman  H. 
charged  at  Fort 


Jarvis  Cole. 


Clark,  George  C.    Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  wounded 
September  3d,  1864. 

Clark,  Patrick.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  discharged 
September  17th,  1865. 

Clark,  Walter.    Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  ;  wounded 
May  16th,  1864. 

Enrolled  August  26th,  1862,  at  South  East  ;  age  39  ;  dis- 
Allen,  June  9th,  1863. 

Cole,  Jarvis.  Enrolled  September  13th,  1862,  at 
Carmel  ;  age  43  ;  discharged  by  order  of  War  De 
partment,  May  2d,  1865. 

Clements,  George.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861, 
at  Union  Vale  ;  age  26  ;  discharged  November  19th, 
1862. 

Clements,  George.  Discharged  at  Fort  Ethan 
Allen. 

Conway,  John.  Enrolled  October  28th,  1864  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Condon,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred 
and  Eleventh  ;  wounded  May  6th,  1864  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Condon,  Edward.    Transferred  from  One  Hundred 
and  Eleventh  ;  wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Cree,  Lewis  G.     Enrolled  September  24th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age  26  ;  dis 
charged  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  November  19th,  1862. 

Collard,  Alexander,  Sergeant.    Enrolled  October  15th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ; 
veteran  ;  wounded  April  2d,  1865  ;  discharged  August  2d,  1865. 

Cowl,  Lyndon  J.     Enrolled  September  21st,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  by  reason  of  expiration  of  service. 

Clancey,  Thomas.     Enrolled  August  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  dis 
charged  by  order  of  War  Department,  May  3d,  1865. 

Crane,  Alonzo  B..   Corporal.     Enrolled  August  31st,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  24  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.    Bloomingsburg,  Sullivan  County,  N.  Y. 
Cronin,  Patrick.     Enrolled  December  10th,  1861  ;  age  32. 
Corbon,    William  J.,  Artificer.     Enrolled   September  8th,   1862,  at   South 
East  ;  age  33 ;  discharged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 
32  Clay  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Cunningham,  Michael.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  ; 
discharged  June  16th,  1865. 

Chessen,  Peter,   Artificer.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  wounded  July  3d,  1863. 

Davis,  Charles.     Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Pawling  ;  age  31  ;  veter 
an  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Davis,  Ephraim.      Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  Patterson,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
34  ;  veteran  ;  died  August  15th,  1864. 

Davis,  Josiah.     Enrolled  September  2d,  1862,  at  South  East ;  age  25  ;  cap 
tured  August  25th  ;  discharged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1805. 
Davis,  Norman.     Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  Patterson,  N.  Y.  ;  veteran  ; 
died  of  wounds  after  capture,  August  25th,  1864. 


COMPANY    A.  481 

Davis,  Oliver.  Enrolled  September  1st,  1862,  at  South  East ;  age  26  ;  dis 
charged  June  17th,  1865. 

De  Golyer,  Alexander.  Enrolled  September  19th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ; 
age  19 ;  veteran ;  wounded  April  6th,  1865 ;  discharged  July  8th,  1865. 
Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y. 

De  Grunde,  Francis.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

De  Flonde,  John.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died  July 
27th,  1864. 

Denney,  Zephaniah.  Enrolled  September  4th,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ;  age  30  ; 
veteran  ;  died  June  9th,  1865. 

Donnelly,  Bernard.  Enrolled  July  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ;  vet 
eran  ;  died,  while  prisoner  of  war,  at  Salisbury,  November  18th,  1864. 

Devonport,  Humphrey.     Discharged  by  General  Orders  No.  77,  A.  G.  O. 

Deion,  Louis,  Corporal.  Enrolled  October  7th,  1861  ;  veteran  ;  discharged 
August  2d,  1865.  526  East  Forty-seventh  Street,  New  York. 

Doanc,  William  E.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  12th,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Dishaw,  Lewis.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Doyle,  Peter.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Doyle.  Christopher.     Wounded  April  2d,  1865. 

Decker,  Moses  D.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  June  12th,  1865. 

Dean,  Bradford  J.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Drews,  Henry  R.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  14th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  18  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Dwyer,  John  T.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
sixth  ;  mustered  out  with  company  ;  wounded  May  6th,  1864  and  March  3d, 
1865. 

Duncan,  John,  Artificer.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ; 
wounded  July  21st,  1861,  August  23d,  1862,  May  3d,  1863,  and  August  25th, 
1863. 

Dickens,  Frank  H.     Discharged  by  Brigadier-General  Gates,  New  York. 

Delavan,  Joseph.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  26  ;  dis 
charged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 

Dingee,  Uriah.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Yorktown  ;  age  22  ;  dis 
charged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  Xo.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  Mt.  Kisco,  N.  Y. 

Donnell,  William.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls,  N.  Y.  ; 
veteran ;  prisoner  August  25th,  1864 ;  died  at  Anderson ville,  Ga.,  March  2d,  1865. 

Dutzcare,  John.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  ;  miss 
ing  at  battle  of  Weldon  Railroad. 

Dunn,  Thomas. 

Dickens,  Samuel  F.     Enrolled  December  12th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  20. 

Dingee,  Franklin,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  ago 
23  ;  died  at  Salisbury,  December  12th,  1864. 

Dingee,  Shadrack.     Enrolled  November  5th.  1861,  at. Croton  Falls  ;  age  27. 


482  HEAVY  GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

Elmore,  Joel  J.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  86 ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Eastwood,  Horace.  Enrolled  December  5th,  1861,  at  Patterson  ;  age  33  ; 
discharged  July  9th,  1863. 

Eddy,  William  H.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
sixth  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Edwards,  Daniel.  Enrolled  March  25th,  1864  ;  age  22  ;  wounded  June  23d, 
1864. 

Edwards,  Thomas  B.  Enrolled  February  19th,  1864  ;  age  23  ;  killed  in 
action,  August  16th,  1864,  at  Deep  Bottom,  Va. 

Fulton,  Robert.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Flynn,  Patrick.     Wounded  May  6th,  1864. 

Plynn,  Peter.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh. 

Fullier,  Reuben  J. 

Ford,  William  S.     Discharged  by  order  Brigadier-General  Gates,  New  York. 

Feitner,  Joseph.  Enrolled  March  16th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  dis> 
charged  February  13th,  1865. 

Farrington,  John  K.  Enrolled  September  10th,  1862,  at  South  East  ;  age 
32  ;  discharged  by  General  Orders  No.  77,  War  Department,  May  19th,  1865. 

Ferguson,  Wright  D.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  22d,  1862,  at  Bedford  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865  ;  died  May  26th,  1873. 

Ferguson,  Gilbert  G.  Enrolled  September  8th,  1862,  at  South  Ea.«t  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Katonah,  N.  Y. 

Foster,  Hiram  L.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died  Novem- 
T)er  21st,  1862,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va. 

Foster,  George  W.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Wallkill  ;  age  20  ; 
died  January  10th,  1865,  at  Lincoln  Hospital. 

Foster,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27 ; 
prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  at  Salisbury,  December  4th,  1864. 

Gray,  Thomas,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  20th,  1864  ;  age  24  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Gile,  John. 

Graham,  James.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth ; 
wounded  ;  mustered  out  July  18th,  1865. 

Graham,  Walter.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Graham,  Walter.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Ganning,  Sutton  A.  Enrolled  September  20th,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ;  age  24  ; 
died  February  15th,  1862,  at  New  York  Hospital. 

Grivly  or  Gribe,  Samuel.  Enrolled  March  28th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age 
40  ;  died  October  13th,  1864,  at  Annapolis,  Md. 

Gregory,  Alvin.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863  ;  age  33  ;  died  August  12th, 
1864,  at  Alexandria,  Va. 

Gallahue,  Leonulas  Elsworth.  Was  born  in  Belvernon,  Fayette  County, 
Pa.,  April  14th,  1846.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  in  Pittsburg, 
Pa.,  New  York  City,  and  Hudson  River  Institute,  Claverack.  When  the 
war  broke  out  in  1861  Jhe  joined  a  military  company  that  was  formed  among 


COMPANY   A. 


483 


the  students  under  the  auspices  of  the  school.  He  enlisted  in  Company  A, 
Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  February  14th,  1862  ;  connected  with  the 
defences  of  Washington  until  April  1864.  He  was  connected  with  the  field 
hospital  during  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness  ;  he  was  taken  captive  at  the  battle 
at  Ream's  Station  on  the  Weldon  Railroad,  August  25th,  1864  ;  was  sent  to 
Salisbury  Prison,  where  he  died,  February  1st,  1865.  His  grave  in  the  ceme 
tery  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  is  No.  1191. 

Gilbert,  Charles  F.     Enrolled  September  24th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls. 

Huges,  Patrick.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Lewisborough  ;  age  37  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  at  New  York  City,  March  3d,  1865. 

Hysartt,  Aaron.  Enrolled  September  7th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Hyatt,  James,  Sergeant.    Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age 
27  ;  veteran  from  Thirty-eighth  New  York  ; 
wounded  and  captured  at   Ream's  Station, 
August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany.     Danbury,  Conn. 

Hyatt,  Jerome,  Sergeant.  Transferred 
from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Spartansburg,  Crawford 
County,  Pa. 

Hoag,  Robert  D.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  Au 
gust  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  Cuddebackville,  N.  Y. 

Hubbard,  Charles.  Transferred  from  One 
Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Hudson,  William.  Wounded  April  2d,  1865. 

Harvey,  George  W.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
tered  out  with  company. 

Howe,  Clark.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered  out 
with  company.  Union  City,  Erie  County,  Pa. 

Hamilton,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  ;. 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Hynard,  Albert  S.  Enrolled  October  3d,  1861,  at  Croton  ;  age  20  ;  veteran  ;: 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Hunt,  William  C.  Enrolled  September  24th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age  22  - 
discharged  by  Colonel  Bliss,  New  York. 

Horton,  Verdine  E.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  109  West  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-eighth  Street, 
New  York. 

Hammill,  Bernard.     Discharged  by  Colonel  Bliss,  New  York. 

Hitt,  Rufus.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  26  ;  discharged 
June  3d,  1865,  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  Vista  N.  Y. 

Hitt,  Edgar.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  29  ;  discharged 
June  3d,  1865,  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  Katonah, 
N.  Y. 

Harris,  Cyrus.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Lewisborough  :  age  22  ;  dis 
charged  June  3d  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 


Sergt.  James  Hyatt. 


mus- 


484  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Hatter,  Henry  C.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  Bedford  ;  age  19  ;  dis 
charged  December  20th,  1864,  by  expiration  of  service. 

Haviland,  Silas  G.  Enrolled  September  21st,  1861,  at  Patterson,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
21  ;  discharged  by  expiration  of  service,  September  29th,  1864. 

Hatter,  George  S.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at 
New  York  ;  age  21  ;  discharged  June  16th,  1865,  by 
General  Orders  No.  77,  War  Department, 

Harris,  Clinton.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at 
Lewisborough  ;  age  21  ;  died  of  wounds,  July  13th, 
1864,  received  June  18th. 

Heddy,  James.  Transferred  to  Company  G  Sep 
tember  30th,  1862,  by  Colonel  H.  H.  Howe. 

Hughes,  Hugh.  Enrolled  March  25th,  1864,  at 
New  York  ;  age  23  ;  prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Sta 
tion  ;  mustered  out  July  25th,  1865.  N.  Auburn, 
Neb. 

Haggadorn,  Henry.     Transferred  from  One  Hun- 
Edgar  Hitt.  <jred  amj  Twenty -sixth  ;  missing  at  Spottsylvania, 

May  18th,  1864. 

Hubbard,  George  H.     Enrolled  September  12th,  1861,  at  Paterson. 
Jones,  John.     Enrolled  August  13th.  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  44  ;  prisoner 
of  war  at  Ream's  Station. 

Jones,  Robert.     Enrolled  March  30th,    1864  ;  age  22  ;  prisoner  of  war  at 
Ream's  Station. 
Jackson,  George. 

Knapp,  William  H.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age 
23  ;  veteran. 

Knapp,  John  W.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age  18  ; 
veteran  ;  missing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station. 

Knapp,  Alonzo  A.     Enrolled  September  8th,  1861  ;   veteran  ;  captured  at 
Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Knouse,  Ezra. 

Kent,  Eli  R.  L.  Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  North  Salem  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  South  Nor- 
walk,  Conn. 

Knapp,  Oscar,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  September  12th,  1861,  at  Brewster's ; 
age  23  ;  mustered  out  on  expiration  of  term.  Sing  Sing,  N.  Y. 

King,  Joseph  S.  Enrolled  August  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ;  acci 
dentally  shot  at  Fort  Marcy,  Va.,  February  10th,  1863. 

Kniffin,  William  E.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  24th,  1861,  at  Croton 
Falls  ;  killed  at  Ream's  Station. 

Knapp,  Mitchell  B.  Enrolled  November  9th,  1861,  at  North  Salem  ;  veter 
an  ;  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station. 

Kidd,  Owen.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  ;  missing 
at  Wilderness,  May  6th,  1864. 

Kennedy,  Abram.     Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  Albany  ;  age  18. 
Lockwood,  Jeremiah  T.     In  the  year  1862  Mr.  Jeremiah  T.   Lockwood, 
•whose  picture  adorns  this  sketch,  was  what  might  be  termed  a  small  boy— a 
youth  over  whose  head  only  sixteen  summers  had  passed.     It  was  during  the 


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485 


J.  T.  Lockwood. 


summer  of  that  year  that  he  sought  to  impress  upon  his  fond  parents  that  it 
was  his  duty  to  fight  the  battles  of  his  country.  But  they  couldn't  see  it  in 
that  light.  They  had  one  son  already  in  the  war,  and  this  one  was  too  young 
and  too  small.  "  Wait,"  they  said,  "you  are  too  young  yet."  But  young 
Lockwood  didn't  propose  to  wait,  and  so  one 
day— it  was  August  28th,  1862— when  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  having  been  sent  down  by 
his  father  to  pay  an  insurance  premium, 
young  Lockwood  stepped  into  a  recruiting 
office  on  Franklin  Street  and  enlisted.  The 
recruiting  officer  was  Frank  Williams.  And 
so  the  young  soldier's  career  began. 

Mr.  Lockwood  was  born  in  New  Canaan, 
Conn. ,  and  his  boyhood  days  were  spent  there 
and  in  the  city  of  New  York.  At  the  time 
he  enlisted  he  was  living  with  his  parents  in 
Bedford,  Westchester  County.  He  received 
a  good  education  in  the  common  schools  and 
had  good  home  training.  When  he  told  his 

parents  that  he  had  enlisted  they  were,  of  course,  surprised,  but,  like  the  sensible 
people  they  were,  they  told  him  to  go,  with  words  of  encouragement  and  prayers 
for  his  safety.  He  stayed  at  home  one  week  and  then  joined  Company  A,  at 
Fort  Franklin,  Md.,  in  the  defenses  of  Washington. 

The  headquarters  of  the  regiment  at  that  time  were  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va. 
In  December,  1862,  he  went  with  his  company  to  Fort  Marcy,  Va.,  where  he 
remained  until  March,  1864.  During  the  whole  time  he  was  in  the  army  Mr. 
Lockwood  was  always  ready  for  duty,  except  during  the  time  he  was  in  the 
hospital  suffering  from  wounds  ;  he  was  never  sick  and  was  never  away  for  a 
day  except  on  one  short  furlough  after  he  was  wounded. 

Lockwood  was  in  all  the  battles  in  which  his  company  was  engaged,  from  the 
Wilderness  to  Petersburg.  At  Petersburg  he  received  what  was  nearly  a  fatal 
wound.  It  was  in  the  front,  on  June  18th,  1864.  At  daylight  on  the  morning 
of  that  day  his  company  charged  through  the  cornfield  and  took  one  line  of 
works.  After  this  his  company  advanced  out  upon  the  Jerusalem  plank-road 
and  there  stayed  until  11.20  A.M.  They  then  had  orders  to  charge  upon  the  last 
works.  All  together  they  dashed  forward  to  make  another  charge.  When  the 
word  came  to  advance  it  seemed  a  moment  of  life  and  death.  And  indeed  it 
was — a  moment  of  life  to  some  and  death  to  many!  Lockwood  was  a  little  in 
advance  and  had  gone  about  fifty  feet  from  the  works  when  he  was  struck  by 
a  bullet.  He  fell,  and  by  that  time  the  line  had  reached  him.  The  ball  struck 
him  between  the  second  and  third  ribs  on  the  right  side  and  passing  clear 
through  the  body  came  out  below  the  shoulder-blade.  Then  came  the  order 
to  fall  back,  and  as  it  was  obeyed,  two  of  his  comrades  helped  him  up  and 
carried  him  into  the  works.  Upon  this  spot  Fort  Hell,  opposite  Fort  Damna 
tion,  was  afterward  built.  Lockwood  was  then  taken  to  the  Carver  United 
States  General  Hospital,  where  he  remained  xintil  the  end  of  the  war. 

When  leaving  home  his  mother  had  given  him  a  Testament.  This  he  carried 
in  his  inner  pocket,  and  he  still  retains  it,  stained  with  the  blood  which  flowed 
from  the  wound  on  that  day.  On  August  28th,  1865,  just  three  years  after 


486  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

his  enlistment,   he  was  discharged  by  reason  of  expiration  of  term  of  ser 
vice. 

Since  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Lockwood  has  been  engaged  in  business  and 
has  been  quite  successful.  Until  1880  he  was  engaged  in  the  furniture  and 
undertaking  business  with  Hoyt  Brothers,  at  Katonah,  N.  Y.,  and  is  a  member 
of  McKeel  Post  No.  120,  G.  A.  R.  of  that  place.  He  now  has  a  fine  establish 
ment  of  his  own  at  White  Plains,  N.  Y.  He  is  one  of  the  leading  undertakers 
of  Westchester  County,  and  is  President  of  the  Undertakers'  Association  of 
Westchester,  Putnam,  and  Rockland  counties.  One  of  the  cherished  memen 
toes  in  his  possession  is  a  letter  from  General  Hancock,  dated  February  25th, 
1879.  It  is  an  answer  to  a  request  for  the  General's  photograph.  The  General 
sends  two,  and  says  : 

"  They  are  the  best  I  have.  One  was  taken  in  1864— about  January.  I  was 
not  then  perfectly  well ;  very  thin.  I  had  not  recovered  from  my  wound  of 
Gettysburg  the  previous  July  (3d).  The  second  was  taken  in  1866,  when  I  did 
not  take  quite  so  much  exercise  as  I  had  done  during  the  war.  I  was  then 
stationed  in  Baltimore,  Md.  I  am  very  glad  to  comply  with  your  wish.  I 
always  have  a  warm  place  in  my  breast  for  men  who  served  under  and  with 
me.  I  am  very  truly  yours, 

"  WINFIELD  SCOTT  HANCOCK. 

The  extract  is  given  as  an  expression  of  that  feeling  felt  by  many  of  the  grea 
commanders  for  the  soldiers  who  fought  in  a  war,  not  for  conquest,  but  for 
principle — a  war  for  the  right  and  not  to  satisfy  ambition. 

Mr.  Lockwood  was  the  youngest  member  of  his  company.  The  only  objec 
tion  to  Mr.  Lockwood  has  been  that  he  was  a  bachelor.  Within  the  past  year 
he  has  seen  the  error  of  his  ways  and  taken  a  very  attractive  and  amiable  help 
meet.  May  he  live  long  and  prosper,  and  through  his  descendants  increase  the 
numerical  strength  of  a  land  which,  twenty-five  years  ago,  he  was  so  eagerly 
striving  to  depopulate. 

Le  Barr,  Joseph. 

Lyons,  John.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  ;  dis 
charged  November  9th,  1865. 

Lane,  Thomas.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Union  Vale  ;  age  46  ; 
discharged  by  Dr.  Boyle. 

Loomis,  Lawrence.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1864,  at  Hector  ;  age  22  ;  dis 
charged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 

Lockwood,  Benjamin  F.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
21  ;  discharged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  Address 
in  care  of  J.  T.  Lockwood,  White  Plains,  N.  Y. 

Lyon,  James  H.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  21  ;  killed 
in  action  June  18th,  1864. 

Lebanon,  Ferdinand.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  South  East ;  age  29  ; 
drowned  December  10th,  1862,  in  canal  near  Chain  Bridge. 

Light,  Freeman.  Enrolled  November  4th,  1861,  at  Ramapo  ;  age  18  ;  vet 
eran  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864  ;  died,  while  prisoner  of  war,  at  Salisbury, 
November  12th,  1864. 

Lashier,  Henry  C.,  Corporal.     Wounded  April  2d,  1865. 


COMPANY    A. 


487 


McCade,  William.  Enrolled  March  18th,  1864  ;  age  20  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  20th,  1865. 

McCord,  Mark  D.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  discharged  May  20th,  1865.  Hartsdale,  N.  Y. 

McGowan,  Bernard.  Enrolled  October  29th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

McGloin,  John.  Enrolled  October  29th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn ;  age  19 ; 
wounded  April  2d,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McCausland,  Alexander.  Transferred  from  Fourth  New  York  Battery 
September  4th,  1862  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Malloy,  George.  Enrolled  March  15th,  1864 ;  age  32 ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Manley,  Patrick. 

Monroe,  John  J. 

McGlora,  John.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh. 

McGloughlin,  Patrick.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Patterson,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  33  ;  discharged  August  17th,  1863. 

Murdock,  Albert. 

Meade,  Augustus.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  37 ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Mosier,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Pawling ;  age  22 ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McElroy,  Robert  D.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  33 ; 
wounded  June  18th,  left  leg  amputated  ;  discharged  by  Major-General  Auger. 

Miller,  Eldad  B.  A.  Was  born  February  23d,  1845,  at  Cross  River,  West- 
chester  County,  N.  Y.,  in  which  place  he  attended  school  and  engaged  in  the 


E.  B.  A.  Miller. 


Wm.  H.  H.  Miller. 


usual  occupations  of  youth.  When  his  older  brother,  William  H.  H.  Miller 
enlisted,  Eldad,  in  spite  of  the  remonstrances  of  parents  and  other  friends, 
evinced  such  a  determined  purpose  to  follow  his  brother's  example,  that  he 
carried  his  point,  scoring  his  first  victory  by  joining  the  service  August  27th, 
1862.  He  enlisted  as  a  Private,  but  was  so  young  and  slightly  built  in  appear 
ance  that  he  was  soon  excused  from  duty  with  the  musket  and  given  a  drum  ; 
this  was  while  the  company  lay  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen.  When  it  moved  to  Fort 
Marcy  he  became  post  bugler,  which  occupation  he  followed  until  the  company 


488  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

went  to  the  front.  He  followed  the  fortunes  of  his  company  during  all  the 
battles  in  which  it  was  engaged,  and  was  discharged,  June  3d,  1865,  per  General 
Orders  No.  26.  2391  Third  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Merrigan,  Martin  H.  Enrolled  September  9th,  1864,  at  Gorliam  ;  age  20  ; 
discharged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 

Miller,  William  H.  H.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Lewisborough  ;  age 
22  ;  mustered  out  June  3d  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 
Sing  Sing,  N.  Y. 

Morgan,  Charles.  Enrolled  September  8th,  1862,  at  South  East  ;  age  22  ; 
discharged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  Flandreau, 
Moody  County,  Dak. 

Morrison,  Joseph,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Mattice,  Peter.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  West  Bloomfield  ;  age  30  ; 
discharged  by  General  Orders  No.  77,  War  Department. 

McBride,  Henry  J.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862  ;  age  26  ;  killed  in  action, 
June  18th,  1864. 

Morey,  James.  Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  Patterson,  N.  Y.  ;  age  23  ; 
died  August  16th,  1862,  at  Fort  Cass,  Va. 

McDonald,  Minard,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Fair  Haven,  N.  Y. 

McDonald,  William.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  died 
November  24th,  1863,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

McDonald,  James,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  September  18th,  1861,  at  Patterson, 
N.  Y.  ;  age  20 ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  returned  to  company  and  was 
wounded  April  2d,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McDonald,  John.     Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  25. 

McDonald,  John  D.  Enrolled  March  28th,  1862,  at  Fort  Snyder,  D.  C.  ; 
died  October  3d,  1864,  at  South  East,  N.  Y.,  while  on  furlough. 

McGill,  George  S.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  26  ; 
prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Station. 

McNally,  Bernard.   Enrolled  September  4th,  1861,  at  Patterson,  N.  Y. ;  age  30. 

Nichols,  Richard,  Corporal.  Enrolled  October  6th,  1864,  at  Jamaica ;  vet 
eran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Nichols,  William  H.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  wounded 
June  18th,  1864  ;  discharged  at  David's  Island  on  Surgeon's  certificate  of  dis 
ability. 

Northey,  George,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Schenectady  ; 
age  24  ;  mustered  out  at  Petersburg  on  expiration  of  term. 

Nixon,  George  R. 

O'Brien,  Michael.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Owen,  Robert.  Enrolled  at  Troy,  August  27th.  1862  •.  discharged  by  virtue 
of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 

Penny,  Nathan  D.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Pawling  ;  age  25  ; 
veteran  ;  wounded  May  5th,  1864  ;  discharged  October  5th,  1865. 

Payne,  William  H.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  dis 
charged  August  18th,  1865. 

Parker,   David.     Enrolled  at  South  East,   August  30th,   1862;    age  22; 


COMPANY  A.  489 

wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  discharged  April  28th,  1865.     380  Dean  Street, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Penny,  Elijah.  Enrolled  September  12th,  1861,  at  Towners  ;  age  32 ;  vet 
eran  ;  discharged  June  26th,  1863. 

Purdy,  Norman  B.  Enrolled  at  Croton  Falls,  September  8th,  1861  ;  age  19  ; 
prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  December  4th,  1864,  at  Salisbury. 

Purdy,  Henry  M.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  17  ; 
discharged  April  llth,  1864. 

Quintard,  George.  Enrolled  November  9th,  1861,  at  North  Salem  ;  veteran  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Quick,  Theodore,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  September  12th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ; 
age  22  ;  killed  in  action  at  Ream's  Station. 

Quinn,  Matthew.  Enrolled  August  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  February  llth,  1865. 

Reardon,  Daniel.  Transferred  December  8th,  1865,  by  General  Gates. 
From  the  Twelfth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Rockwell,  Joseph  W.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  August  4th,  1865. 

Rockwell,  Edwin.  Enrolled  October  7th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  veteran  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  North  Salem,  N.  Y. 

Rockwell,  Timothy.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Rathbone,  George.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  32  ; 
wounded  April  2d,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Reynolds,  Robert  A.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  October  15th,  1861,  at  Croton 
Falls  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  October  20th,  1864.  Katonah,  N.  Y. 

Reynolds,  Mills,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  South  East ; 
musteyd  out  June  3d,  1865.  Brewster's,  N.  Y. 

Rogers,  James  P.     Enrolled  October  2d,  1861,  at  ^-^^^t^ 

Towners  ;  age  30 ;  veteran.  ^^m  fj^^. 

Rice,  Harrison  I.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  One 
Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Rogers,  Lewis  B.  Enrolled  September  20th,  1861  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Mount  Ver- 
non,  N.  Y. 

Roake,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred 
and  Elc-'enth  ;  wounded  May  6th,  1864. 

Riessen,  Ferdinand.     3710  Ohio  Avenue,  St.  Louis,         Sergt.  Mills  Reynolds. 
Mo. 

Robinson,  George  S.  Enrolled  September  7th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age 
17  ;  discharged  by  expiration  of  service,  September  6th,  1864.  Oceanic,  Mon- 
mouth  County,  N.  J. 

Rogers,  David.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 

Rusco,  Henry.  Enrolled  September  1st  at  South  East  ;  age  32  ;  discharged 
by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  South  Norwalk,  Conn. 

Reed,  David.  Enrolled  October  2d,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls,  N.  Y.  ;  age  36  ;  dis 
charged  by  expiration  of  service,  October  20th,  1864. 


490  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Russell,  James  IT  Enrolled  August  8,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ;  died, 
while  prisoner  of  war.  February  28th,  1865. 

Shield,  James,  Corporal.  Enrolled  October  7th,  1864,  in  Brooklyn  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

See,  Clark.  Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  Bedford ;  age  44  ;  discharged 
by  General  Orders  No.  77,  A.  G.  O.  Katonah,  N.  Y. 

See,  Emerson  M.,  Wagoner.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1861,  at  Croton 
Falls  ;  age  17  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Sing  Sing. 

Shurger,  Rodney,  Drummer.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Genoa,  N.  Y. 

Still,  James  H.,  Musician.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1862,  at  South  East 
as  drummer  ;  age  14  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 


Jae.  H.  StllL  Leonard  H.  Secor. 

Stowell,  Jehial.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  * 

Smith,  Clark  E.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  29th  at  North  Salem  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Long  Island  City,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  John  O.     Enrolled  March  28th,  1864,  at  New  York. 

Smith,  John  B.  Enrolled  September  6th,  1862,  at  Lewisborough  ;  died  of 
wounds  received  April  2d,  1865,  at  Emory  Hospital,  April  16th,  1865. 

Swartz,  Jacob. 

Scott,  George  B.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Seaman,  Joseph  S.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862  ;  died  at  Salis 
bury,  December  12th,  1864. 

Shean,  Theodore  S. 

Sears,  George  H.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862  ;  mustered  out  June  9th, 
1865.  Pleasantville,  N.  Y. 

Swords,  George  H.  Enrolled  March  28th,  1862,  at  Fort  Snyder,  Md.  ;  age 
18  ;  discharged  November  19th,  1862. 

Shears,  David  A.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1862,  at  Patterson  ;  age  40  ;  dis 
charged  November  20th,  1862. 

Suttou,  William  E.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  31st,  1862  ;  age  27  ;  dis 
charged  by  expiration  of  service.  Nyack,  N.  Y. 

Secor,  Leonard  H.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  25  ;  dis 
charged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  Brewster's,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY   A.  491 

Smith,  Gilbert.    Discharged  by  General  Orders  No.  77,  A.  G.  O. 

Smith,  Eugene  N.     Discharged  by  General  Orders  No.  77,  A.  G.  O. 

Sloate,  Stanley.  Enrolled  September  21st,  1861  ;  age  19  ;  died  November 
26th,  1861. 

Scott,  Daniel  V.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1861,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  18  ; 
captured  ;  died  October  1st,  1864,  at  Annapolis  after  parole. 

Sheppard,  William.  Enrolled  January  24th,  1862  ;  age  31  ;  prisoner  of  war 
at  Ream's  Station. 

Sweetman,  William  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863  ;  age 
19  ;  wounded  June  18th,  1864 ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Brewster's, 
N.  Y. 

Sutler,  John.  Enrolled  at  Albany,  February  24th,  1864  ;  age  44 ;  missing 
fiince  August  25th,  1864. 

Sprague,  Joseph.     Enrolled  September  18th,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ;  age  21. 

Sprague,  Justus.     Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  34. 

Totten,  Harrison,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  October  7th,  1861,  at  Croton 
Falls  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  208  East  Thirty-fourth  Street, 
New  York. 

Totten,  Starr  V.  Enrolled  October  15th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age  18  ; 
Bounded  April  2d,  1865  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Totten,  Henry  V.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  43  ; 
discharged  April  1st,  1865. 

Totten,  William  H.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  at  Deep  Bottom,  August  18th,  1864  ;  veteran  ;  discharged  July  7th, 
1865. 

Timerson,  Hamilton.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  dis 
charged  September  9th,  1865,  at  Fort  Richardson. 

Thomas,  Augustus.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Pawling  ;  age  44  ; 
veteran  ;  discharged  January  2d,  1863. 

Thomas,  Augustus.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Pawling  ;  died  July 
7th,  1864,  at  Field  Hospital,  City  Point. 

Tucker,  Albert,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  22d,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Tryon,  William  B.  Enrolled  October  25th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age  34 ; 
-discharged  November  19th,  1862. 

Turk,  Joseph  H.  Enrolled  October  3d,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age  40  ;  dis 
charged  November  24th,  1862. 

Townsend,  Alonzo.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Pawling  ;  age  19  ; 
discharged  by  expiration  of  service,  March  20th,  1865. 

Talmadge,  Isaac  S.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Mt.  Hope  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  June  3d  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865. 

Terrell,  David  H.     Enrolled  at  Brewster's,  September  16th,  1861  ;  age  44. 

Townsend,  Obed  P.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  South  East  ;  age  27 ; 
discharged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  Brewster's, 
N.  Y. 

Teed,  Edward  A.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865  ;  died  April  10th, 
1889,  at  Golden 's  Bridge,  N.  Y. 

Teed,  Isaac  N.,  Sergeant.     Enrolled  October  llth,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age 


492  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

22  ;   mustered  out  on  expiration  of  term,  October  13th,  1864.     Mattituck, 
N.  Y. 

Townsend,  Daniel.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Pawling;  veteran; 
prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Station. 

Trowbridge,  John  S.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  Patterson  ;  age  28  ; 
prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Station. 

Totten,  Chauncey  W.  Enrolled  August  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  28  ; 
prisoner  of  war  at  Ream's  Station. 

Vanderburg,  George  S.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  12th,  1861,  at  Paw 
ling  ;  mustered  out  on  expiration  of  term. 

Van  Kerren,  John  S.  Enrolled  August  5th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24  ; 
died  August  28th,  at  Harewood  Hospital,  Washington,  of  wounds  received 
August  23d,  1864. 

Williams,  William.     Enrolled  March  25th,  1864,  at  New  York. 

Wilcox,  William  H.  Enrolled  November  12th,  1861,  at  Pawling  ;  age  26  ; 
wounded  May  6th,  186 1 ;  veteran  ;  killed  in  Alexandria,  Va.,  July  29th,  1865. 

Webb,  Henry.  Enrolled  October  17th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  43  ;  trans 
ferred  to  V.  R.  C.,  February  25th,  1865. 

Wilson,  Elbert  B.  Enrolled  September  8th,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ;  age  19  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wallard,  Anthony,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  9th,  1862,  at  Schenectady  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

Wilson,  Jacob.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth. 

Wilson,  Elijah,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  8th,  1861  ;  veteran  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Whitmore,  Alonzo.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Wixon,  Moses  J.     Discharged  by  expiration  of  service. 

Wallace,  Isaac  S.  Enrolled  September  24th,  1861,  at  Croton  Falls  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  by  expiration  of  service.  Nyack,  N.  Y. 

Washburne,  John  W.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  Ramapo  ;  age  20  ; 
discharged  December  27th,  1864,  by  expiration  of  service. 

Winans,  Theo'dore  F.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Lewisborough  ;  lost 
a  leg  June  18th,  1864  ;  discharged  January  16th,  1865.  Boutonville,  N.  Y. 

Wixon,  George  W.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ; 
age  20  ;  mustered  out  September  29th,  1864. 

Wright,  John  B.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  in  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d-,  1865. 

Wright,  Charles  E.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Lewisborough  ; 
age  21  ;  was  on  detached  service  with  Battery  B,  First  Rhode  Island  Light 
Artillery,  during  a  part  of  the  campaign  of  1864  ;  wounded  at  Ream's  Station  ; 
mustered  out  by  virtue  of  General  Orders  No.  26,  May  3d,  1865.  Goshen, 
N.  Y. 

Winans,  David  A.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1861,  at  Pawling  ; 
age  25  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Washburn,  Merritt.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  Patterson,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  25  ;  killed  in  action,  August  23d,  1864  ;  veteran. 

Wagner,  George.  Enrolled  March  15th,  1864  ;  age  33  ;  died  July  18th, 
1864,  from  sunstroke  on  march. 


COMPANY   A. 


493 


Warren,  William.    Enrolled  March  17th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;   age  18 ; 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station. 

Waters,  Moses.  Enrolled  De 
cember  12th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  28. 

Weeks,  Sylvester  B.,  Corporal. 
Enrolled  December  28th,  1863  ;  age 
24 ;  mustered  out  June  10th, 
1865. 

Wixon,  Moses  J.  Enrolled  De 
cember  12th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  26  ;  mustered  out  December 
27th,  1864,  on  expiration  of  term. 

Wixon,  George  R.  Enrolled 
December  19th,  1861,  at  Bedford  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  February 
4th,  1865,  on  expiration  of  term. 

Winn,  James.  Enrolled  Sep 
tember  6th,  1861,  at  Brewster's  ; 
age  23. 

Washburn,  Albert  S.  Enrolled 
September  24th  at  Croton  Falls  ; 
age  22 ;  discharged  June  14th, 
1862. 

Young,  James  A.     Transferred 

from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  Sergt.  Chas.  E.  Wright, 

mustered  out  with  company. 


L  ft  3.  45. 

L.  E.  Gallahne.     2.  Corpl.  S.  B.  Weeks.     8.  Star  V.  Totten.    4.  Sergt.  Anthony  Wallard. 
6.  Lieut.  J.  W.  Nixon. 


494 


COMPANY  B 


4.       5.    6. 


1.  Lieut.  Samuel  J.  More. 

2.  Jacob  Snyder. 

3.  Thaddeus  Laymon. 

5.  First  Serg't  James  Barr. 


6.  A.  S.  Thomas. 

7.  Isaac  McKeever. 

8.  James  Porter. 

4  and  9.  Geo.  L.  Andrus. 


ACKER,  J.  J.     Enrolled  October  18th,  1862  ;  killed  June  18th,  1864. 

Ames,  Francis  C.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Grand  Gorge,  N.  Y. 

Apjohn,  Robert  D.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Cairo  ;  veteran  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Appleford,  George.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Jamaica,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
21  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  ' 

Andrus,  George  L.  Enrolled  October  26th,  1861,  at  Moresville  ;  mustered 
out  October  29th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  Roxbury,  K  Y. 

Blake,  Henry  L.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  21  ;  died 
August  25th,  1864  (privates  shot  off ;  cut  his  own  throat). 


COMPANY   B.  495 

Brandow,  Adolphus.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863  ;  age  18  ;  died  in  Salis 
bury,  November  3d,  1864. 

Bacon,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  March  3d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Barker,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  veteran. 

Brown,  Reuben.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863  ;  age  22  ;  died  in  hospital 
June  25th,  1865. 

Banker,  James.  Enrolled  February  13th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  27  ;  cap 
tured  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  August  2d,  1865. 

Bailey,  James  L.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  veteran  ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  Salisbury,  November, 
1864. 

Brendle,  William  E.  Enrolled  September  24th,  1861  ;  age  40  ;  mustered  out 
May  14th,  1862. 

Bennett,  Peter,  Veteran  Volunteer.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864  ;  age  19  ; 
died  at  Camp  Parole,  December  25th,  1864. 

Beebee,  Edwin  H.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Bear,  Ralph.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  died  in  Salisbury, 
November  28th,  1864. 

Bertrand,  Lewis.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Blair,  Milo.  Enrolled  January  9th,  1864,  at  Shandaken  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Bowman,  Albert.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  ;  captured  October  30th,  1864. 

Brown,  John.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1864  ;  age  38  ;  mustered  out  with 
company.  Dry  Brook,  Ulster  County,  N.  Y. 

Busher,  Philip.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Babbitt,  Laban  S.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864  ;  age  24  ;  captured  August 
25th  ;  mustered  out  June  12th,  1865. 

Bennett,  John.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Hurley,  N.  Y.  ;  age  20  ; 
n.issing  at  Ream's  Station.  Died  in  Salisbury. 

Bowman,  Andrew  H.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862  ;  age  25  ;  taken  prisoner 
August  25th,  1864  ;  rejoined  company  and  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Post- 
office  address,  Castleton,  Richmond  County,  N.  Y. 

Brinkman,  Frederic.  Enrolled  November  llth,  1861  ;  age  20  ;  served  three 
years  ;  term  expired  November  10th,  1864. 

Bullis,  Wallace.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861  ;  mustered  out  January  3d, 
1865. 

Brandon,  George  N.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  24th,  1864,  at  Catskill ; 
age  23  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Bowers,  Charles  M.     Enrolled  September  25th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  24. 
Briody,  Philip.     Enrolled  October  15th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  wounded  June 
18th,  1864  ;  leg  amputated  ;  discharged  January  7th,  1865. 

Batty,  Samuel.  Enrolled  October  21st,  1861,  at  West  Troy ;  discharged 
August  4th,  1862. 


496 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Alex.  E    Borthwick. 


Batters,  Thomas,  Corporal.     Enrolled  December  29th,  1863  ;  age  23. 
Borthwick,  Alexander  E.     Was  born  February  22d,  1845,  at  Broome,  Scho- 

harie  County,  N.  Y.  He  was  educated  at 
Charlotteville,  Fort  Edward  Institute,  and 
Eastman's  College,  Poughkeepsie,  X.  Y.  He 
enlisted  November  6th,  1861,  at  Camp  Adam- 
son,  Brooklyn,  and  was  with  the  company 
until  taken  with  typhoid  fever  at  Fort  De- 
Kalb,  which  resulted  in  such  debility  that  he 
was  discharged  August  12th,  1862.  He  re- 
enlisted  October  1st,  1863,  in  the  Second 
New  York  Veteran  Cavalry  and  saw  service 
in  Virginia  and  the  Department  of  the  Gulf, 
up  Red  River,  and  at  Mobile.  He  was  dis 
charged  November  8th,  1865.  Since  the  war 
he  has  been  engaged  in  mining,  politics,  and 
merchandise.  He  is  married  and  has  one 

son.     He  belongs  to  G.  A.  R.  Post  No.   1,  at  Portland,  Ore.,  where  he  re 
sides. 

Barr,  Niel,  Drummer.     Enrolled  September  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
22  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Bossom,  Martin,   Sergeant.     Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Burke,  John.     Enrolled  August  18th,  1862  ;  age  23  ;  mustered  out  June  3d, 
1865. 

Brandow,  Robert  H.     Enrolled  September  1st,  1864,  at  Schenectady  ;  age 
18  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Barr,  James,  First  Sergeant.     Enrolled  August  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  25  ;  wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Cronenberger,  Simon,  Veteran.     Enrolled  October  10th,  1864,  at  New  York  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Cross,  Louis  F.,  Musician.     Post-office  address,  Wilson,   Niagara  County, 
N.  Y. 

Clair,  William,  Sergeant.     Enrolled  August  16th,  1862  ;  captured  at  Ream's 
Station  ;  died  in  Salisbury,  November  28th,  1864. 

Conklin,  Joseph.     Enrolled  November  1st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  39  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Colgan,  Patrick.     Enrolled  October  15th,   1861  ;    age  21  ;    wounded  June 
18th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  October  14th,  1864. 

Clark,  James.     Enrolled  December  29th,  1861,  at  Moresville  ;  died  at  Fort 
DeKalb,  July  26th,  1862. 

Coney,  John.     Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  33. 
Connor,  Thomas  J.,  Sergeant.     Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred 
and  Eleventh  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Clark,  Curtis.     Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Moresville,  N.  Y.  ;  dis 
charged  February  25th,  1865. 

Carroll,  John.     Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25. 
Clapper,  Silvester,  Sergeant.     Enrolled    September  28th,   1861,  at  Gilboa, 
N.  Y. 


COMPANY   B.  497 

Coom,  Peter.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Copake,  N,  Y.  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Collins,  Barney.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth. 

Calkener,  Hudson.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  ;  mus 
tered  out  January  llth,  1866,  at  Elmira,  N.  Y. 

Cunningham,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  ;  wounded  ;  discharged  June  14th,  1865. 

Cummings,  David.  Enrolled  August  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Castile,  Almeron.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864  ;  age  33  ;  discharged  October 
17th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  Owego,  Tioga  County,  N.  Y. 

Dawson,  Peter.  Enrolled  September  27th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  died  on  Stateni 
Island,  January  22d,  1862. 

De  Silva,  Homer.  Enrolled  October  19th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  19  ;  veteran  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Troy,  N.  Y. 

De  Silva,  Henry  A.  Enrolled  October  22d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  18  ;  veter 
an  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Eldred,  Sullivan  County, 
N.  Y. 

Dibble.  Henry.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  21  ; 
veteran  ;  captured  at  the  North  Anna  River,  May  27th,  1864  ;  died  at  Augusta, 
Ga.,  June  18th,  1864. 

Duncan,  Charles  T>.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age 
39  ;  mustered  out  December  16th,  1864. 

Decker,  David  A.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863  ;  age  22  ;  mustered  out 
with  company.  Post-office  address,  Andes,  Delaware  County,  N.  Y. 

Davis,  William,  Corporal.  Veteran  from  Sixth  New  York  Volunteers.  En 
rolled  February  12th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Disten,  William  E.     Enrolled  January  2d,  1864  ;  died  in  Salisbury  Prison. 

Dante,  James.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1862  :  age  22  ;  taken  prisoner  August 
25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Post-office  address,  531  W.  24th 
Street,  New  York. 

Darling,  Daniel  D.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Germantown  ;  age  22  ; 
discharged  July  6th,  1864.  Post-office  address,.  Gilboa,  N.  Y. 

Dwyer,  Bernard.  Enrolled  February  llth,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25  ; 
discharged  December  9th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  523  8th  Ave.,  New 
York. 

Driggs,  Adelbert  E.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  December  5th,  1864. 

Dean,  Joshua  P.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1861,  at  Cairo  ;  discharged 
December  29th,  1862.  Post-office  address,  Cairo,  Greene  County,  N.  Y. 

Daley,  Thomas.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  85  ;  trans 
ferred  to  the  Navy,  May  1st,  1864,  by  War  Department. 

Erickson,  J.ames  S.  Enrolled  January  26th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn ;  age  44 ; 
discharged  May  12th,  1865. 

Erickson,  Earl  8.  Enrolled  March  3d,  1864  ;  prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ; 
died  at  home,  March  28th,  1865. 

Egnor,  Nathan  A.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863  ;  transferred  to  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps  April  27th,  1865. 


498  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Esterbrook,  Peter.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1862  ;  age  25  ;  discharged  Feb 
ruary  18th.  1865.  Post-office  address,  New  Brighton,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Ellis,  David,  Veteran  Volunteer.     Enrolled  March  4th,  1864  ;  age  25. 

Ford,  Amos.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Copake  :  age  43  ;  died  at 
Fort  Marcy  June  8th,  1864. 

Farquher,  Arthur  H.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861  ;  age  21  ;  veteran  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Schoharie,  N.  Y. 

Felch,  Thomas  A.  Enrolled  March  5th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Fickle,  Alfred.     Enrolled  November  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  20. 

Finch,  Stephen.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  20  ;  died 
July  18th,  1865. 

Flannelly,  Timothy.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ; 
-wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Finn,  John,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865. 

Finnerty,  William  C.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  dis 
charged  August  29th,  1864. 

Fox,  Elmer.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1863,  at  Greenport ;  age  18  ;  last  heard 
of  in  hospital. 

Fitzpatrick,  John.     Enrolled  February  4th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Fullington,  Levi.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Shandaken  ;  age  38  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Furrey,  Andrew  J.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1864,  at  Kortright ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Fleming,  John.  Enrolled  January  28th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ;  died 
on  furlough  December  llth,  1864. 

Freeze,  George.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  20  ;  died  in 
Salisbury  Prison. 

Ford,  George.  Enrolled  March  12th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  died 
December  10th,  1864,  in  prison. 

Fetherson,  Andrew.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24  ; 
taken  prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  20th,  1865.  Post-office 
address,  New  Brighton,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Fanning,  Benjamin.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  28  ; 
discharged  January  8th,  1862. 

Gallagher,  John.  Enrolled  August  21st,  1863,  at  Castleton  :  age  40  ;  pris 
oner  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  29th,  1865. 

Gardener,  Charles.     Gilboa,  N.  Y. 

Gannon,  James.     Enrolled  November  13th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  35. 

Gannon,  Patrick.  Enrolled  March  4th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ;  dis 
charged  December  9th,  .1864. 

Greenwalt,  Samuel.  Enrolled  November  2d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  30 ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Guilde,  Simon.  Enrolled  July  27th,  1864,  at  New  Lebanon  ;  age  30  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  6th,  1865. 

Gorman,  John.     Enrolled  August  26th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  30. 

Gordon,  James  B.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  East  Durham  ;  served 
three  years  ;  term  expired  ;  mustered  out  January  23d,  1865. 


COMPANY   B.  499 

Goglns,  James.    Enrolled  January  16th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  36. 

Getty,  Robert.  Enrolled  September  25th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  20  ;  mus 
tered  out  October  5th,  1864.  Resides  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Grove,  Edward.     Enrolled  September  20th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25. 

Gow,  John  H.  Enrolled  September  25th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  October  5th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Gross,  Louis  J.,  Drummer.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Hoagland,  J.  L.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Schenectady  ;  died  August 
21st,  1864,  in  camp. 

Halleck,  Jefferson,  Drummer.  Mustered  in  February  9th,  1862,  at  Staten 
Island  ;  veteran  ;  age  21. 

Hartnut,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865. 

Hartwell,  Henry.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  20  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Stamford,  Delaware  County, 
N.  Y. 

Harris,  Roscoe.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  October  5th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  Gilboa,  N.  Y. 

Harrington,  Edward.     Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Copake  ;  age  18. 

Harney,  Michael.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn ;  age  28  ; 
prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Haurer,  Edward  H.     Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Ashland. 

Hay,  Alden  M.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Albany  :  age  18  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Chickapee  Falls, 
Mass. 

Hayes,  William.     Enrolled  November  llth,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25. 

Hoagland,  John  F.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Shandaken  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Helfman,  George.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Heine,  Franklin.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865,  and  captured  near  Petersburg 
October  30th,  1864. 

Howard,  Perry.     Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  18. 

Hoyt,  Joseph.     Enrolled  October  31st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22. 

Hubbell,  Solon  D.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  veter 
an  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Hubbell,  Lyman,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  5th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Humphries,  James.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died  in 
Salisbury  Prison,  November  27th,  1864. 

Hunt,  Byron.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post- 
office  address,  Genoa,  N.  Y. 

Hay,  Jefferson.     Died  in  Salisbury  Prison. 

Hanlon,  James.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1861,  at  Gilboa,  N.  Y.  ;  age  19  ; 
taken  prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  September  30th,  1864. 


500  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Hadden,  Lewis.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Copake  ;  age  44  ;  mustered 
out  June  6th,  1865. 

Hyatt,  Thomas.  Enrolled  October  1st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
June  9th,  1863. 

Healy,  Thomas.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Shandaken  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  10th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Athens,  Bradford  County,  Pa. 

Hitchcock,  Harvey.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Hitchcock,  Vernon.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1861.  at  Conesville  ;  served 
three  years  ;  term  expired  ;  mustered  out  January  3d,  1865. 

Hay,  Walter  8.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  23  ;  served 
three  years  ;  term  expired  ;  mustered  out  October  5th,  1864.  Post-office 
address,  Falls  City,  Neb. 

Hay,  William  H.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  October  5th,  1864, 

Jenkins,  John  L.  Enrolled  October  28th,  1861,  at  Moresville  ;  veteran  ; 
prisoner  August  25th,  1864. 

Johnson,  John.     Enrolled  October  21st,  1861,  at  West  Troy  ;  age  40. 

Jayner,  Lyman.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Johnson,  Levi.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  captured  near  Salisbury  October  30th, 
1864. 

Johnson,  Rufus.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  New  York  Volunteers 
June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Kearns,  John.  Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24  ;  dis 
charged  July  3d,  1865. 

Kelly,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va.  ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station. 

Kelly,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  prisoner  of  war  October  30th,  1864. 

Kenyon,  William.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ; 
discharged  April  llth,  1865. 

Kingsley,  Joseph.  Enrolled  January  28th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  40  ;  trans 
ferred  September  22d,  1864. 

Knapp,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865. 

Kolscb,  George.     Enrolled  September  29th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  34. 

Kays,  Thomas.     Died  in  Salisbury  Prison. 

Kennedy,  Geemale.  Enrolled  March  18th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  18 ; 
mustered  out  May  24th,  1865. 

Kennedy,  Edward.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Kinsey,  Alfred  G.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  24  ;  served  three  years  ;  term  expired  ;  mustered  out  June  6th,  1865. 

Lake,  Romantus.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  East  Durham  ;  age  22  ; 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  June  9th,  1865.  Post  office 
address,  Greenville,  N.  Y. 

Lane,  Jeremiah.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 


COMPANY    B.  501 

Lawyer,  Francis  G.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  veteran  ; 
discharged  September  26th,  1865.  Middleburgh,  Schoharie  County,  N.  Y. 

Lethed,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865. 

Lloyd,  George  E.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  New  Scotland  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Logan,  John.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  31  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Landrush,  Anthony.  Enrolled  October  21st,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ; 
veteran  ;  transferred  May  1st,  1864,  to  the  navy. 

Landrush,  James.     Post-office  address,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Lowry,  Morris.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  October  21st,  1865. 

Lumbard,  Daniel  I,  Corporal.     Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred 
and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865. 

Layman,  Thaddeus.  Enrolled  October  7th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  26  ;  died 
in  Salisbury  Prison. 

Lutes,  Franklin  W.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hun 
dred  and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  discharged  August 
24th,  1865. 

Lawrence,  Robert.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ; 
mustered  out  June  5th,  1865. 

Lester,  Wayne  M.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Lee,  Joel  B.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  36  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Ashland,  N.  Y. 

Lemlily,  George.  Enrolled  October  28th,  1861,  at  Gilboa,  N.  Y.  ;  age  18 ; 
veteran  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station.  Gilboa,  N.  Y. 

Lemlily,  Samuel.     Enrolled  October  20th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  20. 

Lemlily,  Winslow  P.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1661,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  23  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Mackey,  James  A.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Conesville  ;  mustered 
out  January  3d,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Mackeys,  N.  Y. 

Magle,  Vaultem.     Enrolled  October  19th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  21.- 

Martin,  Thomas  G.  Enrolled  October  15th,  1862,  at  Mount  Pleasant ;  age 
25  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Mallen,  Michael.     Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Hurley  ;  age  23. 

Martin,  Francis.  Transferred,  as  prisoner  of  war,  August  14th.  1864,  from 
Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  5th, 
1865  ;  reported  sick  on  muster  out  of  company. 

Mangan,  Bernard.  Enrolled  October  23d,  1861,  at  Blenheim  ;  age  22  ;  pris 
oner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  November  1st,  1864. 

Meagher,  John.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ;  prisoner 
August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  July  26th,  1865. 

Mangan,  Patrick.  Enrolled  October  23d,  1861,  at  Blenheim  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  November  2d,  1864. 

Mangle,  Anthony.     Enrolled  November  llth,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  30. 

Masterson,  Matthew.  Enrolled  January  8th,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  27  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 


502  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Marsh,  Malcolm  M.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  24  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Matthews,  William.     Enrolled  November  1st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  40. 

Mattice,  Alonzo.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
died  July  20th,  1864. 

McAdam,  Thomas.  Enrolled  October  21st,  1861,  at  West  Troy  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  July  24th,  1865. 

McKeever,  Isaac.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  26  ; 
prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address, 
Grand  Gorge,  N.  Y. 

MrAvoy,  James.     Enrolled  August  27th.  1862,  at  New  York. 

McCormick,  William,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hun 
dred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  5th,  1865  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

McGinnis,  Barney.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Germantown  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

McCarthy,  T.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

McHugh,  John.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  45  ; 
veteran  ;  prisoner,  etc.  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Miller,  Joseph  D.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred 
and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

McLean,  Clark.     Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Ashland,  N.  Y. 

Moon,  Luman  D.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  24  ;  veter 
an  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Miley,  William.  Transferred,  as  prisoner  of  war,  since  June  21st,  1864,  from 
Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty -fifth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  5th, 
1865  ;  reported  absent  on  sick  list  on  muster  out  of  company. 

Mayham,  Thomas  C.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age 
20  ;  discharged  May  17th,  1862. 

Mosher,  Alanson  E.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  Conesville  ;  age  24  ; 
veteran  ;  September  26th,  1865. 

Montague,  Hugh.     Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Mosher,  Martin.  Enrolled  December  19th  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  died 
October  6th,  1862,  at  Fort  Marcy  ;  wounded  June  18th, . 

Morehouse,  John  C.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  36  ; 
killed  June  18th,  1864. 

Mullen,  Francis.     Enrolled  December  10th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Mullen,  John.     Enrolled  October  19th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 
Myers,  Philip.     Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  killed  October 
3d  or  November  9th,  1864,  P.  R.  R.  by  sharpshooters. 

Murphy,  James.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  18  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  297  Spring  Street, 
New  York. 

Murphy,  Edward.      Enrolled  March  15th,   1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 
Murphy,  Patrick.     Enrolled  October  3d,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  42. 


COMPANY    B. 


503 


Murphy,  William  R.,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hun 
dred  and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Murphy,  Michael.  Enrolled  March  15th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  26  ;  pris 
oner  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Murray,  William  J.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty -fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  August  12th,  1865. 

Monroe,  Henry.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  19  ;  taken 
prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  September  30th,  1864.  Post-office 
address,  Stuyvesant  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Munroe,  Joseph.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  30th,  1864. 

More,  Albert.  Enrolled  October  22d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged  May 
9th,  1863. 

McCarthy,  Timothy.  Enrolled  October  31st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  32  ; 
discharged  June  8th,  1865. 

McCarty,  Dennis.  Enrolled  January  29th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26  ;  en 
listed  in  the  navy  ;  transferred  May  1st,  1864. 

Nolan,  Michael.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  24  ; 
died  in  Salisbury  Prison,  N.  C. 

O'Keefe,  Michael.  Enrolled  March  3d,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  31  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

O'Callahan,  Jeremiali.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ; 
taken  prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Oakley,  Eri  P.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  July  29th,  1864.  Died  since  the  war. 

Oakley,  William  C.,  Sergeant.     Enrolled  November  14th,  1861,  at  Mores- 
ville  ;   age  21  ;   veteran  ;   mustered  out  with 
company.    Post-office  address,  Stamford,  Del 
aware  County,  N.  Y. 

Oakley,  Hiram  T.  Enrolled  October  17th, 
1861,  at  Roxbury  ;  age  30  ;  mustered  out  Oc 
tober  18th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  South 
Gilboa,  N.  Y. 

Parks,  William.  Transferred  from  unas- 
signed  recruits  Second  New  York  Heavy  Ar 
tillery. 

Peck,  A.  M.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  October 
17th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  24  ;  prisoner  Au 
gust  25th,  1864 ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with 
company.  Richland,  Atlantic  County,  N.  J. 

Philo,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  5th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Porter,  James  W.,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at 
Staten  Island  ;  age  19  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Has  since 
died. 

Polion,  Joseph.     Enrolled  March  1st,  1864,  at  Ship  Island. 

Pierce,  George  W.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Gallatin  ;  age  22  ;  taken 
prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  16th,  1865. 


Wm.  C.  Oakley. 


504  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Pringle,  Richard.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  prisoner 
August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Prink,  William.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Pelse,  Alexander.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ; 
wounded  in  action  before  Petersburg  ;  discharged  September  28th,  1864. 

Riley,  John.     Enrolled  October  24th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22. 

Riley,  William.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Rockfeller,  Andrew,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Ghent ;  age 
20  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Died  at  Prattsville,  N.  Y. 

Rockfeller,  Martin.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Ghent  ;  age  26  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Richtmyer,  Martin.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  26  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Roe,  Daniel  S.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  24  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Rogers,  Henry  T.  Enrolled  November  9th,  1861,  at  Gilboa.  Manorkill. 
N.  Y. 

Ryan,  James  D.  Enrolled  October  21st,  1861,  at  West  Troy  ;  age  35  ;  taken 
prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  October  22d,  1864.  Post-office 
address,  Grand  Valley,  Warren  County,  Pa. 

Rhodes,  Jacob.  Enrolled  January  29th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  24  ;  pris 
oner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  23d,  1865. 

Roche,  William  F.  Enrolled  October  29th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Post-office  address,  86  Collington  Ave.,  Balti 
more,  Md., 

Richtmyer,  Marcus.  Enrolled  November  16th,  1861,  at  Conesville  ;  age  19  ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  December  17th,  1864.  Post-office 
address,  Westerville,  Ouster  County,  Neb. 

Sheridan,  John.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  killed  June 
18th,  1864. 

Small,  Samuel.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  West  Conesville  ;  died  at 
Fort  Marcy  November  20th,  1862. 

Stillwell,  Hiram.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  New  Scotland  ;  age  21  ; 
prisoner  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  July  6th,  1865. 

Strack,  George.     Enrolled  September  20th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn;  age  28. 

Sanderson,  James.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Sturz,  Carl.  Died  June  5th,  1862,  at  David's  Island,  New  York  Harbor,  of 
disease. 

Sandwick,  Isaac  N.  Transferred  from  Company  I.  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Schermerhorn,  Willard.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  18  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Gilboa,  N.  Y. 

Schermerhorn,  Hiram.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  18  ; 
prisoner  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Selleck,  W.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  22  ;  died 
August  23d,  1862,  on  furlough. 

Secor,  Reuben.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  New  Lebanon  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY   B.  605 

Shaefer,  George.  Enrolled  October  23d,  1861,  at  Blenheim  ;  age  23.  Post- 
office  address,  East  Maine,  Broome  County,  N.  Y. 

Shields,  Michael.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Shandaken  ;  age  33  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Sinclair,  William  H.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  East  Durham  ;  age 
23  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Albany.  N.  Y. 

Smith,  Charles.     Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Smith,  Patrick.     Enrolled  February  2oth,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

Smith,  William  R.     Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  42. 

Smith,  William  H.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  Oak  Hill  ;  discharged 
January  21st,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Ballston  Spa,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y. 

Snyder,  John  H.     Enrolled  January  15th,  1864,  at  Ghent  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.     Post-office  address,  West 
Conesville,  N.  Y. 

Saxe,  Charles.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861, 
At  Gilboa  ;  died  in  hospital  October  llth,  1864. 

Soule,  Stephen  D.  Enrolled  October  23d, 
1861,  at  Moresville  ;  age  26. 

Stark,  John  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August 
Sth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died  in  Salisbury 
Prison,  N.  C.,  November  16th,  1864. 

Steele,  Henry  Y.  Enrolled  September  20th, 
1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18. 

St.  John,  Edward,  Corporal.     Enrolled  Jan 
uary  30th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  taken  John  H.  Snyder. 
prisoner    August    25th,    1864 ;     mustered    out 
June  9th,  1865.     Post-office  address,  100  Church  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Stevens,  Edmund.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Post-office  address,  Mendon,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  Ferdinand.  Enrolled  October  7th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  discharged 
May  2d,  1862  (cause,  disability). 

Shoemaker,  Abram.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  July  31st,  1862.  Augusta,  Eau  Claire  County,  Wis. 

Shoemaker,  Jacob.  Enrolled  October  20th,  1861,  at  Fulton  ;  age  25.  Post- 
office  address,  West  Salem,  La  Crosse  County,  Wis. 

Silver,  Amos.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  21  ;  discharged 
December  29th,  1862. 

Shufelt,  Jacob  J.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  pris 
oner  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  Michael,  Artificer.  Enrolled  October  31st,  1862,  at  Milton  ;  age  44  ; 
mustered  out  May  18th,  1865. 

Snyder,  Jacob.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Ghent ;  age  44  ;  wounded 
August  25th,  1864  ;  leg  amputated  ;  discharged  February  5th,  1865.  Post- 
office  address,  West  Conesville,  Schoharie  County,  N.  Y. 

Tompkins,  George.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Ashland  ;  age  22  ; 
veteran  ;  wounded  June  5th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Taylor,  Henry  B. ,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred 
and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865. 


506  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Tyler,  Albert  B.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Shandaken  ;  age  19  ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864. 

Thomas,  A.  Sidney,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  October  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age 
18  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Gilboa,  N.  Y. 

Thompson,  John.  Enrolled  January  29th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19  ;  died 
in  Salisbury  Prison,  N.  C.,  November  22d,  1864. 

Timmons,  Phelix.     Enrolled  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  28. 

Thorpe,  Edmund.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1862,  at  Fort  Greble,  D.  C.  ; 
age  27  ;  missing. 

Trask,  William  R.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  5th,  1862,  at  New  York  : 
age  28  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Post-office  address,  2332  Chestnut  St., 
St.,  Louis,  Mo. 

Treizise,  William.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  28 ; 
had  previously  served  in  Confederate  Army. 

Tompkins,  Burton,  Veteran.  Enrolled  November  14th.  1861,  at  Ashland  ; 
age  21  ;  wounded  ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  December  2d,  1864. 
Post-office  address,  Hunter,  Greene  County,  N.  Y. 

Young,  William  A.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Van  der  Hide,  Frederick.  Enrolled  October  7th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  40  ; 
died  in  hospital  August  25th,  1864. 

Van  Ethan,  Solomon.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  5th,  1865  ;  discharged  June  24th,  1865. 

Van  Loan,  Alexander.  Enrolled  November  9th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  21  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Gilboa,  X.  Y. 

Van  Onnan,  Oliver.  Transferred  from  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  discharged  June  15th,  1865. 

Veltman,  John  B.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Burlington  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Wakarussa,  Shawnee  County, 
Kan. 

Van  Loan,  James  L.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age 
29  ;  killed  August  25th,  1864. 

Van  Segar,  Frederic.  Enrolled  September  24th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  30  ; 
served  three  years  ;  term  expired  ;  mustered  out  October  5th,  1864. 

Weaver,  John  H.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  missing. 

Walsh,  John.     Enrolled  October  5th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  41. 

Welch,  Michael.  Enrolled  October  23d,  1861,  at  Moresville  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  October  29th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  22  Mark  St.,  Chicago,  Til. 

Weller,  James.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Fishkill  ;  age  21  ;  wounded 
June  18th,  1864  ;  discharged  October  10th,  1865. 

White,  Wilbur.     Enrolled  September  28th,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  21. 

White,  Thomas.  Enrolled  January  28th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  veteran  volun 
teer  ;  died  at  Camp  Parole,  November  10th,  1864. 

Wakeman,  Howard.  Enrolled  October  23d,  1861,  at  Moresville  ;  age  21  ; 
died  at  Staten  Island,  January  16th,  1862. 

Whitman,  Francis  B.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Copake ;  age  44; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Williams,  John.     Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  2a 


COMPANY    B. 


507 


Williams,  John.     Enrolled  October  31st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Williams,  Richard.     Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865. 

Woolheiser,   Caleb  T.     Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Copake  ;  age  18 ; 
mustered  out  with  company.     Radford  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Wright,  John  N.,  Quartermaster  Sergeant.     Enrolled  October  14th,  1861,  at 
Gil  boa  ;  age  20.     Is  now  a  practising  physi 
cian  and  located  at  Grand  Gorge,  N.  Y. 

Wright,  Alfred.  Enrolled  December  29th, 
1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  30  ;  mustered  out 
June  13th,  1865. 

Wright,  George.  Enrolled  September  25th, 
1863,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  ;  died  in  Salisbury 
Prison,  N.  C.,  November  2d,  1864. 

Wickert,  Adolph.  Enrolled  December  31st, 
1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ;  died  March 
28th,  1865. 

Warren,  Thomas.  Enrolled  August  27th, 
1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24  ;  taken  prisoner 
August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  28th, 
1865. 

Wallace,  Christian.     Discharged  (cause,  disability). 

White,  Duane  L.     Transferred  from  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  July  5th,  1865. 

Whitman,  Joseph.     Enrolled  September  3d,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  37  ;  served 
one  year  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Weismer,  John  W.     Enrolled  November  14th,  1861,  at  Moresville  ;  age  19. 

Weismer,  Malbone.     Enrolled  September  23d,  1861,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  October  5th,  1864. 

Wilcox,  Nathan  M.     Enrolled  December  19th,  1861.  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  22. 

Wohlers,  Christian.     Enrolled  September  27th,  1861,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22  ; 
discharged  May  7th,  1862. 


Sergt.  John  N.  Wright. 


508 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


COMPANY  C. 


1.        2. 


4.    5.        6. 


8.    9.    10.        11.    12. 


13.    14. 


15. 


1.  Daniel  Torpy. 

2.  R.  T.  Miller. 

3.  John  Dailey. 

4.  John  Bradley. 

5.  John  F.  Phillips. 

6.  Hugh  McPhillipe. 

7.  Andrew  Beattie. 

8.  W.  D.  Robinson. 


9.  Nelson  Moore. 

10.  Robert  A  Corey. 

11.  Patrick  Boyle. 

12.  Eli  R.  Dusenbury. 

13.  George  Dcit/. 

14.  Corporal  Ed.  C  Smith. 

15.  O.  T.  Hubbell. 


ABBOTT,  NELSON  O.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  North  Norwich  ;  age 
2  ;  captured  May  27th,  1864  ;  died  October  22d,  1864,  at  Millen,  Ga. 

Adsit,  James  F.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Aldrich,  Murray.     Enrolled  July  5th,  1862,  at  Norwich  ;  age  18. 

Andrews,  Nathan  J.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  1st,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  24  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  169  Adams  Street,  Toledo,  O. 

Anthony,  Peter  B.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  18th,  1863,  at  Scottsville  ; 
age  31  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Dansville,  Mich. 

Austin,  James  M.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Austin,  John  W.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 


COMPANY   C.  509 

captured  at  Hatcher's  Run,  October  27th,  1864 ;  reported  to  regiment  May 
16th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June  12th,  1865. 

Babcock,  Ransom  E.     Enrolled  June  25th.  1862,  at  Norwich  ;  age  18. 

Ball,  Alexander  F.  Enrolled  November  6th,  1861,  at  Albion  ;  age  42  ;  vet 
eran  ;  mustered  out  October  5th,  1865. 

Ballard,  Hiram.  Enrolled  January  15th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  January  17th,  1865. 

Bancroft,  William  R.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  '• 
wounded  in  thigh  at  Petersburg  ;  discharged  August  2d,  1865.  West  Web 
ster,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Banister,  Manly.  Enrolled  July  29th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  died  at 
Saulsbury,  January  12th,  1865. 

Barber,  Edgar.     Enrolled  November  15th,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  27  ;  veteran. 

Barry,  Patrick.  Enrolled  October  19th,  1861,  at  Hornellsville  ;  age  25 ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Beard,  Charles.  Enrolled  June  30th,  1862,  at  Norwich  ;  age  39  ;  died  at 
Fort  Ethan  Allen  of  disease. 

Beardsley,  Joseph  B.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Beattie,  Andrew,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  5th,  1862,  at  Caledonia  ;  age 
22  ;  mustered  out  June  oth,  1865.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Beckwith,  Charles.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Caledonia  ;  age  24  ;  dis 
charged  September  12th,  1864. 

Beckwith,  James.  Enrolled  July  31st,  1862,  at  Newstead  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  July  31st,  1865.  Quincy,  Adams  County,  111. 

Bennett,  Henry.  Enrolled  August  4th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  died  at 
Saulsbury,  December  3d,  1864. 

Billette,  James  F.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Bills,  Monroe.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  80.  Roches 
ter,  N.  Y. 

Bird,  Robert.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Bishop,  James  H.  Enrolled  October  23d,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  March  22d,  1863.  568  Sixth  Avenue,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Bissell,  Nathan  J.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  North  Norwich  ;  age  28  ; 
discharged  December  27th,  1864. 

Blackburn,  Lowry.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Blackwell,  George  W.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  Albion  ; 
age  20  ;  veteran  ;  had  previously  served  in  Twenty-seventh  New  York  Volun 
teers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Blanchard,  Daniel  D.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  discharged  August  9th,  1865. 

Bloss,  Lyman.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  43 ;  dis 
charged  May  2d,  1862. 

Bookey,  James.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Bookey,  Richard.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 


510  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Bourdon,  Benjamin.     Enrolled  October  19th,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  18. 

Boyle,  Patrick.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Chili  Station,  N.  Y. 

Brace,  George  W.     Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26. 

Bradley,  John.  Enrolled  August  6th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32 ;  received 
gunshot  wound  at  Petersburg,  by  reason  of  which  was  discharged  December 
26th,  1864.  Albion,  N  .Y. 

Brady,  Hugh.  Enrolled  August  4th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  40  ;  discharged 
November  18th,  1862.  Caledonia,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y. 

Brickins,  Thomas.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Bright,  James.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Norwich  ;  age  22  ;  captured 
at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  November  29th,  1864,  in  prison  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Bronson,  Walter  D.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
transferred  July  23d,  1864,  to  Field  and  Staff  as  Sergeant  Major. 

Brown,  David.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Scottsville,  N.  Y. 

Brownell,  Congdon  C.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artil 
lery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Bruso,  John  F.     Enrolled  October  7th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Burlew,  Uriah  D.  Enrolled  January  23d,  1864,  at  Prattsburg  ;  age  39  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Buunell,  Sherman  E.  Enrolled  February  9th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Burrows,  George.     Enrolled  December  24th,  1861,  at  Norwich. 

Burton,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Byrne,  James  M.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  September  8th,  1865. 

Cain,  Peter.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  19  ;  died 
June  28th,  1862,  in  hospital  at  Fort  Corcoran. 

Campbell,  John.  Enrolled  August  5th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Jesus  Marie,  Chihuahua  County,  Mex. 

Carley,  J.  W.  Enrolled  October  17th,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  44  ;  discharged 
September  19th,  1862.  Watertown,  Jefferson  County,  N.  Y. 

Carley,  Solomon  R.  Enrolled  October  22d,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  27  ;  died 
May  7th,  1865,  at  City  Point,  of  disease. 

Carpenter,  Charles.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Carpenter,  George  W.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Jamaica,  L.  I.  ;  age 
19  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Case,  Schuyler  W.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  mustered 
out  June  5th,  1865.  Luther,  Lake  County,  Mich. 

Case,  Truman  E.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  North  Norwich  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Norwich,  Chenango  County,  N.  Y. 

Church,  Zenas  S.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1861,  at  Norwich ;  age  23 ; 
mustered  out  June  9th,  1865. 

Clark,  Asa  G.  Enrolled  August  16th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ;  missing 
at  Ream's  Station. 

Clark,  Edward.  Enrolled  September  5th,  1864,  at  Cincinnatus  ;  age  27  ; 
mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Rummerfield  Creek,  Bradford  County,  Pa. 


COMPANY   C.  fill 

Clark,  Charles  E.  Enrolled  January  10th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  mustered  out 
January  10th,  1865.  Rouseville,  Venango  County,  Pa. 

Clark,  James  W.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Chili ;  age  23  ;  trans 
ferred  April  24th,  1865,  to  Second  Battalion  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  164  State 
Street,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Clark,  Johnson.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1864,  at  Tully  ;  age  22  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Clark,  Sylvester,  Artificer.  Enrolled  August  5th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
21  ;  reported  missing  in  action  August  25th,  1864.  Mustered  out  May  31st, 
1865.  La  Crosse,  Wis. 

Clow,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Webster  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Union  Hill,  N.  Y. 

Coleman,  Henry  V.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  August  26th,  1865.  Albion,  N.  Y. 

Cook,  John.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  23d,  1865. 

Cook,  William  H.,  Jr.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ; 
died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  October  3d,  1862. 

Coon,  Sylvester.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  12th,  1865. 

Coon,  William  G.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  died 
October  26th,  1862,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

Cooney,  James.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30  ;  veter 
an  ;  died  at  Belle  Isle,  Va.,  September,  1864. 

Coppinger,  James.     Enrolled  February  1st,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  18. 

Coppinger,  Richard.  Enrolled  January  9th,  1864  ;  age  21  ;  discharged 
September  27th,  1864. 

Corley,  John  H.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Corey,  Robert  A.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  19th,  1865.  Webster,  N.  Y. 

Covert,  Theodore.  Enrolled  October  21st,  1861,  at  Canasteo  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  October  21st,  1864.  Belmont,  Alleghany  County,  N.  Y. 

Covell,  Orrin  B.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Cramer,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Crandall,  Silas.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Otsego  ;  age  18  ;  died 
February  10th,  1865,  at  hospital,  Annapolis,  Md. 

Crane,  Henry  S.  Enrolled  December  6th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  21  ; 
captured  May  6th,  1864,  and  released  December,  1864,  at  Charleston  ;  mustered 
out  February  20th,  1865.  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Curran,  George  E.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Albion,  N.  Y. 

Curtice,  Calvin  L.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24. 

Curtis,  William  R.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery 
June  5th,  1865. 

Dailey,  John.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


512  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Davis,  James  8.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  November  2d,  1864. 

Dayton,  W.  H.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  June 
5th,  1865. 

Dean,  Lucien.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Dean,  Rowe.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  captured 
in  action  August,  1864  ;  died  at  Salisbury,  November  10th,  1864. 

Debeau,  James  F.  Enrolled  July  31st,  1862,  at  Albion  ;  age  21  ;  veteran. 
141  Tompkins  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Decker,  James  H.  Enrolled  November  29th,  1863,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
21  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Deitz,  George.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Wheatland  ;  age  18  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  423  South 
Division  Street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Delavan,  George  B.     Enrolled  June  6th,  1862,  at  New  York. 

De  Wolf,  Albert.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  witli  company. 

Dillon,  Timothy.  Enrolled  June  20th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  mustered  out 
June  5th,  1865. 

Doan,  John  J.     Enrolled  October  29th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Donielson,  Isaac  F.  Enrolled  August  19th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ; 
transferred  January  23d,  1865,  to  Second  Battalion  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 
Maple  Rapids,  Clinton  County,  Mich. 

Downing,  Mark.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  June 
5th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Doyle,  Daniel,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Doyle,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
Teteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Duncomb,  John,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
21  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864  ;  confined  at  Salisbury  ;  veteran.  Union  City, 
Erie  County,  Pa. 

Dusenbury,  E.  R.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ; 
mustered  out  August  2d,  1865.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Eddy,  Fidelius.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865. 

Eggleston,  Benjamin  F.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artil 
lery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Embury,  Philip.  Enrolled  July  4th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  discharged 
September  27th,  1862. 

Etherington,  Albert.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Fargo,  Jeremiah  C.  Enrolled  August  16th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Farwell,  George  S.,  Quartermaster  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862, 
at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  was  on  detached  duty  as  search  patrol  at  Provost  Mar 
shal's  office ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  North  Chili,  Monroe  County, 
N.  Y. 


COMPANY   C.  613 

Fitzgerald,  Michael,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  October  26th,  1861,  at  Scotts- 
ville  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865. 

Fitzpatrick,  John.  Enrolled  February  4th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond ;  dis 
charged  November  17th,  1862. 


OFF  PICKET. 

Sergt.  Geo.  8.  Farwell.  James  Beckwith. 

Fitzsimmons,  Philip.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ; 
died  December  8th,  1864,  at  hospital,  City  Point,  Va. 

Fitzsimmons,  William.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ; 
discharged  August,  1863. 

Fosket,  Robert  M.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  West  Bloomfield  ;  age 
18  ;  was  wounded  October  18th,  1864  ;  died  January  31st,  1865,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

Foster,  Whitaker.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Fowler,  James  S.  Enrolled  July  24th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  October  31st,  1862.  Livonia,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y. 

Francis,  John  R.  Enrolled  December  5th,  1863,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  WTissington  Springs,  Jerauld  County,  Dak. 

Franklin,  Burton  B.  Enrolled  September  6th,  1864,  at  Reading  ;  age  31  ; 
mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Tioga  Centre,  Tioga  County,  N.  Y. 

Freeman,  William.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester ;  age  21  ; 
missing  at  Ream's  Station  August,  1864  ;  discharged  May  17th,  1865. 

Fuller,  Daniel  S.  Enrolled  February  9th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Tekama,  Burt  County,  Neb. 


514  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Furman,  George  T.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
died  January  29th,  1865,  at  Saulsbuiy. 

Gardner,  Charles  S.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1861,  at  Norwich  ;  discharged 
February  1st,  1864.  Gilboa,  Schoharie  County,  N.  Y. 

Gibson,  Mortimer.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23. 

Gleason,  Frank.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  promoted  Ser 
geant  Major  and  transferred  to  non-commissioned  staff. 

Gordon,  W.  H.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Granger,  Leman  B.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  vet 
eran  ;  reported  as  missing  in  action  since  August,  1864  ;  died  at  Saulsbury, 
March  21st,  1865. 

Green,  Abner,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  October  18th,  1861,  at  Mumford  ;  age 
29  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Oshtemo,  Kalamazoo  County, 
Mich. 

Green,  Isaac  B.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Allen's  Hill,  N.  Y. 

Green,  John  8.  Enrolled  January  7th,  1864,  at  West  Bloomfield  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Greene,  Eugene  A.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  West  Bloomfield  ;  age 
18  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  May  26th,  1865.  Honeoye 
Falls,  N.  Y. 

Groesbeck,  Dennison  E.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ; 
transferred  to  Sixth  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  March  30th,  1864.  Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

Grow,  William.  Enrolled  October  18th,  1861,  at  Canasteo  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  October  19th,  1864.  Excelsior,  Kalkaska  County,  Mich. 

Haight,  J.  H.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  dis 
charged  October  4th,  1862.  North  Chili,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Haight,  W.  A.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Plymouth  ;  age  27  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Hall,  William.  Enrolled  June  12th,  1862,  at  Falls  Church  ;  age  40  ;  dis 
charged  May  5th,  1863. 

Hallock,  Daniel  Y.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  September  27th,  1865. 

Handee,  Richard.     Enrolled  October  19th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Hanlon,  Patrick.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  'age  38  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Saginaw,  Mich. 

Hart,  Jacob.  Enrolled  September  6th,  1864,  at  Florence  ;  age  28  ;  mustered 
out  June  5th,  1865. 

Harvey,  John.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  West  Bloomfield  ;  age  24  ; 
died  November  13th,  1864,  at  hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.,  of  disease: 

Hawkins,  John.  Enrolled  December  6th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  24  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Hawley,  Lawton  B.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  May  22d,  1865.  Gloversville,  Fulton  County,  N.  Y. 

Hayden,  Michael.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  August  4th,  1865.  Webster,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Hay  man,  James,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  4th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
18  ;  discharged  May  1st,  1864. 


COMPANY    C.  515 

Hayner,  Henry  H.  Was  captured  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  January  21st, 
1865,  in  hospital  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Henderson,  James.     Enrolled  July  9th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26. 

Herrick,  Elijah  W.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Herrick,  Frank  J.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Hewett,  Samuel.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Hodskey,  Daniel.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28. 

House,  William  A.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Howard,  Charles  B.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artil 
lery. 

Howard,  Leroy.  Enrolled  August  6th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18.  306 
Vermont  Street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Howe,  Lyman  C.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Hoyt,  Edwin  P.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Hoyt,  John.     Enrolled  October  28th,  1861,  at  Genesee  ;  age  23. 

Hubbell,  Oreb  T.  Enrolled  July  26th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  July  26th,  1865.  Ogden,  N.  Y. 

Huftalin,  David.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  40  ; 
died  at  hospital,  Annapolis,  Md. 

Hughes,  James.  Enrolled  November  1st,  1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  mustered  out 
May  30th,  1865.  Toledo,  O. 

Hurd,  Franklin.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35  ;  trans 
ferred  to  Second  Battalion  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  December  8th,  1864.  Wool- 
cott,  Wayne  County,  N.  Y. 

Hyde,  E.  H.  Enrolled  November  llth,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  died  at 
Salisbury,  N.  C.,  November  26th,  1864. 

Isbell,  Gallett  H.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1861,  at  Norwich  ;  age  21 ;  vet 
eran  ;  died  in  prison  at  Salisbury,  January  30th,  1865. 

Jacobs,  Eugene.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Jewett,  Orson  T.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  Albion  ; 
age  18  ;  veteran  ;  served  in  Twenty-seventh  New  York  Vol 
unteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  New  York  City. 

Keeler,  Benjamin  L.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  July  26th,  1862, 
at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mustered  out  June  6th,  1865.  Traer, 
Tama  County,  la. 

Kelly,  Michael.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  New 
York  ;  age  35  ;  mustered  out  April  24th,  1865. 

Kenyon,  James  L.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Albion  ; 
age  23  ;  discharged  May  17th,  1865  ;  died  at  Saulsbury,  Jan 
uary  28th,  1865.  Corp'l  B.  L.  Kee- 

Jackson,  James  J.     Enrolled  October  22d,  1861,  at  Oswe-  ler- 

go  ;  age  22. 

Keyes,  Anson,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  July  26th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  June  51  li,  1865.  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


516  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Kirby,  John  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
21  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  paroled  March  1st,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June 
27th,  1865.  Oceana,  Wyoming  County,  W.  Va. 

Keyes,  Daniel  E.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862, 
at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  discharged  February  1st, 
1864. 

Knapp,  Cluster  R.  Enrolled  November  23d, 
1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  veteran  ;  captured 
at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  in  Salisbury  Prison, 
November  26th,  1864. 

Kromer,  Joseph.  Transferred  from  Eighth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Lansing,  George  J.,  Sergeant.     Enrolled  Oc- 
Danlel  E.  Keyes.  tober  1st,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ;  discharged 

to  accept   promotion  as  First  Lieutenant,  Com 
pany  B,  Tenth  United  States  C.  T.     Cortland,  N.  Y. 

Lathrop,  Milton.  Enrolled  August  24th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  June  10th,  1865. 

Loweree,  George  E.  Enrolled  August  1st,  1862,  at  Albion  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  March  15th,  1864.  103  St.  Paul  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Lubbock,  Robert,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  West  Bloom- 
field  ;  age  24  ;  veteran  volunteer  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Cedar  Rapids, 
la. 

Luce,  Charles  B.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
21  ;  discharged  to  accept  promotion  to  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  L. 

Lyndon,  Elnathan  L.  Enrolled  August  5th,  1865,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Albion,  Mich. 

Lyon,  L.  A.  Enrolled  December  2d,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27  ;  discharged 
October  31st,  1862.  527  West  Forty-ninth  Street,  New  York. 

Mallory,  William  II.  H.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Mann,  Dwight.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

Mapes,  Medad.  Enrolled  January  17th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  40  ; 
veteran  volunteer  ;  died  September  16th,  1864. 

Martin,  Edward  C.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Richmond  ;  age  18  ; 
died  April  9th,  1864. 

Marsh,  Orson.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1864,  at  Batavia  ;  age  33  ;  captured 
August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  12th,  1865. 

Marsh.William.     Enrolled  November  26th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  20. 
Martin,  Jared  W.,  Jr.,  Sergeant.     Enrolled^July  29th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  27  ;  discharged  for  promotion  to  Captain,  Company  F,  Second  United 
States  C.  T. 

McCabe,  Michael.  Enrolled  October  26th,  1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

McCormick,  Andrew.     Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery. 
McCreeden,  Thomas.     Enrolled  October  23d,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31. 


COMPANY    C.  517 

McElroy,  F.  G.  Enrolled  November  18th,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  to  accept  appointment  as  Captain  of  C.  T.,  United  States  Volunteers. 

McEntee,  Thomas.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Avon,  N.  Y.  t 

McGillis,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

McGuire,  Barnard.  Enrolled  December  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

McGuire,  John  H.  Enrolled  December  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Blair,  Neb. 


A  HALT  AT  THE  SALLY-PORT.    TIME,  MIDNIGHT. 

Jas.  B.  Wilder.  Jas.  H.  Bishop.  Sergt.  L.  J.  McVicker. 

Mclntyre,  John  J.  Enrolled  May  llth,  1861,  in  Thirty  sixth  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  two  years'  service  ;  enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
21  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Scottsville,  N.  Y. 

McKee,  Leman  H.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  died 
at  Saulsbury,  October  28th,  1864. 

McLafferty,  Simon,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McMillen,  Robert.  Enrolled  October  17th,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  18 ;  vet 
eran  volunteer  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  12th,  1865. 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

McMillen,  William.  Enrolled  October  17th,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  18 ;  dis 
charged  February  21st,  1863. 

MrNiiuirliton.  J.  C.  I.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1861,  at  Rochester;  age 
18  ;  discharged  May  28th,  1862. 


518  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

McNicholas,  Thomas,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Leadville,  Col. 

McPhillips,  Francis.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Saginaw,  Saginaw  County,  Mich. 

McPhillips,  Hugh.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  ScottsvilK  ;  age  19  ; 
veteran  volunteer  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Mumford,  Monroe  County, 
N.  Y. 

McVicker,  Louis  J.,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  26th,  1861,  at  Port 
Richmond  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Mead,  Reuben  S.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  North  Norwich  ;  age  30  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Melbourne,  James.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Caledonia  ;  age  26  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Mumford,  N.  Y. 

Miller,  Romania  T.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  and  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  December  28th,  1864. 
Scottsville,  N.  Y. 

Miller,  I.  H.     Discharged  May  6th,  1862. 

Millhouse,  Francis  W.     Enrolled  June  28th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  33. 
Milliken,  William  D.     Enrolled  August  1st,  1862,  at  Albion  ;  age  25  ;  dis 
charged  for  promotion  to  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  E, 
Twenty-second  United  States  Colored  Troops. 

Monroe,  John.     Transferred  from  Company  I,  Eighth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Monroe,  Salmon  H.    Enrolled  August  13th,  1864,  at  Nor 
wich  ;  age  41  ;  discharged  August  3d,  1865.  Norwich,  N.Y. 
Moore,  James.     Enrolled  December  llth,   1861,  at  Ro 
chester  ;  age  29. 

Moore,  Nelson,  Corporal.    Enrolled  January  17th,  1862, 
at  Rochester  ;  mustered  out  January  llth,   1865.     Lock 
Box  F,  Warren,  Warren  County,  Pa. 

Morey,  Jonathan.  Enrolled  July  8th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  died  at 
Saulsbury. 

Morey,  William.  Enrolled  July  2d,  1862,  at  Norwich  ;  age  43  ;  discharged 
September  27th,  1862. 

Morgan,  Edwin  J.  Enrolled  January  28th,  1864,  at  Jerusalem  ;  age  29  ; 
mustered  out  June  15th,  1865.  Potter,  Yates  County,  N.  Y. 

Morton,  James.  Enrolled  March  27th,  1862,  at  Albany  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  March  29th,  1865.  Cedar  Rapids,  la. 

Mosher,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  West  Bloomfield  ;  age 
39  ;  mustered  out  May  13th,  1861. 

Moshier,  James  H.,  Musician.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1862,  at  Albion  ; 
age  21  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  66  Genesee  Street, 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Muiar,  Edwin.  Enrolled  February  24th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ;  dis 
charged  August  10th,  1865.  Scottsville,  Monroe  County,  N.Y. 

Munson,  Frank,  Corporal.  Enrolled  October  24th,  1861,  at  Mumford  ;  age 
21  ;  veteran  volunteer  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Ben  Haven,  Mich. 

Mygatt,  William  H.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1862,  at  Norwich  ;  discharged 
August  4th,  1862. 


COMPANY    C.  519 

Nixon,  Aaron.  Enrolled  October  21st,  1861.  at  Hornersville  ;  age  23 ;  dis 
charged  June  15th,  1863. 

Nolan,  Thomas.  Enrolled  October  30th,  1861,  at  Hornellsville  ;  age  26 ; 
discharged  July  9th,  1862. 

None,  Nicholas.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

Nott,  Lindorf  A.  Enrolled  December  3d,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  September  26th,  1862. 

Oakley,  Norman  L.  Enrolled  November  4th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
veteran  ;  injured  June  14th  while  crossing  James  River ;  mustered  out  with 
company.  Seattle,  King  County,  "Wash.  Terr. 

O'Connor,  Christopher.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
21  ;  transferred  August  1st,  1864,  to  Company  I,  Twenty- second  Regiment 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  Died  at  Soldiers'  Home,  Bath,  N.  Y. 

O'Donoghue,  James.  Enrolled  October  23d,  1861,  at  Hornellsville  ;  age  19  ; 
wounded  at  Petersburg. 

O'Riley,  Anthony.     Enrolled  November  6th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26. 

O'Neil,  James.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Richmond  ;  age  21  ;  died 
May  24th,  1865. 

Ott,  Henry.     Transferred  from  Company  F.  , 

Pageot,  Joseph.  Enrolled  October  22d,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  27  ;  trans 
ferred  to  Second  Battalion  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  Keene,  Cheshire  County, 
N.  H. 

Palmer,  Frank  C.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester ; 
age  19  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  National  Hotel,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Parkinson,  Alfred  H.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  age  19  ; 
captured  May  6th,  1864  ;  died  at  Andersonville,  August  4th,  1864. 

Parmeter,  Benjamin.  Enrolled  October  17th,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  28 ; 
discharged  November  13th,  1862. 

Parsons,  Marshall  M.  Enrolled  August  9th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ; 
transferred  to  E. 

Patrick,  George.     Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27. 

Patterson,  Albion  K.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  6th,  1864,  at  Salina  ; 
age  36  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Oakland,  Cal. 

Patterson,  Joseph.  Enrolled  October  19th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  died 
March  31st,  1862. 

Pero,  Peter.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  19  ;  dis 
charged  May  28th,  1862. 

Persell,  Frederick.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1864,  at  North  Norwich  ;  age 
20  ;  discharged  July  5th,  1865. 

Phillips,  Chauncey  C.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  6th,  1865.  Algona,  Kossuth  County,  la. 

Phillipps,  Dorr.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  trans 
ferred  to  non-commissioned  Staff  by  promotion  to  Hospital  Steward.  Osseo, 
Hillsdale  County,  Mich. 

Phillips,  John  F..  Musician.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1861,  at  Rochester; 
age  26  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Pike,  Henry  H.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1862,  at  Norwich,  N.  Y.  ;  age  18 ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Norwich,  N.  Y. 


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Pool,  Rufus  K.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ;  died 
February  2d,  1864. 

Power,  Patrick,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  22  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Pratt,  Oscar  E.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  to  accept  appointment  as  Captain  of  Company  F,  Seventh  United 
States  Colored  Troops. 

Purdy,  Sidney,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1861,  at  Norwich  ;  age 
18  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Queale,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  20th,  1864  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Quinn,  Daniel.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1861,  at  Camp  Ward  ;  age  18  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  166  East  One  Hun 
dred  and  Tenth  Street,  New  York. 

Quinn,  John.  Enrolled  November  26th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  23  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Stapleton,  S.  I., 
N.  Y. 

Quinn.  Patrick.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  June  12th,  1865. 

Ragan,  Patrick.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  20  ; 
was  captured  at  Ream's  Station,  Va.,  August  20th,  1864  ;  recaptured  at  Salis 
bury,  N.  C.,  while  in  arms  against  the  Government ;  voluntarily  made  himself 
known,  claiming  he  enlisted  in  the  rebel  army  to  prevent  starvation  ;  died  July 
9th,  1865. 

Roycraft,  John.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863  ;  age  27  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Reed,  Reuben  M.  Enrolled  August  1st,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  April  19th,  1865. 

Robinson,  William  D.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  July  16th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  19  ;  mustered  out  May  15th,  1865  ;  studied 
medicine  after  leaving  the  army,  and  is  now  a 
practising  physician.  Post-office  address,  12  Grove 
Street,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 

Reid,  Robert.  Transferred  from  Company  I, 
Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Robinson,  Giles  F.  Enrolled  December  25th, 
1863,  in  Sherburne  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Robinson,  Silas  W.  Enrolled  October  17th,  1861, 
at  Hornellsville  ;  age  23. 

Rogan,  Michael  J.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1862, 
at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  21  ;  veteran  volunteer  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Rolson,  William,  Sergeant.      Enrolled   October 

22d,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  30  ;  discharged  Febru- 

Wm.  D.  Kobinflon.  ary  1st,  1864. 

Romer,  James  H.     Enrolled  August  9th,  1862,  at 

Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  transferred  to  Company  A,  Sixth  Regiment  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps.     Post-office  address,  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY    C.  521 

Root,  James  B.  Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  May  llth,  1863  ;  became  captain  in  another  regiment.  Post-office  ad 
dress,  Brockport,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Rowe,  William  M.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24 ; 
mustered  out  May  19th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Fhelps,  Ontario  County, 
X.  Y. 

Saulsman,  Elias.  Enrolled  January  29th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ;  cap 
tured  June  22d,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  29th,  1865. 

Saulsman,  John  H.     Enrolled  January  29th,  1862,  at  Rochester. 

Schaffer,  John.     Enrolled  June  25th,  1862,  at  Falls  Church,  Va.  ;  age  21. 

Scheffer,  Herman  P.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Chili,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
23  ;  died  December  22d,  1864. 

Schenck,  John.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Chili  Centre,  N.  Y. 

Scofleld,  Robert  C.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  9th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  28  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Washington,  Pa. 

Secor,  Almond,  Artificer.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Shadbolt,  George  W.  Enrolled  November  23d,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  November  25th,  1864. 

Sheehe,  Michael.     Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Milton,  N.  Y.  ;  age  28. 

Sheldon,  Byron,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  5th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
27  ;  died  November  19th,  1864. 

Shelton,  Frederick  T.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  May  31st,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Silver  City,  Grant  County, 
N.  M. 

Sherwood,  James  A.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  Eighth  New 
York  Heas-y  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sherwood,  John  M.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

Sickles,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Simmons,  Cassius  C.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Perinton,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  18. 

Simmons,  Charles  L.     Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Sherburne  ;  age 

18  ;  mustered  out  May  29th,  1865.     Post-office  address,  Caton,  Steuben  County, 
N.  Y. 

Smith,  Edwin  C.,  Corporal.     Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age 

19  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.     Webster,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  John  W.  Enrolled  October  28th,  1861,  at  Hornellsville  ;  age  21  ; 
veteran. 

Smith.  Moses  O.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  34  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  12th,  1865. 

Smith,  Samuel  W.  Enrolled  August  1st,  1862,  at  Albion,  N.  Y.  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  May  30th,  1863.  Post-office  address,  Albion,  Orleans  County,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  William  C.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  October  24th,  1861,  at  Mumford  ; 
age  21  ;  died  November  23d,  1862. 

Snyder,  Stephen.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,  June  5th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 


522  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Spring,  Charles.  •  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Scottsville,  Monroe  County, 
N.  Y. 

Staats,  Abram  M.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ;  dis 
charged  November  30th,  1863.  Post-office  address,  Webster,  Monroe  County, 
N.  Y. 

Standish,  Charles  L.,  Musician.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Steinberger,  Henry.  Enrolled  October  21st,  1861,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  September  26th,  1863. 

Stewart,  Nathan  I.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  West  Webster,  Monroe 
County,  N.  Y. 

Stoneburner,  William.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
18  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Stratton,  William  J.,  Wagoner.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  28  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865. 

Sutton,  Nelson.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  :  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Two  Hundred  and  Fifty-tirst 
Street  and  Bloomington  Avenue,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Sweet,  Augustus,  Artificer.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  25  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865. 

Taft,  Myron  L.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  West  Bloomfield  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  West  Bloomfield,  Ontario 
County,  N.  Y. 

Tapling,  Newton,  Corporal.  Enrolled  October  22d,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age 
18  ;  mustered  out  October  21st,  1864. 

Taylor,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Thomas,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

Thurman,  Henry.  Enrolled  September  21st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  June  5th,  1865. 

Tomb,  Charles  W.     Enrolled  July  2d,  1862,  at  Norwich  ;  age  28. 

Torpy,  Daniel.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Elba,  Genesee  County,  N.  Y. 

Townsend,  John.  Enrolled  January  28th,  1864,  at  Jerusalem,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
44  ;  discharged  December  23d,  1864. 

Tracy,  Arthur.  Enrolled  October  24th,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  43  ;  dis 
charged  July  18th,  1862. 

Tracy,  Elijah.  Enrolled  October  21st,  1861,  at  Greenwood;  age  18;  dis 
charged  May  20th,  1862. 

Trowbridge,  Henry  W.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

True,  Franklin  R.  Enrolled  July  7th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31  ;  dis 
charged  February  18th,  1864. 

Trumble,  Robert.     Enrolled  January  1st,  1862,  at  Norwich. 

Turnbridge,  John  E.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ; 
discharged  May  26th,  1862.  Post-office  address,  Utica,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY    C.  523 

Tun"bridge,  Thomas  H.  Enrolled  December  13th,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
"21  ;  discharged  May  26th,  1862.  His  widow  now  resides  in  Utica,  N.  Y. 

Underwood,  Alfonzo.     Enrolled  October  22d,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  23. 

Van  Alstyne,  George  W.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester ;  age 
21  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Post-office 
address,  West  Webster,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Vanness,  David  H.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19 ; 
mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Constantine,  Mich. 

Van  Pelt,  David  H.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  City  ; 
age  19. 

Van  Pelt,  John  W.  Enrolled  December  1st,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  dis 
charged  January  9th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  61  Elizabeth  Avenue,  Eliza 
beth,  N.  J. 

Vanwormer,  George.  Enrolled  October  22d,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  43  ; 
mustered  out  October  24th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  Volney,  Oswego  County, 
N.  Y. 

Vosburgh,  Ira.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Hamlin,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Wage,  William  P.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

Wagoner,  Garrett  L.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wakefield,  Benjamin  F.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Post-office  address,  Fairfax, 
Atchison  County,  Mo. 

Wakelly,  Martin.  Enrolled  June  24th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24 ;  dis 
charged  July  22d,  1864. 

Waldron,  William  H.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ; 
discharged  March  9th,  1863.  Post-office  address,  Millville,  N.  Y. 

Walker,  Archibald  R.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Caledonia  ; 
age  38  ;  discharged  October  19th,  1863. 

Walter,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  I.  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ward,  Willis  F.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Weldon,  James  M.  Enrolled  November  16th,  1861,  at  Oswego  ;  age  36 ; 
mustered  out  November  25th,  1864.  Post-office  address,  Wood  River,  Hall 
County,  Neb. 

Wettengel,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

White,  James  I.     Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26. 

Wickizer,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,  June  5th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wilcox,  Charles  R.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  18  ; 
died  July  22d,  1864. 

Wilder,  James  B.  Enrolled  July  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Willunl,  Albert  J.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  2v. 

Williams,   Alonzo.      Enrolled  August    llth,    1862,   at  Rochester  ;   age  23 ; 


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HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Webster,  Monroe  County, 
N.  Y. 

Williams,  Andrew  J.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  Eightli  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wilson,  Nathan  M.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wiltsie,  George  B.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  June  17th,  1865. 

Winans,  Lewis  E.  Enrolled  March  27th,  1862,  at  Albany  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  7th,  1865.  Post-office  address,  Wallace,  St.  Johns  County,  Kan. 

Wolcott,  George.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  died 
November  7th,  1862. 

Worthy,  Marion  P.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  23  ;  wounded  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Post-office 
address,  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Yeoman,  John  H.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  died 
April  25th,  1865. 

Young,  John  E.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  New  York  Heavy  Artil 
lery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 


i. 


2. 


5. 


0. 


1.  Sergt.  A.  R.  Walker. 

2.  Jamee  F.  Debeau. 

3.  Reuben  M.  Reed. 

4.  Lawton  B.  Hawley. 


5.  Walter  I).  Bronson. 

6.  Corpl.  Xelson  Moore. 

7.  Sergt.  J.  W.  Martin. 


COMPANY  D. 


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COMPANY  D. 


ABBOTT,  ROBERT,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ; 
discharged  June  3d,  1865.  Northville,  Fulton  County,  N.  Y. 

Adams,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  3d,  1864,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  43  ; 
veteran  ;  discharged  July  19th,  1865.  Fullerton,  Nance  County,  Neb. 

Adams,  Charles  H.,  Musician.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  veteran  ;  transferred  to  non-commissioned  field  and  staff.  Corinth, 
Saratoga  County,  N.  Y. 

Adams,  James  M.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  487  Ninth  Street,  Troy,  N.  Y. 

Aldrich,  Alonzo.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Granger ;  age  27  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Allen,  M.  V.  B.     Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  28. 

Anders,  Thomas.  Enrolled  November  22d,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  32  ; 
captured  May  19th,  1864  ;  discharged  December  9th,  1864. 

Andrews,  Albert.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Caneadea  ;  age  24  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Fillmore,  Alleghany  County,  N.  Y. 

Anible,  Samuel  G.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Johnstown  ;  age  18  ; 
di« 'barged  August  5th,  1865. 

Anthony,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  July  6lh,  1865. 

Armstrong,  William  A.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1861,  at  Osloom  Bridge  ; 
age  34  ;  veteran  ;  died  January  9th,  1865. 

Ayers,  Arnold  T.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  28th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  age  23  ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Ayers,  Branum.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  New  York  City  ;  dis 
charged  September  15th,  1863.  Bullston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Ayers,  Branum,  Jr.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  December  25th,  1864.  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Barclay,  Henry.    Enrolled  January  1st,  1862,  at  Northville  ;  age  28. 

Barker,  Ira  I.  Enrolled  December  3d,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  41  ;  vet 
eran  ;  discharged  June  2d,  1864. 


526  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Barnes,  Francis  L.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Barnes,  John.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  killed  at 
Spottsylvania,  Va.,  May  19th,  1864. 

Barnes,  Parish,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  20  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Albion,  N.  Y. 

Barnes,  William  H.  Enrolled  September  19th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Albion,  N.  Y. 

Barney,  Thomas  J.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  discharged 
May  20th,  1865. 

Bartell,  Daniel  E.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  28th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  age  19  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Valley  Falls,  Rensselaer 
County,  N.  Y. 

Barrett,  John.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  January  18th,  1865.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Bass,  Melville  A.  Enrolled  September  4th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  age  19  ; 
discharged  October  17th,  1863.  Toulon,  Stark  County,  111. 

Bates,  William  A.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  33  ; 
wounded  in  action,  April  2d,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June  19th,  1865. 

Beardsley,  Willis  I.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Hume  ;  age  43  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Becker,  William.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22.  15 
Jefferson  Avenue,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Benson,  Daniel  T.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Thirty-third 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  May  31st,  1865. 

Bertell,  William.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  43  ; 
discharged  January  21st,  1862. 

Belts,  Francis  C.,  Veteran.  Re-enlisted  February  16th,  1864  ;  discharged 
September  26th,  1865.  Batchellerville,  N.  Y. 

Belts,  William  W.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Cambridge  ;  age  32  ; 
mustered  out  June  13,  1865.  Whitehall,  Washington  Counly,  N.  Y. 

Bills,  Richard.  Enrolled  December  25lh,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  29  ;  dis 
charged  September  26th,  1862. 

Bishop,  Edwin.  Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  36  ; 
discharged  May  llth,  1863. 

Black,  Thomas  C.  Enrolled  November  28th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age 
21  ;  discharged  February  12th,  1862. 

Blass,  Jotham.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Blood,  Albert  P.  Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  38  ; 
discharged  January  2d,  1862. 

Bonesteel,  Jacob  E.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  Ntw  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Booth,  James,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  u^e 
24  ;  discharged  July  20th,  1864.  Victor,  N.  Y. 

Bowdish,  John  D.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1861,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  16  ; 
mustered  out  July  3d,  1865. 

Brace,  Vermando  W.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  15th,  1861,  at  Farman  ; 
age  25  ;  died  March  17th,  1864. 


COMPANY    D.  527 

Bradt,  George  H.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  19  ; 
discharged  September  23d,  1862. 

Bradt,  William.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  32  ; 
discharged  April  5th,  1862. 

Brady,  Thomas,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1862,  at  Ballston  Spa ; 
age  21  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Brown,  Calvin.  Enrolled  August  24th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Brown,  Franklin  B.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1861,  at  North ville  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  March  25th,  1864. 

Brickley,  John  H.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Burras,  Marcus,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ; 
age  23  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Burnt  Hills,  Saratoga  County, 
N.  Y. 

Burnell,  H.  Page,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  3d,  1862,  at  Rochester ;  age 
18  ;  wounded  at  Spottsylvania  ;  mustered  out  June  17th,  1865.  "Wiscoy,  Alle- 
ghany  County,  N.  Y. 

Burns,  John.  Enrolled  July  17th,  1862,  at  Fort  Corcoran,  Va.  ;  age  38  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Burrough,  Aaron.  Enrolled  November  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  June  26th,  1865.  Dalton,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y. 

Butler,  John  M.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25. 

Byington,  Lester.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Campbell,  Alexander.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  May  7th,  1865. 

Canfield,  Albert  O.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Glenville  ; 
age  29  ;  died  January  7th,  1864. 

Canfield,  David  A.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Benson  ;  age  26  ; 
died  of  wounds,  April  29th,  1865. 

Carpenter,  Job  H.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Glenville  ;  age  30  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Carey,  Patrick  H.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  22  ; 
discharged  April  27th,  1864. 

Castle,  John.     Enrolled  December  28th,  1861,  at  New  York. 

Chase,  Augustus  A.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  18  ; 
missing  in  action  May  19th,  1864. 

Chase,  Sidney  M.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Ceutreville  ;  age  21  ; 
prisoner  of  war,  May  19th,  1864 ;  died  at  Andersonville,  September  1st, 
1864. 

Crichton,  Alexander,  Artificer.  Enrolled  November  28th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  mustered  out  December  llth,  1864. 

Cipperly,  George.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Clark,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Clement,  George.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Huridred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 


528 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Clouse,  John.     Enrolled  January  4th,  1862,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  21  ;  veter 
an  ;  discharged  January  13th,  1865. 

Coburn,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  absent  sick  since  May  29th,  1865. 

Cole,  Charles,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Canadia  ;  age  21  ; 
wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Cole,  John  A.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Edinburgh,  N.  Y. 

Connolon,  John.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Connoly,  John.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  37  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Connors,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Conway,  Peter.     Enrolled  July  17th,  1862,  at  Fort  Corcoran,  Va.  ;  age  19. 
Cooley,  Eugene  A.     Enrolled  August   18th,  1862,  at   Rochester  ;   age  18  ; 
wounded   May  19th,  1864 ;    March   12th,  1865,  transferred  to  Company  G, 
Eighteenth  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.     Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Cooley,  Frederick  S.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1862.  East  Bloom- 
field,  N.  Y. 

Cox,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One 
Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers. 

Craig,  Oliver.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1864,  at  Al 
bany  ;  age  22  ;  June  3d,  1863. 

Crandell,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  G, 
One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volun 
teers  ;  mustered  out  August  26th,  1863. 

Cremwell,  Charles  T.  Enrolled  Noiembtr  14th, 
1861,  at  Ballstou  Spa  ;  age  18  ;  died  of  disease,  Sep 
tember  4th,  1862. 

Cremwell,  James  H.  Enrolled  November  24th, 
1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  43  ;  discharged  July  18th, 
1862. 

Crowter,  John  D.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ;  age  22  ; 
died  of  wounds,  May  7th,  1865. 

Cullen,  Martin.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  wounded  May  5th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Cushen,  Edward.  Enrolled  September  29th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  30  ; 
died  of  disease,  September  9th,  1865. 

Daniels,  James.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  November  25th,  1862. 

Darling,  George.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Davidson,  Francis  J.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Wiscoy,  N.  Y. 

Davidson,  Thomas  A.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 


Corp'l  F.  8.  Cooley. 


COMPANY   D.  529 

Davidson,  "W.  E.  Enrolled  September  13th,  1862,  at  West  Coy  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  264  Connecticut  Street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Davis,  John  M.     Enrolled  August  27th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  38. 

Davis,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Decker,  Isaac  B.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Binghamton ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Towanda,  Pa. 

Decker,  Martin  V.  B.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  24  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

De  Forest,  Isaac.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  Hope  Centre  ;  age  44  ; 
discharged  September  26th,  1862. 

Delong,  Henry  C.,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ball- 
ston  Spa  ;  age  23  ;  mustered  out  December  17th,  1864.  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Denny,  C.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1862,  at  Southampton  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  Northville,  Fulton  County,  N.  Y. 

Dennis,  James  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1862,  at  Port  Rich 
mond  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Middle  Falls,  Washington 
County,  N.  Y. 

Dentler,  Henry  C. ,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ; 
age  25  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Deveau,  Peter,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  26th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Dickenson,  George.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  20  ; 
discharged  January  1st,  1862. 

Dimmick,  Gordon.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  41  ; 
discharged  September  3d,  1862. 

Donalson,  James,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Dowd,  Bernard.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  Barker  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  14  Long  Street,  Rochester,  N.  Y 

Douglas,  James  B.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  23  ; 
veteran  ;  wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  died  June  5th,  1864. 

Downing,  Anson  J.     Enrolled  August  12th,  1864,  at  Northampton  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.     Bismarck,  Eaton  County, 
Midi. 

Dunham,  Cyrus  G.  Enrolled  August  24th,  1864,  at 
Schenectady  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Dunham,  G.  O.  Enrolled  September  30th,  1862,  at 
Southampton  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  'Northville, 
Fulton  County,  N.  Y. 

Dunham,  J.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1862,  at  South 
ampton  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Dunham,  T.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1862,  at  South 
ampton  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Dunham,  Washington.     Enrolled  September  2d,  1864,          A.  J.  Downing; 
at  Albany  ;  age  22  ;  mustered  out  July  8th,  1865. 

Dunham,  William  H.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  24  : 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Wells,  Hamilton  County,  N.  Y. 

Dunlap,  Samuel  R.     Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Perry,  N.  Y.  ;  age 


530  HEAVY   GUNS   AND  LIGHT. 

28  ;  wounded  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864 ;  wounded  in  action,  Cold 
Harbor,  June  9th,  1864  ;  discharged  March  24th,  1865.  West  Bethany,  Genesee 
County,  N.  Y. 

Button,  Eugene  E.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester ;  age  18 ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Parma,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Dwyer,  Edward.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Eagen,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

EdmonJ,  Gilbert  F.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  17  ; 
discharged  June  3d,  1862. 

Edwards,  John  H.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ellis,  Elisha.  Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  44  ;  dis 
charged  July  21st,  1862.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Ellsworth,  John.     Enrolled  June  22d,  1862,  at  Fort  Corcoran  ;  age  38. 

Emens,  Henry  G.  Enrolled  February  12th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27  ; 
transferred  to  Company  K,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  Spencerport,  N.  Y. 

Engle,  William.  Enrolled  July  27th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  17  ;  mustered  out 
July  llth,  1865. 

Evans,  George  W.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty  fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  wounded  May  30th,  1864. 

Fairbanks,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1862,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age 
19  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ferguson,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  Ne\r  York  Volunteers  ;  captured  at  Petersburg  October  30th,  1864  ; 
paroled  at  N.  E.  Ferry  March  1st,  1865. 

Fisk,  Corydon.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Wiscoy,  N.  Y. 

Fitzgerald,  James.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1862,  at  Glenville  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  February  2d,  1863. 

Fitzpatrick,  Francis.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Flansburgh,  John  F.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1864,  at  Niskayuna  ;  age  23  ; 
absent  since  November  1st,  1864. 

Flannagan,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  15th,  1865. 

Flusworth,  Samuel.  Enrolled  November  28th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age 
85  ;  discharged  March  22d,  1863. 

Ford,  James.  Enrolled  September  6th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  20  ;  died 
of  gunshot  wounds,  November  2d,  1864. 

Ford,  John  B.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1862,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  33  ;  dis 
charged  October  4th,  1862.  Ballston  Spa. 

Foster,  Theodore.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Wiscoy,  N.  Y. 

Fox,  Henry,  Jr.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  19th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
21  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  East  Bloomtield,  N.  Y. 

Fox,  Luke  G.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Batchellerville,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY   D.  531 

Fox,  Robert,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ; 
age  19  ;  mustered  out  December  25th,  1864.  New  York  City. 

Francis,  Ephraim  G.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  West  Bloomfleld  ; 
age  25  ;  mustered  out  June  6th,  1865. 

Fredericks,  John.  Enrolled  December  3d,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  35  ; 
died  April  13th,  1863. 

Fry,  Andrew.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Caroga  ;  age  23  ;  wounded 
May  19th,  1864  ;  transferred  May  6th,  1865. 

Fryer,  Philip  C.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Albany  ;  age  23  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  West  Troy,  N.  Y. 

Fryor,  Robert.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at  New  York.  Resides  in. 
New  York  City. 

Fuller,  Seymour.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1864,  at  Northampton  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Gailey,  John.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1864,  at  Niskayuna  ;  age  31  ;  killed 
April  2d,  1865. 

Garrey,  Joseph.     Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  18. 

Gifford,  Henry.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  July  3d,  1865. 

Gillett,  Frederick  A.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
died  February  14th,  1864. 

Glim,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;.  captured  near  Petersburg,  Va.,  October  30th,  1864  ; 
escaped  March  llth,  1865. 

Graham,  Charles  B.  Enrolled  July  23d,  1864,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  17  ; 
mustered  out  July  3d,  1865. 

Graham,  D.  A.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Benson  ;  transferred  to 
Company  E,  Fourteenth  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  Arietta,  Hamilton  County, 
N.  Y. 

Granger,  James  M.,  Artificer.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  35  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Gransit,  J.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  mustered  out 
June  16th,  1865. 

Green,  Rensselaer.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  22  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Green,  Willard  H.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  40  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  22d,  1865.  Fillmore,  N.  Y. 

Greenman,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ; 
age  21  ;  captured  May  19th,  1864 ;  mustered  out  June  22d,  1865.  Ypsilanti, 
Mich. 

Griffin,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  17th,  1865. 

Griffen,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Groff,  Albert.  Enrolled  September  20th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  44  ;  died  of 
disease,  December  3d,  1864. 

Harkness,  Brainard,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861.  at  North 
Greenwich  ;  age  18  ;  veteran  ;  wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  transferred  to  Vet 
eran  Reserve  Corps.  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 


532  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Hall,  Orin  S.  Enrolled  July  25th,  1864,  at  Schenectady ;  age  26 ;  died 
March  13th,  1865. 

Hall,  William.  Enrolled  December  3d,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  18 ; 
mustered  out  December  llth,  1864.  Ballstou  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Hanly,  Charles  S.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27  ; 
•wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Harris,  Hiram.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1864,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  28  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Hartwell,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  9th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26  ; 
discharged  April  4th,  1864. 

Harvey,  J.  B.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  21  Maple  Street,  Searsburg,  Vt. 

Harvey,  R.  E.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Johnstown,  N.  Y. 

Hatch,  Orlando  T.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Centreville  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  May  25th,  1865.  Damascus,  Ore. 

Hefferon,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Heller,  Frederick.  Enrolled  August  24th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Her  rick,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  23  ; 
wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  7th,  1865.  Broadalbin,  N.  Y. 

Hickok,  Samuel  L.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  114  Fifteenth  Street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Hill,  Charles  A.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  discharged  June  26th,  1865. 

Hills,  Ferdinand.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1864,  at  Greenwich  ;  age  20  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Hinman,  Sherwood  D.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Wiscoy,  N.  Y. 

Hoffman,  Emory  L.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
22  ;  wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  December  19th,  1864.  Middle 
Falls,  N.  Y. 

Hoffman,  George  W.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1864,  at  Greenwich  ;  age  26  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Hoffman,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Holbrook,  Jester.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Hantz,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Hovey,  William  H.  H.  Enrolled  November  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ; 
discharged  December  21st,  1864. 

Howard,  John.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861  ;  age  15  ;  veteran  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865.  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Howe,  Edward  W.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862.  at  Albany  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  November  9th,  1862. 

Hunt,  William  A.  Enrolled  December  15th,  1861,  at  West  Dty  ;  age  24 ; 
•wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  December  25th,  1864. 


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Hunter,  Martin.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  18  ; 
veteran  ;  discharged  October  7th,  1865.  East  Galway,  N.  Y. 

Hasted,  Samuel,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Ingalls,  Edwin  R.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  age  24  ;  died  October  8th,  1862. 

Johnson,  Nelson.  Enrolled  December  81st,  1864,  at  Allen  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  May  18th,  1864. 

Johnson,  Samuel  M.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ; 
wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Wiscoy,  N.  Y. 

Johnson,  Silas.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Allen  ;  age  20  ;  died  of 
gunshot  wounds,  June  17th,  1864. 

Jones,  Albert.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  25  ;  killed  at 
Spottsylvania,  Va.,  May  19th,  1864. 

Jones,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  killed  at  Wilderness,  May  5th,  1864. 

Jones,  John  P.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  22  ; 
discharged  June  9th,  1863.  Crescent,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y. 

Kelley,  George.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Kelley,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  wounded  June  16th,  1864. 

Kinney,  Amos.  Enrolled  September  20th,  1864,  at  Mayfield  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  17th,  1865. 

Kenyon,  Edward  B.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at  North  Greenwich  ; 
age  21  ;  veteran ;  wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  discharged  May  15th,  1865. 
Middle  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Knapp,  Frederick.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Albany  ;  age  26  ;  died 
of  wounds,  May  19th,  1864. 

La  Clare,  Anwell.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Lark,  Matthew  L.  Enrolled  November  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  June  19th,  1865. 

Lane,  Lewis,  Wagoner.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballstou  Spa  ; 
age  36  ;  mustered  out  December  llth,  1864.  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Lansing,  Jacob  Lane,  Corporal.  The  youngest  of  the  brothers  (see  names 
following)  was  born  March  24th,  1845,  at  Sand  Lake,  N.  Y.  Was  brought  up 
and  educated  at  Ballston  Spa.  In  the  winter  of  1861  he  obtained  permission 
to  visit  his  brother,  then  with  the  regiment  on  Staten  Island,  New  York  Har 
bor.  That  was  a  long  visit,  for  immediately  on  his  arrival  at  that  place  he 
enlisted  in  Company  D  on  December  18th,  1861,  being  only  sixteen  years  and 
eight  months  of  age.  On  Colonel  Tidball  assuming  the  command  of  the  regi 
ment  he  ordered  that  at  guard  mount  each  morning  the  Adjutant  should  select 
the  neatest  appearing  man  of  the  detail,  as  regards  uniform  and  accoutrements, 
excusing  him  from  doing  guard  duty  and  ordering  him  to  report  at  Head 
quarters  to  act  as  the  Colonel's  Orderly  during  the  day.  As  the  duties  of  that 
position  were  not  very  arduous,  consisting  mainly  of  sitting  in  an  easy-chair, 
occasionally  carrying  a  dispatch  to  the  Adjutant  or  some  other  officer,  and  a 
good  night's  sleep  in  quarters,  it  was  considered  a  pretty  good  thing  to  get, 


534  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

especially  as  it  included  a  twenty-four  hours'  leave  the  next  day  and  a  pass 
across  the  river  to  Washington.  While  young  Lansing  remained  a  private  he 
never  failed  to  secure  the  prize  whenever  his  detail  came  around.  And  he  used 
to  think,  and  does  so  to  this  day,  that  Colonel  Tidball  and  Adjutant  Kopper 
were  two  exceedingly  fine  gentlemen.  He  was  appointed  a  Corporal  by  Cap 
tain  D.  K.  S.  Jones  shortly  before  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  the  front,  and 
at  Brandy  Station  was  ordered  on  detached  service  on  the  staff  of  General, 
then  Captain  R.  C.  Drum,  who  was  in  charge  of  the  Ambulance  Corps  of  the 
Army,  being  assigned  to  the  Fifth  Corps  as  assistant  to  Lieutenant  L.  H.  York, 
attached  to  General  Warren's  Headquarters.  He  performed  the  responsible 
and  arduous  duties  devolving  upon  him  with  skill  and  ability,  meeting  the 
entire  approval  of  his  superiors,  experiencing  many  narrow  escapes  from  shot, 
shell,  and  sharpshooters  while  engaged  in  those  duties  which  often  took  him  to 
the  front  lines.  During  that  awful  time  in  the  Wilderness  and  Spottsylvania 
he  was  four  days  and  nights  in  the  saddle,  getting  an  occasional  few  moments' 
sleep  by  throwing  himself  down  by  the  side  of  his  horse,  with  the  bridle  slung 
over  his  arm.  He  was  present  that  early  May  morning  when  the  rebel  General 
Johnson  was  captured,  together  with  the  largest  part  of  his  troops,  witnessing 
the  refusal  of  that  officer  to  take  General  Hancock's  hand  ;  and  again  at  North 
Anna  witnessing  the  ride  of  our  brave  Colonel  bringing  up  the  battery  that 
saved  the  day — the  rush  and  the  roar  of  the  flying  battery  over  stumps  and 
fences,  with  the  gallant  Tidball  leading  the  way — truly  a  magnificent  sight,  and 
one  never  to  be  forgotten.  His  own  horse  even  caught  the  spirit  of  the  occa 
sion  and  followed  up  until  the  battery  swung  into  position,  where  it  soon 
checked  the  rebel  advance.  He  rejoined  his  company  at  Cold  Harbor,  and  in 
that  long,  weary  march  to  the  James,  through  the  heat  and  dust,  following  in 
the  wake  of  a  mule  team,  with  nothing  to  eat  and  only  one  short  halt.  He 
was  one  of  the  Corporals  Guard  belonging  to  Company  D  who  stuck  to  the 
mules  to  the  last,  going  into  camp  at  11  o'clock  that  night  on  the  opposite  side 
of  the  road  from  where  the  mules  were  parked.  The  next  day,  on  arriving  at 
Petersburg,  he  was  placed  in  command  of  a  section  of  Battery  D,  doing  excel 
lent  service  and  being  complimented  by  his  superiors.  With  his  company  he 
resumed  his  musket,  and  thereafter  participated  in  all  their  battles,  raids,  and 
skirmishes.  The  hardships  and  privations  he  had  passed  through  began  to  tell 
on  his  strong  constitution,  and  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service  on 
December  17th,  1864,  he  received  his  discharge.  Though  he  had  been  fortunate 
enough  to  escape  the  bullet  and  shell,  he  returned  to  his  home  so  broken  in 
health  that  he  was  confined  to  the  house  the  greater  part  of  1865.  Regaining  a 
measure  of  health,  he,  in  the  spring  of  1867,  went  to  the  city  of  New  York  and 
entered  business.  But  on  the  advice  of  his  physicians,  and  in  the  hope  of  being 
benefited  by  the  change  of  climate,  on  May  1st,  1868,  he  sailed  for  California. 
Arriving  at  San  Francisco  he  entered  business,  connecting  himself  with  the 
grocery  trade,  remaining  in  that  city  until  June,  1887,  when  failing  health 
again  caused  him  to  remove  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  where  he  is  now  living.  He 
is  married,  but  has  no  children,  and  is  a  member  of  Lincoln  Post  No.  1,  G.  A.  R. 
of  San  Francisco. 

Lansing,  John  E.  Enrolled  November  28th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  19  ; 
discharged  September  14th,  1864  ;  was  clerk  in  War  Department  until  his 
death,  February  27th,  1866. 


COMPANY   D.  535 

Lansing,  Abram  C.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1862,  at  Glenville  ;  age  22  ;  dis 
charged  March  22d,  1863. 

Lansing,  A.  V.  H.  Enrolled  September  30th,  1862,  at  Clifton  Park  ;  age 
22  ;  died  of  gunshot  wounds,  April  2d,  1862.  President  Lincoln  signed  permit 
for  his  father  to  pass  to  the  front  and  get  the  body. 

La  Vertes,  Frank.     Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  New  York. 

Lawrence,  Philo  R.  Enrolled  December  15th,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  May  19th,  1862. 

Lee,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  29  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Mount  Morris,  N.  Y. 

Leroy,  James  D.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Glen^ille  ;  age  44  ; 
wounded  May  19th,  1864 ;  discharged  March  10th,  1865,  with  loss  of  leg. 
Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 

Leslie,  Charles  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Benson  ; 
age  23  ;  was  twice  wounded,  also  captured  at  S.  S.  Railroad ;  mustered  out 
with  company.  North  Muskegon,  Muskegon  County,  Mich. 

Lewis,  J.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  mustered  out  June 
3d,  1865.  Batchellerville. 

Lewis,  Moses.  Enrolled  December  18th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  July  17th,  1863.  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Lewis,  W.  H.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  discharged 
August  llth,  1863.  Edinburgh,  N.  Y. 

Livingston,  James  H.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Lobdele,  J.  Enrolled  September  14th,  1862,  at  Hope  ;  mustered  out  June 
3d,  1865. 

Lockwood,  Ira  W.    Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Granger;  age  24;  was  de 
tailed  and  served  with  Battery  D,  Fifth  United 
States  Artillery,  for  a  considerable  period  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Fillmore,  N.  Y. 

Lowrey,  George  C.  Enrolled  January  4th, 
1862,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  22  ;  veteran  ;  died 
April  10th,  1865. 

Lowrey,  Henry.  Enrolled  January  4th, 
1862,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  22  ;  mustered  out 
June  7th,  1865.  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Loyd,  Frederick  M.  Enrolled  January 
1st,  1864,  at  Johnstown,  N.  Y.  ;  age  21  ; 
killed  in  action,  April  2d,  1865. 

Lynch,  James.  Enrolled  December  3d, 
1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  37  ;  discharged  Ira  W.  Lockwood. 

December  9th,  1864. 

Lyon,  G.  R.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Lyon,  John  H.  Enrolled  February  26th.  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

McCabe,  Edward.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McClellan,    James   C.     Enrolled   January   2d,    1864,    at   Greenwich  ;    age 


636  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

24 ;    mustered    out    May    31st,    1865.      Cambridge,    Washington     County, 
N.  Y. 

McDermott,  James,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Rochester ; 
age  31  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

McElroy,  John.  Enrolled  December  18th,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  16th,  1865.  Fillmore,  N.  Y. 

McGuire,  John.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  West  Day;  age  33; 
veteran  ;  discharged  FeTbruary  24th,  1865.  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 

Mcllwain,  John.     Enrolled  February  18th,  18G4,  at  De  Ruyter  ;  age  18. 

McKay,  Alexander.  Enrolled  September  20u,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  29  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

McMahon,  Arthur.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty  fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

McMahon,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers. 

McLean,  James  B.,  Drummer.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  age  15  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McLean,  James  B.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  age  42  ;  discharged  May  7th,  1868. 

Mabee,  Simon.  Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  Albany  ;  age  36  ;  transferred 
to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Mahew,  Reuben  W.  Enrolled  November  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  dis 
charged  January  13th,  1863. 

Manning,  Martin  H.  Enrolled  November  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  36  ; 
mustered  out  May  19th,  1865.  Leetsville,  Mich. 

Mauser,  B.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Benson  ;  mustered  out  June 
9th,  1865. 

Martin,  Theodore  W.  Enrolled  September  5th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  15  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Northville,  N.  Y. 

Mason,  Lorenzo.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1861,  at  Northville  ;  age  32  ; 
missing  in  action  May  19th,  1864. 

Mason,  Sylvester.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  Rochester ;  age  28  ; 
missing  in  action  May  19th,  1865.  Troy,  N.  Y. 

Massey,  Charles,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ; 
age  19  ;  mustered  out  January  19th,  1865.  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Massey,  S.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Northamp 
ton  ;  discharged  March  17th,  1863.  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Mayne,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One 
Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Mead,  John  H.,  Corporal.     Born  in  Richmond,  Va., 
February  22d,  1846  ;  is  of  patriotic  ancestry.     During  the 
Rebellion  one  brother,  now  a  sergeant  on  the  New  York 
Corp'l  J.  H.  Mead.         police  force,  served  in  the  Navy  and  another  served  in  the 
Fourth  New  York  Infantry. 

John  H.  left  the  blacksmith  shop  in  New  York  City  in  which  he  was  an 
apprentice,  and  to  avoid  detection  on  account  of  his  age  (being  but  sixteen), 
crossed  over  to  Hoboken  and  enlisted  in  Company  F,  Twenty -first  New  Jersey 
Volunteer  Infantry,  a  nine-months'  regiment.  During  this  service  he  was 


COMPANY    D.  637 

•wounded  through  the  left  shoulder  at  Fredericksburg.     The  following  letter 
refers  to  a  prior  incident  of  the  same  engagement  : 

J.  D.  PROBST  &  Co.,  52  EXCHANGE  PLACE, 

NEW  YORK,  January  24,  1889. 
John  H.  Mead,  Esq. 

DEAR  SIH  :  In  answer  to  your  letter  of  December  12th,  1888,  I  beg  to  say 
that  I  remember  well  the  part  you  took  as  a  member  of  Company  F,  Twenty- 
first  New  Jersey  Volunteers,  during  the  attack  on  Maryes  Heights  at  the 
rear  of  Fredericksburg,  which  was  made  by  the  Sixth  Corps  on  Sunday  morn 
ing,  May  3d,  1863  ;  also  the  following  day,  when  the  Confederates,  after  whip 
ping  Hooker  at  Chancellorsville,  were  sent  in  and  attacked  us  on  the  left 
between  Fredericksburg  and  the  Heights  we  had  taken. 

Our  regiment,  with  the  rest  of  the  brigade,  went  back  on  the  double-quick  to 
the  brow  of  the  hill  and  repulsed  the  enemy,  who  were  just  then  coming  up  ; 
afterward  our  company  deployed  as  skirmishers  and  held  that  line  all  the 
morning. 

I  remember  well  the  incident  of  the  wounded  soldier,  David  Schwab,  of 
the  Thirty -third  New  York  Volunteers,  who  was  wounded  and  lying  between 
the  two  lines  ;  that  you  and  Charles  Wright,  a  member  of  the  Sixteenth  Massa 
chusetts  and  also  a  citizen  of  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  who  had  joined  our  company  and 
participated  in  the  action,  volunteered  to  bring  in  David  Schwab,  and  did  so 
under  fire.  I  remember  also  that  when  we  afterward  rejoined  our  regiment, 
and  before  the  general  action  which  followed  in  the  afternoon,  the  company 
being  formed,  I  called  you  to  the  front  and  promised  at  the  first  opportunity 
to  have  you  promoted  as  a  non-commissioned  officer.  Your  being  wounded 
later  in  the  day,  and  the  term  of  service  of  our  regiment  expiring  soon  after 
ward,  I  was  unable  to  carry  out  my  promise. 

I  assure  you  it  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  certify  to  the  above  facts. 

Yours  very  truly, 

J.  D.  PROBST, 

Late  First  Lieutenant,  Co.  F,  Twenty-first  N.  J.  Vol.  Infantry. 

Veteran  Mead  enlisted  in  the  Fourth  and  was  enrolled  February  26lh,  1864  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Resides  in  Harlem,  N.  Y. 

Mendoz,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Millard,  John  B.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Miller,  Benjamin  F.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Cambridge,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  27  ;  transferred  to  Forty-second  Company  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  May 
4th,  1865.  Lottsville,  Warren  County,  Pa. 

Miller,  David,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  28th,  1861,  at  Ballslon  Spa  ; 
age  19  ;  died  October  22d,  1862. 

Miller,  James  P.     Enrolled  January  15th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  19. 

Miller,  James  W.  Enrolled  August  24th,  1864,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  24 ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Milliman,  E.  W.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  15th,  1861,  nl  Ballston  Spa  ; 
age  26  ;  October  26th,  1864,  transferred  to  Company  A,  Eighteenth  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps.  Logan,  Harrison  County,  la. 


638  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Mischler,  Joseph.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Albany  ;  age  28  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

Moran,  George.     Enrolled  August  30th,  1864,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  25. 

Morgan,  George.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1864,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  25  ; 
died  May  12th,  1865. 

Morse,  Abel  G.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  31  ;  cap 
tured  April  2d,  1865 ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Weller,  Monroe 
County,  la. 

Morse,  William.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  27  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Walker,  Linn  County,  la. 

Mullen,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Nelson,  John.     Enrolled  August  24th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26. 

Nelson,  Olof  F.  Enrolled  August  24th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Newman,  Charles  W.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ; 
age  19  ;  discharged  January  25th,  1862. 

Normil,  Michael.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
18  ;  mustered  out  January  18th,  1865.  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis. 

Noyes,  John.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  Edinburgh,  N.  Y. 

Olmsted,  Ormon.  Enrolled  August  9th,  1864,  at  Northampton  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  June  19th,  1865.  Dolgeville,  N.  Y. 

Ormdroff,  Dewitt  C.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Osborn,  Harvey  S.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Centre ville  ;  age  24  j. 
discharged  May  29th,  1865. 

Osman,  Edward.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  37  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  22d,  1865.  Washburne,  la. 

Overtt,  Abijah.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  18  ;  died 
of  small-pox  October  26th,  1863. 

Owen,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Parmenter,  John.  Enrolled  August  28lh,  1862,  at  Benson  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  Athol,  Spink  County,  Dak. 

Parmenter,  Spencer.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers. 

Peck,  C.  H.  Enrolled  August  21st,  1862,  at  Wells  ;  discharged  March  20th, 
1864. 

Peet,  John  H.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  803  Erie  Street.  Toledo,  O. 

Peck,  Oren.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Wiscoy,  N.  Y. 

Pendall,  H.  K.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1863,  at  Waterloo  ;  mustered  out 
August  17th,  1865. 

Perkins,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Perkins,  George  A.  Transferred  trom  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers. 


COMPANY   D.  639 

Perry,  Henry  P.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1861,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  31  ; 
discharged  December  25th,  1864.  Batchellerville,  N.  Y. 

Philo,  John,  Jr.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  Albany  ;  age  26  ;  mustered 
out  June  16th,  1865.  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

Pruvve,  Joseph.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Potter,  Ashel  W.     Enrolled  November  20th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  30. 

Palmer,  Andrew  G.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ;  age 
•21  ;  wounded  May  19th,  1864 ;  discharged  May  30th,  1865.  Northville, 
N.  Y. 

Quigley,  William,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Galway  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Gloversville,  N.  Y. 

Ralph,  George.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1862,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  June  1st,  1862. 

Ressique,  E.  Enrolled  August  26th,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Rhodes,  8.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  NorthviUe,  N.  Y. 

Rich,  George  W.     Enrolled  August  26th,  1862,  at  Benson. 

Rider,  G.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out  June 
3d,  1865. 

Robinson,  Mahlon.     Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  19. 

Rooney,  William  S.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1862,  at  Nilton  ;  age  37  ; 
discharged  March  21st,  1865. 

Russell,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and.  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company  . 

Russell,  Joel  F.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Northville,  N.  Y. 

Russell,  William  A.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1864,  at  Niskayuna  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Newcombe,  Washtenaw  County,  Mich. 

Ryan,  James.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  44  ;  mustered 
out  May  9th,  1865. 

Saft,  Milletus.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  :  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  December  17th,  1864. 

Sasser,  Frederick.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Schmidt,  Solomon.  Enrolled  March  7th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Scott,  Henry  H.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1864,  at  Ballston  ;  age  36  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Severance,  Benjamin.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  ;  age  43  ; 
discharged  January  12th,  1862. 

Shaffer,  George  W. 

Shaffer,  Martin.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Sherman,  William  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  transferred  to  Signal  Corps. 

Shoales,  Fifield.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  August  1st,  1865. 


540  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Shusted,  Philip.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Simpson,  Sylvester  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Victor,  Ontario  County,  N.  Y. 

Slocum,  Harris  F.  Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  44  ; 
discharged  May  10th,  1864. 

Slover,  James  A.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Milton  ;  age 
19  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Charlton,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y. 

Slover,  Lansing.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Albany  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Scotia,  Schenectady  County,  N.  Y. 

Slover,  William  L.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Milton  ;  age  21  ;  died 
of  gunshot  wound,  June  13th,  1864. 

Smith,  Charles  A.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1864,  at  Greenwich  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Edinburgh,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  George  B.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Marathon  ;  age  25  ;  dis 
charged  October  17th,  1864. 

Smith,  H.  B.  Enrolled  November  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
January  18th,  1865.  178  Howard  Street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  wounded  May  10th,  1864. 

Smith,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  captured  June  22d,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June 
26th,  1865. 

Smith,  R.  P.  Enrolled  July  2d,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  wounded  at 
Spottsylvania  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Batchellerville,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  Samuel.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Albany  ;  age  24  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Smith,  William.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1862,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  18  ;  vet 
eran  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Smith,  William  P.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Marathon  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  July  19th,  1865. 

Snyder,  Emmons.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Granger  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  May  13th,  1865. 

Snyder,  Emerson  H.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Angelica  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Spencer,  Alexander.  Enrolled  September  4th,  1864,  at  Schenectady  ;  age 
33  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Stanard,  Silas  E.  Enrolled  December  4th,  1863,  at  Caneadea  ;  age  43  :  died 
September,  1864. 

Steward,  John  T.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Granger  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Stewart,  Larmon.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Granger  ;  age  39  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Stone,  Silas  W.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Swan,  George.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Northville,  N.  Y. 

Sweet,  D.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  mustered  out  June 
3d,  1865. 


COMPANY   D.  541 

Sweet,  R.  8.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ,  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Tabor,  John  M.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Tanner,  E.  A.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  Northville,  N.  Y. 

Tanner,  W.  O.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  died  Novem 
ber  17th,  1862. 

Taylor,  Horace.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Tice,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Tigrell,  Miles  O.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Traver,  Simeon.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Hope  ;  age  26  ;  died  of 
wounds,  April  26th,  1865. 

Travis,  John.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Hope  ;  age  18  ;  died  of 
wounds,  April  7th,  1865. 

Tripp,  Charles  A.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

lingered,  William.  Enrolled  August  24th,  1864,  at  Poughkeepsie  ;  age  27  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Valley,  Moses.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1864,  at  Poughkeepsie  ;  age  30  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Vanaman,  John  W.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  22  ; 
discharged  November  14th,  1863. 

Van  Arnum,  Jacob.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Northville,  N.  Y. 

Vanderhoof,  Ezra.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ;  age 
84  ;  mustered  out  May  29th,  1865. 

Vanguilker,  David,  Artificer.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Granger  ; 
age  36  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Wiscoy,  N.  Y. 

Van  Ness,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Van  Vranken,  Henry  B.,  Artificer.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  Albany  ; 
age  35  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  126  La  Fayette  Street,  Schenectady, 
N.  Y. 

Varney,  Edgar.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  24  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Westerville,  Custer  County,  Neb.  % 

Varney,  James  B.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Grand  Island,  Neb. 

Vought,  Jewell  O.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Binghamton  ;  age  27  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  North  Rome,  Bradford  County,  Pa. 

Wadd,  John  J.  Enrolled  January  7th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  18  ;  wounded 
April  2d,  1865  ;-  mustered  out  June  14th,  1865. 

Walker,  George.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  20  ; 
discharged  April  24th,  1862. 

Walker,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 


642  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Wallace,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Walls,  John,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  28th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa; 
age  19  ;  veteran  ;  discharged  March  17th,  1864.  He  was  commissioned  in 
Thirteenth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Walthart,  Samuel  J.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  North 
ampton  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ward,  James.  Enrolled  February  17th,  1864  ;  age  24  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Warn,  Chandler  W.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
drowned  September  7th,  1862,  at  Chain  Bridge. 

Washburne,  Legrand.     Enrolled  February  26th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age 

18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.     Chappaqua,  Westchester  County,  N.  Y. 
Weatherwax,  Melancthon  A.,  Veteran.     Re-enlisted  December  12th,  1863  ; 

discharged  August  31st,  1865. 

Webb,  William.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age.  29  ; 
mustered  out  December  25th,  1864. 

Weed,  Edson  J.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wells,  Charles  H.     Enrolled  January  16th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 

19  ;  discharged  September  26th,  1862. 

Wessels,  Albert  D.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  25  ; 
wounded  October  30th,  1864  ;  transferred  to  Company  I,  Eleventh  Veteran 
'Reserve  Corps.  175  Clinton  Avenue,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

West,  Villroy.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1862,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age  18  ;  vet 
eran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Ill  White  Street,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

West,  Warren.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wetherwax,  William,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  24th,  1861,  at  Ballston 
Spa  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  December  17th,  1864. 

White,  M.  Enrolled  August  26th,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  died  of  gunshot 
wound,  April  10th,  1865. 

Whitney,  Arthur  P.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1862,  at  Amsterdam  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  January  30th,  1865.  A.  G.  O.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Whitney,  Edwin  M.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35 ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Whitney,  Hartwell  H.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age 
21  ;  died  September  27th,  1864. 

Whitney,  William  G.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  25  ;  mustered  out  June  15th,  1865.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Wilcox,  Marcus.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

William,  David.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Willis,  Charles  H.     Enrolled  January  16th,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Willmann,  William.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Willoughby,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at  Ballston  Spa  ;  age 
28. 


COMPANY  D. 


543 


Wilson,  Dennis.  Enrolled  September  9th,  1864,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  31  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Wilson,  J.  C.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  Northampton  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Northville,  N.  Y. 

Wolfe,  Sidney  R.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at  North  Greenwich  ;  age 
23  ;  discharged  July  21st,  1862.  North  Greenwich,  Washington  County,  N.  Y. 

Wood,  James  W.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

Woodford,  Erastus  B.     Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  33. 

Wright,  John  H.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  :  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 


544 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


COMPANY  E. 


1. 


2. 


1.  Lieut.  Richard  Price. 

2.  Gabrel  Zabriskie. 

3.  Serg't  Abram  Stoothoff. 

4.  Serg't  Patrick  Farrell. 


5.  6. 

5.  James  Mullen. 

6.  Q.M.  Serg't  Garritt  Tyson. 

7.  Serg't  8.  C.  Van  Houghton. 


ALDRICH,  MURRAY.  Enrolled  July  5th,  1862,  at  Norwich,  N.  Y.  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Marathon,  Cortland  County,  N.  Y. 

Anderson,  John.  Enrolled  March  llth,  1864  ;  age  23  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Armstrong,  Joseph.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers. 

Armstrong,  Levi.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Northampton,  N.  Y.  i 
age  37  ;  discharged  March  21st,  1865. 

Ashbahs,  Martin.     Enrolled  February  llth,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Avery,  Dennis.  Enrolled  July  25th,  1862,  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  ;  died  May 
14th,  1865. 


COMPANY    E.  545 

Babcock,  Ransom  E.  Enrolled  June  25th,  1862,  at  Norwich  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  June  26th,  1863. 

Baker,  Joseph.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  42  ; 
discharged  December  10th,  1862. 

Bailey,  Levi  D.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  December  30th,  1864. 

Barcalow,  Jay.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Barker,  William.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  discharged 
February  17th,  1864.  Bismarck,  Eaton  County,  Mich. 

Bartel,  Mority.  Enrolled  September  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  killed 
August  25th,  1864. 

Bates,  Charles.     Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Beachen,  Henry.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  29  ; 
discharged  February  9th,  1862. 

Beard,  Charles.     Died  November  2d,  1862,  at  hospital  near  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

Beardsley,  Augustus.  Enrolled  October  30th,  1862,  at  Portage  ;  age  30  ; 
promoted  to  Hospital  Steward ;  mustered  out  with  regiment.  Portageville, 
Wyoming  County,  N.  Y. 

Beasley,  William  H.     Enrolled  January  9th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
18 ;    veteran  ;    mustered  out  September  26th,   1865.     739 
Marcy  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Becroft,  Theodore  William.    Enrolled  August  19th,  1862, 
at  New  York  ;  discharged  January  9th,  1863. 

Bemeqkar,    August.     Enrolled   August    19th,    1864,    at 
Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Bemore,   Valentine.      Enrolled    August    13th,    1862,   at 
Northampton  ;  age  23  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Bennett,  Isaac.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  North-  Wm.  H.  Beaeley. 
ampton  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Bennett,  James.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers. 

Bennett,  John,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  age 
19  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Hope,  Hamilton  County,  N.  Y. 

Bennett,  Orea.  Enrolled  August  22d,'1862,  at  Northampton  ;  discharged 
December  18th,  1862. 

Bennett,  Peter.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Bingham,  George  W.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  4th,  1862,  at  Portage  ; 
age  22  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Blakely,  Alexander.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Bleauvelt,  John  H.     Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  32. 

Blennan,  James.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  May  28th,  1862. 

Booth,  William  H.  Enrolled  January  22d,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  30  ;  died 
at  Harwood  Hospital,  October  31st,  1864. 

Bowers,  Matthew.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Bleecker  ;  age  85  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 


546  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Brady,  Hugh,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  34  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Bradt,  Jesse.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1862,  at  Wells  ;  discharged  March 
17th,  1864. 

Brennan,  John.  En  oiled  February  19th,  1864  ;  age  44  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865. 

Brewer,  George  W.,  Drummer.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Ghent ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Brien,  Thomas.  Enrolled  March  8th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out 
•with  company. 

Brown,  John.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  veteran  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Budd,  Thomas.    Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Burbank,  Robert.  Enrolled  January  22d,  1864  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Burke,  Thomas,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  32  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Burt,  Edwin.  Enrolled  February  4th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  26  ;  miss- 
Ing  in  action. 

Burton,  George.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1862,  at  Lake  Pleasant ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Button,  Japhcth  A.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Cade,  William.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers. 

Cairns,  George.  Enrolled  March  9th,  1864  ;  age  22  ;  captured  August  17th, 
1864  ;  discharged  May  31st,  1865. 

Campbell,  John.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  36  ;  dis 
charged  August  18th,  1864. 

Cannon,  Joseph  A.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1864  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Care,  John.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York  Vol 
unteers  ;  absent  sick  on  muster  out  of  company. 

Carlin,  James.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Cashen,  James.     Enrolled  January  28th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn. 

Casey,  John.  Enrolled  February  17th,  1864,  in  Sixth  District ;  absent  sick 
on  muster  out  of  company. 

Cass,  Augustus  A.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New  Haven  ;  age  27  ; 
•wounded  in  left  leg  at  Cold  Harbor  ;  mustered  out  May  13th,  1865.  South 
New  Haven,  Oswego  County,  N.  Y. 

Caton,  William.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Cavanaugh,  Thomas.  Enrolled  February  19th,  1864,  in  Fifth  District ;  age 
22  ;  mustered  out  May  18th,  1865. 

Chaucer,  John.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Johnstown  ;  mustered 
out  June  15th,  1865. 

Chandler,  Rufus.  Enrolled  October  30th,  1862,  at  Portage  ;  died  at  Stone 
Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.,  February  2d,  1863. 


COMPANY   E.  547 

Cheeseman,  John  B.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New- 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Churchill,  Elijah  P.  Enrolled  Jan.  4th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  18  ;  wounded 
and  transferred  to  Forty-second  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  Prattsville,  N.  Y.. 

Clake,  James.    'Enrolled  February  16th,  1864.  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

Clarke,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  January  28th,  1865. 

Coddington,  Henry.     Enrolled  December  17th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

Cody,  John.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty -fifth  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Cole,  Charles.     Enrolled  January  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Collie,  William.  Enrolled  March  8th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26  ;  died  at 
City  Point  Hospital,  June  24th,  1864. 

Connor,  William.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  January  26th,  1865. 

Cowler,  Henry.  Enrolled  January  22d,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  30  ; 
discharged  May  24th,  1862. 

Cowles,  Edward.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  mustered  out 
June  26th,  1865. 

Crane,  Michael.     Enrolled  March  10th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  22. 

Crocker,  John  N.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
March  17th,  1864. 

Croucki,  Charles.     Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  29. 

Crowle,  Theodore.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
21  ;  mustered  out  January  26th,  1865.  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Crowton,  Robert  V.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ~ 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Northville,  Fulton  County,  N.  Y. 

Curtice,  Calvin.  Transferred  from  Company  C  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,. 
1865.  Clark,  Clark  County,  Dak. 

Curtice,  Orrin  S.,  Musician.  Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age; 
27  ;  mustered  out  July  7th,  1865. 

Davy,  Edward.  Enrolled  July  9th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  mustered  out  May 
22d,  1865.  Baldwinsville,  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y. 

Decker,  Abraham.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  mus 
tered  out  January  26th,  1865.  Mariner's  Harbor,  N.  Y. 

Deeker,  Noah  S.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1864,  in  Sixth  District  ;  age  35  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Deeker,  Raymond.  Enrolled  February  9th,  1864  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Deeker,  Vincent,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1861,  at  Port  Rich 
mond  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Deekman,  Peter.  Enrolled  February  llth,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  27  ;  dis 
charged  August  5th,  1865. 

Decker,  Henry  E.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
19  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Decker,  James  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1862,  at  Port  Rich 
mond  ;  mustered  out  January  26th,  1865.  New  Springville,  N.  Y. 

Decker,  Lafayette,  Veteran.  Enrolled  January,  1862  ;  mustered  out  with 
company  September  26th,  1865. 


548  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

De  Groff,  Elbert.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Yolunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Milford,  Kent  County,  Del. 

Decker,  Howard.    Travisville,  N.  Y. 

Dusenbury,  Eli,  Musician.     Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Depew,  Thomas,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861  ;  veteran  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Dillon,  Bartholomew.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  January  26th,  1865. 

Dodd,  David.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Dougherty,  Bernard.  Enrolled  January  9th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
31  ;  discharged  October  3d,  1862. 

Dowd,  James.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864  ;  age  18  ;  discharged  January 
20th,  1865. 

Downey,  John.     Enrolled  December  7th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Drake,  Rensselaer  D.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Volney  ; 
died  in  hospital,  of  typhoid  fever,  December  10th,  1864. 

Dunham,  Loren  I.  Enrolled  August  22d,  1862,  at  Volney  ;  discharged  March 
17th,  1864. 

Dunn,  Albert,  Veteran.  Enrolled  January  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
22  ;  discharged  August  30th,  1865. 

Durney,  Thomas.  Enrolled  July  8th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Egan,  James,  Corporal.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Esjtey,  Abraham.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Northampton. 

Euson,  William.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Fargo,  Jeremiah  C.  Date  of  enrollment  wanting  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 
Russell,  Russell  County,  Kan. 

Fagan,  Matthew.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  34  ; 
discharged  February  17th,  1864. 

Farrell,  Patrick,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  19  ;  mustered  out  January  26th,  1865. 

Fasscherer,  William.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ; 
age  30  ;  discharged  September  27th,  1862.  Soldiers'  Home,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Finigan,  James.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Cohoes  ;  missing  in  action, 
August  25th,  1864. 

Fisk,  Abner  William.     Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond. 

Flynn,  James.     Enrolled  January  8th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  32. 

Fox,  David.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York  Vol 
unteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Fox,  George  F.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1864,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  31  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Edinburgh,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y. 

Frank,  John  B.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  Johnstown  ;  age  26  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Freeman,  John.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty -fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  absent  sick  on  muster  out  of  company. 

Furbush,  James.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  discharged  September  17th,  1865. 


COMPANY    E.  549 

Gallagher,  James.     Enrolled  March  llth,  1864,  in  Fifth  District ;  age  23. 

Galvin,  James,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Garrigan,  Thomas.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Cohoes  ;  mustered  out 
•with  company.  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Gass,  Frederick.  Enrolled  July  21st,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  died  at 
Salisbury,  N.  C.,  while  prisoner  of  war. 

Gates,  Nathaniel.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  August  22d,  1865. 

Gerry,  Frederick.     Enrolled  March  1st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Gibbs,  Jack.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1864,  at  Lake  Pleasant  ;  age  23  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Gibbs,  Myron.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  age  40  ;  died  in 
prison  at  Audersonville,  Ga. 

Gibson,  Mortimer.  Died  in  hospital,  at  Washington,  of  typho-malarial 
fever. 

Gifford,  Charles,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age 
33  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ginmore,  John  H.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  January  28th,  1865. 

Goeden,  William.     Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  in  Sixth  District ;  age  38. 

Graves,  Julien.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Green,  Ed.  H.     Enrolled  January  llth,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  22. 

Green,  Michael,  Enrolled  July  14th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Greenfield,  Daniel.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  missing 
in  action  August  25th,  1864,  to  December  20th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d, 
1865. 

Greenfield,  William.  Enrolled  July  20th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  28  ; 
missing  in  action  August  25th,  1864,  to  December  20th,  1864  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  West  Day,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y. 

Groskoph,  Henry.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Groskoph,  Isaac.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ilaight,  William  A.     Mustered  out  with  company.     Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

Hall,  Henry.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  age  44  ;  dis 
charged  September  27th,  1862. 

Hall,  William  R.  Enrolled  August  6th,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  22  ;  dis 
charged  September  27th,  1862.  Northville,  N.  Y, 

Hampton,  Elias.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Harkin,  John.     Enrolled  February  19th,  1864,  in  Third  District  ;  age  23. 

Harvey,  Nelson,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age 
18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Hawkins,  Robert.     Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  Lake  Pleasant. 

Hayes,  Alfred.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  died  in  hos- 
pitai,  Annapolis,  Md.,  of  anaemia,  October  23d,  1864. 


550  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Hayes,  John.     Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  age  21  ;  died 
a  prisoner  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  November  5th,  1864. 

Hayes,  Timothy.     Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  32  ; 
died  a  prisoner  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  November  30th,  1864. 

Hedenburgh,  Elijah  P.,  Corporal.     Enrolled  December  7th,   1861,  at  New- 
York  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  July  18th,  1865. 

Helme,  John.     Enrolled  February  1st,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Henderson,  Edwin.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Henderson,  James,  Sergeant.  , 

Hickey,  Timothy,  Veteran.     Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  23  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Higgins,  John.     Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Hill,  Joseph.     Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  28. 

Hines,  William,   Veteran.     Enrolled  January  2d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
34  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Hodskey,  Daniel. 

Hoefer,  Joseph.     Enrolled  February  6th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  29  ;    ad 
mitted  to  hospital  ;  transferred  July  6th,  1864. 

Houghwout,  Samuel  F.    Enrolled  January  16th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Hull,  Robert  C.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers. 

Hultes,  Isaac.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Hunter,  William  T.(  Veteran.     Enrolled  January  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  19  ;  discharged  December  22d,  1864. 

Ingle,  James  A.     Enrolled  January  6th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ;  dis 
charged  January  9th,  1863. 

Janson,  Nicholas.     Enrolled  August  25th,   1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  killed  on 
picket  line  before  Petersburg,  October  4th,  1864. 

Johnson,  John.     Enrolled  February  4th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn.     Kingsborough, 
Fulton  County,  N.  Y. 

Johnson,  Eugene.     Wappinger's  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Jones,  Adam,  Corporal,     Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  Johnstown  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Jones,  Willard.     Enrolled  August  20th,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  36  ;  died 
a  prisoner  of  war,  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  December  4th,  1864. 

Keever,  James  I.     Enrolled  February  4th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  wounded  in 
action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  transferred  in  May,  1865,  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Keller,  Jeremiah.     Enrolled  January  17th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  26  ; 
discharged  December  29th,  1862. 

Kelly,  James.     Enrolled  December  30th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  April  8th,  1865.     Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Kennemann,  Charles.     Enrolled  February  llth,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18. 

Kennedy,  James.     Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Keyles,  Charles.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1882,  at  Northampton  ;  discharged 
February  17th,  1864. 


COMPANY  E.  551 

Kinney,  J.  B.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Kirk,  James.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
February  9th,  1862. 

Knox,  John.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ;  mus 
tered  out  January  17th,  1865. 

Lamb,  Chauncey  B.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ;  died 
of  wounds  received  at  Petersburg  October  14th,  1864. 

Lanagan,  John.  Enrolled  December  8th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  discharged 
October  31st,  1864. 

Lawrence,  Allen.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers. 

Leamy,  Patrick.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Letson,  George.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Lake  Pleasant ;  discharged 
June  15th,  1863. 

Liske,  William.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age  28  ; 
veteran  ;  discharged  May  12th,  1865. 

Lombs,  Charles  W.,  Artificer.     Mustered  out  June  28th,  1865. 

Lovett,  Edward.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

McBride,  Hugh,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
discharged  June  8th,  1864. 

McCormick,  Hugh.  Enrolled  March  llth,  1864,  in  Fourth  District  ;  age  23  ; 
transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  April  17th,  1865. 

McCoy,  Richard.  Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Military  Home,  Leavenworth,  Kan. 

McDonald,  Patrick.  Enroled  February  12th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ; 
reported  on  muster  out  roll  of  company. 

McEver,  Pierce.  Enrolled  September  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
February  25th,  1863.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

McGuire,  Philip.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  died  in 
hospital,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  July  1st,  1863. 

Mclntyre,  Marsena  H.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  captured  at  Fort  Alexander  Hayes  ;  mustered  out  with 
company.  Hooper,  Broome  County,  N.  Y. 

McKenner,  Bernard.     Enrolled  December  13th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

McMorse,  Edmund.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Mahoney,  Andrew.  Enrolled  March  12th,  1864,  at  Oswego  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Martin,  Jolm  D.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
34  ;  died  while  prisoner  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Martin,  Robert.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty -fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Matthews,  Robert  J.,  Sergeant,  Veteran.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1861,  at 
New  York  :  age  35  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Mattison,  Ira.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers. 


652  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Mahoney,  Dennis.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  one 
of  three  brothers  who  served  in  the  war,  shown  in  the  accompanying  cut.  John 
served  in  Company  B,  Twenty-first  Massachusetts  Infantry,  and  Michael  in  Bat- 


John.  Dennis.          Michael. 

THE  MAHONEY  BROTHERS. 

tery  D,  Fourth  U.  S.  Artillery.  Dennis,  who  forms  the  central  figure  in  the  group, 
veteranized  in  Company  E  and  mustered  out  with  company.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Mattison,  Marcellus.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New 
York  Volunteers.  Princeton,  Gibson  County,  Ind. 

Mayer,  Morris  M.     Enrolled  June  16th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22. 

Mendelsohn,  Moritz.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  January  26th,  1865. 

Merrill,  John,  Corporal,  Veteran.  Enrolled  January  9th,  1862,  at  Port 
Richmond  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Port  Richmond,  N.  Y. 

Merritt,  Howard  P.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New 
York  Volunteers. 

Millhouse,  Francis  W.,  Corporal.  Missing  in  action  August  25th,  1864  ; 
mustered  out  June  21st,  1865. 

Miner,  Philo.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

.Mitchell,  George.     Enrolled  March  llth,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

Moore,  Edward.  Enrolled  December  13th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  43  ; 
discharged  May  20th,  1862. 

Moore,  Henry  E.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  31  ; 
discharged  June  9th,  1863. 

Moore,  Matthias.     Enrolled  February  5th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Morrow,  Arthur.     Enrolled  February  17th,  1864.  at  New  York  ;  age  38. 

Mousey,  Jacob.     Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26. 

Mulcahey,  Michael.  Enrolled  Februarf  6th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18; 
mustered  out  June  9th,  1865. 


COMPANY    E.  553 

Mullen,  Bernard,  Drummer,  Veteran.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1862,  at 
Port  Richmond  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Port  Richmond, 
N.  Y. 

Mullen,  James,  Sergeant,  Veteran.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1861,  at  Port 
Richmond  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Port  Richmond,  N.  Y. 

Mullen,  John,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  died 
June  9th,  1864. 

Monk,  Philip  P.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Lake  Pleasant ;  age  22  ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Hope,  N.  Y. 

Murphy,  Thomas,  Veteran.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
26  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Murray,  William.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Myers,  John.     Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25. 

Newland,  Hezekiah.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Noonan,  Thomas.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

O'Shea,  Richard.  Enrolled  February  18th,  1864,  in  Sixth  District  ;  age  31  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Osterhout,  Jacob.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Pangbiirn,  William,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  43  ;  died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  January  28th,  1864. 

Parker,  John.     Enrolled  December  31st,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  35. 

Parks,  Joel  E.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1864,  at  Avon  ;  age  28  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Parks,  R.  R.  Enrolled  October  31st,  1862,  at  Portage  ;  mustered  out 
March  19th,  1865.  Hunts,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y. 

Parmenter,  Lloyd  M.  Enrolled  August  22d,  1862,  at  Volney  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Parslow,  Abraham.  Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  Lake  Pleasant ;  age 
21  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Sageville,  Hamilton  County,  N.  Y. 

Parsons,  Marshall  M.     Mustered  out  May  18th,  1865. 

Perry,  Thomas.  Enrolled  March  2d,  1864,  in  Fifth  District ;  age  20  ;  died 
in  hospital,  at  Washington,  December  18th,  1864. 

Pierce,  George.     Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ;  age  18. 

Pratt,  Elwin  R.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  13th.  1864,  at  Gorham  ;  age 
19  ;  mustered  out  June  22d,  1865. 

Priest,  Frank.  Enrolled  August  5th,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Priest,  George.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Edinburgh  ;  discharged 
November  19th,  1862. 

Raythen,  Henry,  Sergeant,  Veteran.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1861,  at  Port 
Richmond  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  September  9th,  1865. 

Reynolds,  Frank.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  in  Fourteenth  District, 
N.  Y.  ;  mustered  out  June  19th,  1865.  Austin,  Potter  County,  Pa. 

Rhodes,  Alvin  D.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ;  age 
18  ;  died  in  hospital,  at  Albany,  of  typhoid  fever,  April  18th,  1865. 


654  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Rice,  Henry.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Richter,  Johan.     Enrolled  February  llth,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Reardon,  John.  Enrolled  September  29th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Rosenstraus,  Seligman.  Enrolled  December  9th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22  ; 
died  at  Fort  Schuyler  November,  1864. 

Ryan,  Thomas.     Enrolled  January  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  31. 

Sands,  Theodore  B.,  Veteran.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  New  York  ; 
age  20  ;  mustered  out  July  3d,  1865.  9  Albany  Street,  New  York. 

Satterley,  David.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Lake  Pleasant  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Satterley,  John.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Lake  Pleasant ;  age  25  ; 
captured  in  action  August  25th,  1864  ;  confined  in  prison  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Scholimer,  Edward.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Sears,  William.     Enrolled  July  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30. 

Silberstern,  Morris.  Enrolled  July  26th,  1862,  at  Rochester,;  age  18  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  confined  at  Richmond  ;  sent  to  Andersonville. 

Sharrott,  Abraham,  Veteran.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1861,  at  Port  Rich 
mond  ;  age  33. 

Sharrott,  James  H.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
43  ;  discharged  November  19th,  1862. 

Sharrott,  Thomas,  Veteran.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Port  Rich 
mond  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Shrouds,  William  S.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Sill,  Matthew  F.  Enrolled  July  19th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  dis 
charged  November  llth,  1862. 

Simmons,  Edmund.     Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  19. 

Sk inkle,  George.  Enrolled  September  29th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  38  Morton  Street,  New  York. 

Skye,  John.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  discharged  September  25th,  1864. 

Smith,  Henry  A.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  discharged 
February  10th,  1863. 

Smith,  James.  Enrolled  February  9th,  1864,  at  Lebanon  ;  age  23  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Smith,  Jdhn  H.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  18  ;  killed 
on  picket  duty,  August  27th,  1864. 

Smith.  Selah.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  died  in  hospital,  at  Andersonville,  July  2d,  1864. 

Steel,  Jacob.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  Yoik  Vol 
unteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Stewart,  John  D.  Enrolled  February  5th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  27  ;  died 
at  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

Stewart,  Oscar.     Died  in  hospital,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

Still  well,  Thomas  S.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond; 
age  23  ;  died  in  New  York  Hospital,  February  12th,  1862. 


COMPANY   E.  555 

Stoothoff,  Abram,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  7th,  1862,  at  Port  Rich 
mond  ;  age  31  ;  mustered  out  January  6th,  1865. 

Straube,  Reinhart.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1864,  at  Johnstown  ;  age  30 ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Sullivan,  John.  Date  of  enlistment  not  given.  Captured  at  Ream's  Sta 
tion  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  His  widow  now  resides  at  79  Linden 
Street,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Sullivan,  Timothy.  Enrolled  Dece.nber  18th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  December  27th,  1864. 

Templeton,  David,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  27th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ; 
age  25  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Thibadon,  David.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  August  13th,  1865. 

Thomas,  William.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Thomas,  John.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  December  20th,  1864.  Soldiers'  Home,  Milwaukee;  Wis. 

Thompson,  John.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  38 ; 
mustered  out  July  3d,  1865. 

Thompson,  John  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  New 
York  ;  age  18  :  mustered  out  with  company.  Wells,  Hamilton  County,  N.  Y. 

Titus,  Isaac.  Discharged  April  15th,  1865.  Greene,  Chenango  County, 
N.  Y. 

True,  Franklin  R.     Discharged  February  18th,  1864. 

Traverse,  Levi.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Northampton  ;  died  while 
on  furlough  at  his  home,  Hope,  Hamilton  County,  N.  Y.,  February  17th,  1865. 

Trayhern,  Eli  M.  Enrolled  July  19th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Tuffy,  William.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  January  19th,  1865. 

Tyson,  Garritt,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1861,  at  Port  Rich 
mond  ;  discharged  February  18th,  1864. 

Van  Buskirk,  Cornelius.  Enrolled  March  8th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age 
30  ;  discharged  August  5th,  1865.  Port  Richmond,  N.  Y. 

Van  Houghton,  Samuel.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age 
30  ;  wounded  and  captured  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  discharged 
October  14th,  1865.  592  Broad  Street,  Newark,  N.  J. 

Van  Pelt,  George.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864  ;  age  20  ;  mustered  out  June 
19th,  1865. 

Van  Pelt,  George.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
19  ;  discharged  November  19th,  1862.  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Van  Wormer,  Charles.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1862,  at  Volney  ;  age  34 ; 
died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Vaughn,  William.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1861,  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
30  ;  mustered  out  December  20th,  1864. 

Vauthier,  Frank.  Enrolled  January  15th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Equinunk,  Wayne  County,  Pa. 

Wadsworlh,  Daniel.     Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Wakdly.  Martin.     Died  in  Emory  Hospital,  Washington,  July  22d,  1864. 


556 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


Walters,  Henry,  Artificer.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with 
company.  126  North  First  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Ward,  Rowland.  Enrolled  October  29th,  1862  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ; 
discharged  June  23d,  1865.  Nunda,  N.  Y. 

Webster,  Charles  W.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1861,  at  New 
York. 

Weidman,  John.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty -fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Weinberg,  Isaac.  Enrolled  March  9th,  1864 ;  discharged  October  21st, 
1864. 

White,  Marion.  Enrolled  June  17th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  43  ;  dis 
charged  June  6th,  1863. 

Willard,  Albert  J.,  Artificer.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester ; 
mustered  out  June  9th,  1865.  Webster,  N.  Y. 

Wood,  Norman  B.  Enrolled  August  26th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  36 ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  9th,  1865. 

Youmans,  Walter.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Young,  Benjamin  F.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Young,  William,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  22. 

Zabriskie,  Qabrel,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  17th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  26th,  1865.  2154  Third  Avenue,  New  York. 


COMPANY  F. 


557 


COMPANY  F. 

ADAMS,  ABNER  POLK,  Sergeant.  Born  July  2d,  1844,  at  Pike,  "Wyoming  Co., 
N.  Y. ,  where  he  was  reared  and  educated  at  Pike  Seminary.  Enrolled  February 
22d,  1862,  at  Wiscoy,  N.  Y.  ;  severely  wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  mustered 
out  June  9th,  1865.  Franklin ville,  Cattaraugus  County,  N.  Y. 

Addis,  Lyman.     Mustered  out  May  18th,  1865. 

Aiken,  Edwin  F.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  May  18th,  1865. 

Aldrich,  Edwin  A.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Madison,  Lake  County,  Dak. 

Allen,  Alonzo.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1864,  at  Corinth  ;  age  18  ;  captured 
August  25th,  1864. 

Allen,  Earl  A.  Enrolled  December  18th,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Caneadea,  Allegany  County,  N.  Y. 

Argent,  Samuel.     Enrolled  December  2d,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Aspinall,  Joseph,  Quartermaster  Sergeant.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865. 

Bachey,  Julius.  Enrolled  November 
28th,  1862,  at  New  York; 

Baker,  ArvillaD.  Enrolled  February  18th, 
1864,  at  Groveland  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865.  Portage  City,  Wis. 

Baker,  Hiram.  Transferred  from  One 
Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York  In 
fantry  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Barney,  Nathan.  Enrolled  February 
22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865. 

Barnish,  James  H.  Enrolled  February  23d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Barrows,  Byron.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Nunda,  N.  Y. 


I.  2.         3. 

1.  Serg't  Joseph  Aspinall. 

2.  Corp'l  John  H.  Dunn. 

8.  John  H.  Sanders. 


658  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Bauer,  Anthony.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  21  ;  vet 
eran  recruit  from  Fifty-second  Pennsylvania  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  S"p- 
tember  26th,  1865.  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Behee,  George  F.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ; 
age  19  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Bell,  Henry.  Enrolled  September  15th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out 
May  18th,  1865. 

Benedict,  Levi.  Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  December  22d, 
1864. 

Bentley,  David.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  transferred 
to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Bentley,  William.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mortally 
•wounded  June  18th,  1864. 

Berry,  Lewis.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  wounded  in 
right  thigh  at  Sutherland's  Station ;  mustered  out  June  26th,  1865.  Lake 
City,  la. 

Berry,  Pembroke.  Enrolled  October  1st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died  of 
typhoid  fever  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  November  20th,  1862. 

Bertel,  Henry  B.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864.  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  29  ;  died 
June  22d,  1864. 

Bicknell,  George.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  wounded  and 
transferred  to  One  Hundred  and  Fourth  Company,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 
August  29th,  1864.  243  East  Forty-ninth  Street,  New  York. 

Billington,  Joseph.  Enrolled  September  22d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865. 

Blair,  William  C.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  New  York  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Blowers,  George  E.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Centreville  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Aurora,  N.  Y. 

Boylin,  Luke.     Enrolled  January  2d.  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  24. 

Bracken,  Peter.    Enrolled  November  28th, 

1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Brady,    James.      Enrolled    January    2d, 

1862,  at  New  York  ;   age  27  ;  veteran  ;  dis 
charged  October  12th,  1864. 

Brewer,  Charles  W.,  Regimental  Com 
missary  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  13th, 
1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  mustered  out 
with  regiment.  Farmingdale,  N.  J. 

Brewer,  Edward  S.  Enrolled  February 
3d,  1864,  at  Ghent ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out 
with  company.  Lordville,DelawareCo..N.Y. 

Britton,   William  W.     Enrolled  January' 
Serg't  Chas.  W.  Brewer.  „_  ,     „„„,,      ,  -v-r        -,-r     , 

13th,  1862,  at  New  ^ork  ;  age  19  ;  veteran  ; 

mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Brower,  Elias.  Enrolled  September  8th,  1864,  at  Monroe  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Brower,  John.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 


COMPANY    F.  559 

Brower,  Josiah.    Enrolled  January  27th,  1862,  at  Stalen  Island  ;  age  29. 

Burt,  Caleb.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  35  ;  dis 
charged  March  13th,  1865.  Bridgefield,  FairSeld  County,  Conn. 

Burton,  William.     Enrolled  December  18th,  1861,  at  Mohawk  ;  age  27. 

Butler,  Seymour  B.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Cain,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Caldwell,  Robert.  Transferred  from  Company  G  ;  discharged  March  21st, 
1864. 

Campbell,  Thaddeus,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  12th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ; 
age  25  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Starrucca,  Pa. 

Carey,  James.  Enrolled  August  22d,  1862,  at  Smithtown,  L.  I.  ;  age  30  ; 
mustered  out  May  9th,  1865. 

Caryl,  Frank.  Enrolled  August  22d,  1864,  at  Hume  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Caryl,  Frederick.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1864,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  23  ; 
received  three  wounds  at  Petersburg,  June  18th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  September 
26th,  1865.  296  Seneca  Street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Chase,  Avery  W.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Pharsalia  ;  age  36  ;  dis 
charged-  March  23d,  1865.  Hastings,  Neb. 

Clarke,  Charles.     Discharged  August  19th,  1863. 

Clark,  Lewis  M.  Enrolled  August  22d,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered  out  June 
3d,  1865.  Pittsburg,  Crawford  County,  Kan. 

Clark,  William  H.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  38  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Clapsaddle,  Albert  E.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ; 
discharged  June  7th,  1865. 

Clayton,  G.  L.  Enrolled  January  8th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  acci 
dentally  shot  September  2d,  1862. 

Clothier,  Richard  H.  Enrolled  March  7th,  1864,  at  Corinth  ;  age  33  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Cumberland,  Barren  County,  Wis. 

Condon,  John.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Conklin,  David,  Veteran.  Enrolled  November  26th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  18  ;  died  July  8th,  1864. 

Cook,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Granger  ;  age  26  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Cook,  Frank  M.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  died  February 
10th,  1865. 

Cooper,  Harvey  L.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered  out 
May  29th,  1865.  Lake  View,  Mich. 

Cowey,  James.     Enrolled  November  15th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  25. 

Cowing,  James  R.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863.  at  Hume  ;  age  29  ;  mus 
tered  out  January  5th,  1865.  Menominec,  Dunn  County,  Wis. 

Cronk,  Edward  B.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  21st,  1863,  at  Caneadea  ; 
age  20  ;  mustered  out  September  26th.  1865.  Duke  Centre,  Pa. 

Cunningham,  Thomas.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864  ;  age  42  ;  died  of 
fever  June  4th,  1864. 


660  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Cushman,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Dailey,  John.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  veteran  ; 
missing  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864. 

Daly,  Peter.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  discharged 
November  14th,  1862. 

Daniels,  Charles  R.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Caneadea,  N.  Y. 

Daniels,  David  D.     Mustered"  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Davis,  John.  Enrolled  October  4th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged  January 
14th,  1863. 

Decker,  Willard.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Caneadea  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Decker,  William  H.  Transferred  from  Company  A,  Forty-seventh  Light 
Artillery  ;  wounded  April  2d,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June  26th,  1865. 

Denigan,  Francis.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1863,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  38  ; 
died  December  18th,  1864. 

Detrich,  Orlando,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ; 
age  19  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Dey,  Austin.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Allen  ;  age  33  ;  killed  in 
action  August  25th,  1864. 

Dill,  Lewis.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  captured 
August  25th,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  29th,  1865.  Ross- 
burg,  Allegany  County,  N.  Y. 

Dixon,  William.  Transferred  fiom  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Dodge,  Myron  L.     Enrolled  August  27th,  1S62,  at  Hume. 

Donohoe,  John.     Enrolled  December  5th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

Dorrie,  Richard.  Enrolled  November  27th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  20  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Downey,  David.  S.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  dis 
charged  August  19th,  1863. 

Drake,  Jeremiah.     Discharged  January  14th,  1863.     Goshen,  N.  Y. 

Drew,  Amos  F.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863.  at  Hume  ;  age  37  ;  dis 
charged  March  2d,  1865. 

Drew,  Hiram.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  27  ;  miss 
ing. 

Driggleby,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  June  10th,  1865. 

Deubert.  Henry.  Enrolled  February  20th,  1864.  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg.  2431  Eighth  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Duffy,  Nicholas.     Enrolled  December  5th,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Dunn,  John  H.  Enrolled  January  22d,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  1'J  ; 
veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Earles,  Stephen  J.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Easterbrook,  Whitmore  B.  Enrolled  February  27th,  1864 ;  age  24 ;  mus 
tered  out  June  2d,  1865. 


COMPANY    F.  561 

Edward,  Francis,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Eello,  Franklin  B.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New- 
York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  discharged  August  6th,  1865. 

Eldridge,  John.  Transferred  from  First  Light  Artillery  ;  wounded  April 
2d.  1865  ;  discharged  November  7th.  1865. 

Eldridge,  Lomas.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  June  8th,  1865. 

Elldridge,  Mark,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  September  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Ellenwine,  Henry.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Elmer,  George.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  41  ;  mustered 
out  May  31st,  1865. 

Elmore,  Wilber.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865.  Oramel,  Allegany  County,  N.  Y. 

Emmons,  Levi.  Enrolled  September  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865. 

Engrem,  Anson,  Corporal.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  32  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Field,  Horace.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
Infantry  ;  mustered  out  June  22d,  1865. 

Finch,  Daniel.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  34  ;  died 
September  22d,  1864. 

Fish,  John  C.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  age  29  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Fitch,  Leander.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered  out 
January  9th,  1865. 

Fizelle,  Henry  Clay.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  dis 
abled  at  Petersburg  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  135  Java  Street,  Brooklyn. 

Flanington,  John,  Musician.  Enrolled  December  2d,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  19. 

Fleming,  Thomas.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  43  ;. 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Foley,  Patrick.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  discharged: 
December  17th,  1864. 

Fox,  Rodolph.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Centreville ;  captured 
August  25th,  1864. 

Freeland,  Robert.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  disabled 
at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va.  ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  in  May,  1864. 
Warsaw,  N.  Y. 

Fuller,  Carroll.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865.  Creamery  P.  O.,  Cerro  Gordo  County,  la. 

Fuller,  Omer  W.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  May  17th,  1865.  Granger,  Allegany  County,  N.  Y. 

Gegan,  Christian.  Enrolled  November  27th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ; 
died  September  17th,  1864. 

Gill,  George  W.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  21  ;  mua- 
tered  out  May  19th,  1865. 


662  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Goble,  Charles  E.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  24  ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Gorden,  Roger.  Enrolled  December  2d,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  cap 
tured  August  25th,  1864  ;  missing. 

Gould,  Samuel  F.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  discharged  June  3d,  1865. 

Grannis,  Gurdon  E.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Columbus  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  June  16th,  1865.  Greene,  Chenango  County,  N.  Y. 

Gude,  George  A.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  19  ; 
discharged  November  14th,  1862. 

Q-uptill,  Joseph  N.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Granger,  Allegany  County.  N.  Y. 

Hadden,  John  W.  Date  of  enrollment  wanting;  died  of  acute  rluumatism 
April  19th,  1864. 

Haggerty,  John.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ; 
Teteran  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864. 

Haley,  Thomas.  Enrolled  March  10th,  1864  ;  age  24  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865. 

Hall,  Robert.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1864,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  28  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Granger,  N.  Y. 

Harvey,  Henry.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Harris,  George  W.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1865. 

Harris,  Morris.  Enrolled  November  27th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  32  ; 
died  November  21st,  1864. 

Hartigan,  Thomas.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  North  Salem  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Hartley,  Edward      Enrolled  December  31st,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  25. 

Hatch,  John  W.  Enrolled  September  26th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
December  29th,  1864. 

Hatch,  William  H.,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  6th,  1861,  at  New 
York  ;  age  20  ;  discharged  December  5th,  1864.  437  West  Fifty-sixth  Street, 
New  York. 

Hathaway,  Thomas.  Enrolled  December  llth,  1862,  at  Pike  ;  previously 
served  in  Seventy -eighth  New  York. 

Hayden,  William.     Enrolled  November  29th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  26. 

Heady,  James  S.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  died 
November  29th,  1864. 

Healey,  Michael.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864. 

Healey,  William  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
Age  31  ;  suffered  sunstroke,  and  was  discharged  November  27th,  1862.  203 
Wolf  Street,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Heidenrech,  John.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  January  14th,  1865.  421  and  423  West  Fifty-third  Street,  New 
York. 

Henry,  William.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
3Iarch  17th,  1864. 


COMPANY   F.  563 

Herrbage,  Charles.  Enrolled  March  10th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
captured  August  25th,  1864. 

Herrick,  Robert.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864  ;  age  45  ;  captured  August 
25th,  1864. 

Hewson,  James.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  40  ; 
mustered  out  June  24th,  1865. 

Hildreth,  Algeoroy.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age 
82  ;  mustered  out  June  24th,  1865. 

Holley,  Asa  J.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  June  8th,  1865.  Waupaca,  "Waupaca  County,  Wis. 

Holley,  Henry  H.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.  Hunts,  N.  Y. 

Hoover,  Paschal.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Hoyt,  John.     Enrolled  December  20th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

Hubbard,  Leander.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  NeW  York  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  22d,  1865.  Greenleaf,  Washington  County,  Kan. 

Hulse,  Joseph  W.,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  9th,  1862,  at  New 
York  ;  age  19  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with 
company.  Asbury  Park,  N.  J. 

Hutchings,  Edward.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  South  East ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Hyde,  Wallace,  Wagoner.  Enrolled  September  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Bethel,  Fayette  County,  la. 

Hyde,  Samuel  P.,  Artificer.  Enrolled  September  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Dalton,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y. 

Istead,  Charles  W.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered, 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Menomonee,  Dunn  County,  Wis. 

label  1,  Galette  H.     Prisoner  at  Ream's  St.-tion.     Died  in  Salisbury. 

Jackson,  John  H.,  Artificer.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Jaycox,  Charles  E.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1862,  at  Bedeford  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  May  22d,  1865. 

Jennings,  John.     Enrolled  November  27th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Johnson,  Eugene,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  26th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Wappinger  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Johnson,  James.     Enrolled  January  20th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  39. 

Johnson,  Thomas  W.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1862,  at  Smithtown  ;  dis 
charged  February  13th,  1865. 

Jones,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  37 ; 
died  of  wounds  received  on  picket  October  25th,  1864. 

Jones,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Infantry  ;  discharged  for  disability  May  29th,  1865. 

Jones,  William  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  15th,  1862,  a*  New  York  ; 
age  18  ;  veteran  ;  died  March  13th,  1865. 

Julian,  George.  Enrolled  February  25th,  1864,  at  Dunkirk  ;  age  43  :  died 
of  typhoid-fever  October  1st,  1864. 

Kane,  Lewis,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Pike  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 


664  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Keegan,  Edward.  Enrolled  February  23d,  1864,  at  Tompkinsville  ;  age  27  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Keegan,  Thomas  W.  Enrolled  September  27th,  1862,  at  Brooklyn  ;  cap 
tured  August  25th,  1864. 

Keeling,  Peter.     Enrolled  December  24th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  26. 

Keesey,  Henry.  Enrolled  April  17th,  1862,  at  Fort  De  Kalb,  Va.  ;  drowned 
-while  bathing  in  Potomac  River,  July  28th,  1863. 

La  Due,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  January 
29th,  1865. 

Lombard,  Rowell.  Enrolled  November  26th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  40  ; 
discharged  April  4th,  1864.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Laville,  Peter.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Kendall,  Monroe  Co.,  Wis. 

Lawrence,  Henry  P.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age 
27  ;  died  of  wounds  received  April  2d,  1865. 

Lawrence,  John  B.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  45  ; 
died  June  1st.  1864. 

Lawrenson,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  32  ;  discharged  March  17th,  1864.  1121  Broadway,  Camden,  N.  J. 

Layton,  John  S.  Enrolled  January  20th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  vet 
eran  ;  discharged  March  20th,  1865. 

Layton,  Josiah.  Enrolled  January  20th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  20  ;  vet 
eran  ;  died  of  wounds  received  at  Petersburg,  June  18th,  1864. 

Layton,  Nelson.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  died 
February  23d,  1862. 

Lehman,  George  W.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ; 
•wounded  left  hand  May,  1864. 

Leslie,  Henry.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
killed  in  action  June  18th,  1864. 

Leslie,  William.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  December  27th,  1864. 

Lester,  Michael.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Ling,  John.  Enrolled  January  13th.  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  40  ;  captured 
at  Wilderness,  Va.,  May  6th,  1864. 

Ling,  John  H.,  Musician.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ; 
age  40  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Lockey,  Franklin.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  August  7th,  1865. 

Lockwood,  Robert.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  died  of  typhoid- 
fever  November  16th,  1863. 

Lombard,  Samuel.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  wounded  May  10th,  1864. 

Loughlin,  Michael.  Enrolled  January  1st.  1864,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  34  ; 
•wounded  May  25th,  1864,  at  North  Anna  River  ;  discharged  October  13th, 
1864.  Granger,  N.  Y. 

Lynch,  Thomas.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ; 
discharged  July  16th,  1862. 


COMPANY   F.  565 

Marshall,  Thomas  P.     Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Mack,  Patrick.  Enrolled  December  5th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  vet 
eran. 

Mahan,  John.  Enrolled  February  26th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  28  ;  dis 
charged  May  30th,  1865. 

Marsh,  Hiram.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Mars,  Samuel  S.  Enrolled  September  25th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  July  1st,  1865.  Cuba,  Allegany  County,  N.  Y. 

Marsh,  Virgil.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McAllister,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McAntee,  Patrick.  Enrolled  September  27th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

McAvoy,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  June  17th,  1865. 

McCarty,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

McChesney,  Samuel.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  20  ; 
discharged  January  20th,  1862. 

McCracken,  William.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age 
24  ;  veteran. 

McCracken,  William,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1863,  at  New 
York  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Rockville,  Allegany  County,  N.  Y. 

McDermott,  John.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

McDonnell,  John.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  20  ; 
died  March  29th,  1862. 

McEwen,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  South  Dayton,  Cattaraugus 
County,  N.  Y. 

McGomery,  George.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ; 
discharged  November  27th,  1862. 

McMahon,  Patrick.     Enrolled  December  8th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  22. 

McNamarrh,  Michael,  Musician.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McNamarrh,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  May  22d,  1865. 

Meginty,  Borden.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  20  ; 
veteran  ;  discharged  July  18th,  1865. 

Mershan,  Leason.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry. 

Metzger,  Charles  B.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ; 
age  24  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  90  Main  Street,  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Miller,  Daniel.  Enrolled  February  27th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ;  dis 
charged  August  6th,  1865. 

Miller,  Michael.  Enrolled  February  24th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  29  ; 
wounded  April  3d,  1865  ;  discharged  December  1st,  1865. 


666  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Moltrup,  Gilbert.  Enrolled  September  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  killed  in 
action  June  18th,  1864. 

Moore,  Edward  E.  Enrolled  September  9th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  dis 
charged  August  19th,  1863. 

Moore,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  wounded  June,  22d,  1864. 

Moore,  Julian  B.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Guilford  ;  age  33  ;  died 
August  21st,  1864. 

Morse,  Isaac  L.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  19  ;  died  of 
fever  July  12th,  1864. 

Morse,  Theodore.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  East  Dayton,  Tuscola  County,  Mich. 

Mount,  Joseph,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
30  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  August  22d,  1865.  Redbank,  N.  J. 

Munson,  Jeremiah.  Enrolled  September  22d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died 
December  5th,  1864. 

Murphy,  Patrick.  Enrolled  September  27th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Mynard,  Amel,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  September  13th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  dis 
charged  January  31st,  1865. 

Nash,  Adelbert  E.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Port 
age  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Hunts,  Allegany  County, 
N.  Y. 

Neady,  James  M.  Enrolled  January  10th,  1864,  at  Columbus  ;  age  18  ; 
killed  in  action  April  2d,  1865. 

Newman,  Abram  R.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  20  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Newman,  James  L.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  9th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  18  ;  veteran ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Manasgnan,  Monmouth 
County,  N.  J. 

Nichols,  Charles  R.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Nobles,  Ezekiel.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  ;  wounded  June  18th,  1864. 

Nungezer,  Horace  G.  Enrolled  January  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
veteran  ;  wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  died  July  14th,  1864. 

Nye,  Daniel.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered  out  June 
3d,  1865. 

Nye,  Dewitt.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered  out  June 
3d,  1865. 

Oakley,  Andrew  J.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered 
out  May  31st,  1865.  Hume,  N.  Y. 

O'Brien,  Patrick.     Enrolled  October  2d,  1863,  at  New  York. 

O'Donnel,  Samuel.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  dis 
charged  November  14th,  1862. 

O'Donnclly,  Michael.  Enrolled  December  2d,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ;  dis 
charged  November  27th,  1862. 

O'Keefe,  John  J.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  2d,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 


COMPANY  F.  567 

O'Lahan,  Larry,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  29  ;  discharged  December  24th,  1864. 

Ovenden,  Roverdenas,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Palmer,  Andrew  J.  Enrolled  August  22d,  1864,  at  Hume  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Rossburg,  N.  Y. 

Palmer,  Marcelus.  Enrolled  September  21st,  1862,  at  Rushford  ;  discharged 
January  14th,  1863. 

Parcelo,  Henry  S.  Enrolled  February  18th,  1864,  at  Portage  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Parker,  Melvin  W.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Parsell,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864. 

Parkhurst,  Melvin.  Enrolled  October  1st,  1862  ;  discharged  November  22d, 
1864. 

Patterson,  William  M.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  36 ;; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Dansville,  Pa. 

Pearll,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864. 

Pearson,  Egbert,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  died 
August  20th,  1864. 

Peck,  A.  J.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1861,  at  Staten  Island  ; 
age  27  ;  discharged  December  29th,  1862. 

Perkins,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Perrin,  Edward  A.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Batavia, 
N.  Y. 

Perry,  George.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Petteys,  Edwin  J.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  36  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Platenburg,  Peter.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  died  June  25th,  1864. 

Pratt,  Albert.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Pike  ;  mustered  out  June 
3d,  1865. 

Pratt,  Martin.  Enrolled  October  27th,  1862,  at  Castile  ;  transferred  to  Vet 
eran  Reserve  Corps.  Montevideo,  Minn. 

Priest,  Frederick.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry. 

Prill,  John.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  age  35  ;  mustered  out 
May  18th,  1865. 

Puff,  Goodley.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered  out  May 
30th,  1865. 

Purdy,  Augustus.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Centreville  ;  mustered 
out  June  8d,  1865.  Fillmore,  N.  Y. 

Quin,  James.  Enrolled  November  27th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  November  26th,  1864. 


568  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

Ransier,  Lorenzo  J.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Riley,  Patrick.     Enrolled  November  27th.  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Riley,  William.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Genesee  Falls  ;  age  24  ; 
died  January  31st,  1865. 

Ringer,  Alonzo.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  May  13th,  1865. 

Robisou,  William  O.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Rogers,  Joseph  H.  Enrolled  February  29th.  1864,  at  Providence  ;  captured 
August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  22d,  1865. 

Ronan,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Rose,  Frederick.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Infantry  ;  discharged  October  4th,  1864. 

Rose,  Philander.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Infantry  ;  discharged  September  23d,  1864. 

Rosenbower,  Nicholas.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ross,  Robert,     Enrolled  September  6th,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Rowel,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Portage  ;  age  18  ; 
killed  in  action  June  18th,  1864. 

Ryan,  John.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  30  ;  mustered 
out  January  19th,  1865. 

Ryan,  Thomas.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  vet 
eran. 

Sanders,  John  H.  Enrolled  December  2d,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
veteraa  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sandford,  George.  Enrolled  November  26th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ; 
died  from  a  fall  April  22d,  1862. 

Sanford,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  135  North  Elliott  Street, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Sarles,  Charles  M.  Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  South  Salem  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  July  5th,  1865.  North  Salem,  N.  Yr. 

Sawtell,  James  B.  D.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Scott,  William.     Enrolled  November  26th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Schultz,  Isaac  K.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Shafer,  George  W.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865.  Valley  Springs,  Minnehaha  County,  Dak. 

Sharp,  Benjamin  W.     Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  New  York. 

Shepherd,  George  H.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Granger  ;  captured 
at  battle  of  Wilderness  May  6th,  1864. 

Sherman,  George  W.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Canadea,  N.  Y. 

Short,  Michael.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  43  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 


COMPANY    F.  569 

Smith,  Abner.     Enrolled  January  27th,   1862,  at  Staten  Island  ;  age  19  ; 
Teteran  ;  killed  in  action  June  9th,  1864. 

Smith,  Jacob  M.     Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  Manning.     Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered 
out  June  16th,  1865.     Wiscoy,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  Peter.     Enrolled  March  7th,  1864,  at  Providence  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  May  15th,  1865.     39  Second  Street,  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 

Smith.   Silas  H.,   Artificer.     Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  Thomas.     Enrolled  December  12th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  28  ; 
discharged  December  24th,  1864. 

Smith,  Thomas.     Enrolled  December  31st,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  29. 

Sowle,  George  W.,  Wagoner.     Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.     Pike,  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y. 

Spencer,  James  S.     Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Portage  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  2d,  1865. 

Spencer,  Warren.     Enrolled  September  8th,  1862,  at  Bedeford  ;  age  19  ;  died 
of  diphtheria  April  5th,  1863. 

Springstead,  George  W.     Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Infantry  ;  discharged  July  6th,  1865 

Stenson,  Thomas  G.  Enrolled  March  1st,  1864, 
at  New  York  ;  age  24  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Mendon,  New  Haven  County,  Conn. 

Stephens,  Theodore.  Transferred  from  Com 
pany  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Steves,  Martin.  Transferred  from  Company  G, 
Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out 
May  29th,  1865. 

Stewart,  George.  Enrolled  December  13th,  1862, 
at  New  York  ;  died  October  31st,  1864.  Thoe.  G.  Stenson. 

Spicknell,  William,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  Septem 
ber  llth,  1862,  at  Pike  ;  discharged  June  30th,  1865.  Warsaw,  N.  Y. 

Streeter,  Stephen.     Enrolled  November  26th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  43  ; 
discharged  July  15th,  1862 

Thomkins,  J.  L.     Enrolled  December  9th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  44. 

Timmerson,   Oliver.     Transferred  from   Company   G,   Eighth  New   York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Townsend,  Stephen.     Transferred  from  Company  D,   One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Infantry. 

Trail,   Sheldon,  First  Sergeant.     Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.     Hume,  N.  Y. 

Trail,  Spencer,  Corporal.     Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  Hume  ;   mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.     Hume,  N.  Y. 

Tyrrell,  William  R.     Enrolled  December  21st,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
captured  August  25th,  1864. 

Van  Outersteep,  John,  Corporal.     Enrolled  January  15th,  1862,  at  New 
York  ;  age  22  ;  died  June  22d,  1864. 


570  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Vogel,  Edward.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
captured  at  North  Anna,  Va.,  May  25th,  1864. 

Wager,  Howard.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Gallatin  ;  age  40  ;  cap 
tured  before  Petersburg  June  18th,  1864. 

Wait,  Darwin,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  llth,  1862,  at  Eagle  ;  wounded 
October  1st,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Castile,  Wyoming  County, 
N.  Y. 

Wait,  T.  D.  Enrolled  November  18th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  24  ;  dis 
charged  December  24th,  1864.  Hermitage,  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y. 

Walsh,  James  H.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  discharged  August  7th,  1865. 

Wasliaw,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Watson,  Charles.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
August  19th,  1863. 

Weaver,  Ira  R.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  43  ;  killed 
April  2d,  1865. 

Welsh,  Michael.  Enrolled  September  22d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
July  5th,  1865. 

Whitney,  Charles  W.,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wicks,  Peter  W.    Enrolled  as  recruit  October  7th,  1862. 

Wilber,  Albert  E.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Williams,  John.     Enrolled  December  29th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  24.' 

Wilson,  James  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  20th,  1862,' at  New  York  ; 
age  22  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  215  Allen  Street,  Rochester, 
N.  Y. 

Wilson,  Rolla.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wilson,  Simon  A.  Enrolled  September  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  missing 
in  action  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864. 

Wilson,  Thomas,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  5th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  33  ;  discharged  December  6th,  1862  ;  died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Decem 
ber  17th,  1883,  of  pneumonia  ;  was  a  clerk  in  A.  G.  O.  at  time  of  his  death. 

Wilson,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery.  A.  G.  O.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Wood,  Stephen  B.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Newton,  Fairfield  Co.,  Conn. 

Wood,  William  H.  Enrolled  February  23d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  24  ; 
mustered  out  May.26th,  1865. 

Woodhouse,  Francis  C.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  33  ; 
died  of  wounds  July  31st,  1864. 

Wright,  Aaron  H.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  32  ;  Vet 
eran  Reserve  ;  last  served  in  Company  I,  Twenty-seventh  New  York  Volun 
teers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Wynkoop,  William  W.  Enrolled  January  20th,  1862,  at  New  York  •  age 
,30  ,  mustered  out  January  23d,  1865. 


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COMPANY  G. 

ANDERSON,  EDWARD.  Enrolled  June  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  32 ; 
discharged  February  17th,  1864. 

Abblett,  William  H.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  :  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  National  Soldiers'  Home,  New  Hampton, 
Virginia. 

Albrecht,  Joseph.  Enrolled  October  12th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  7th,  1865.  Sidney,  Neb. 

Adams,  John.     Enrolled  July  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  41. 

Allard,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Angle,  Philip  S.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Stamford,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  22  ;  killed  June  18th,  1864.  Referred  to  in  account  of  that  battle  by  Major 
Knower. 

Austin,  William.     Enrolled  June  26th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Baker,  John.  Enrolled  July  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Bain,  Lawrence.     Enrolled  July  4th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33. 

Barley,  Charles.  Enrolled  July  10th,  1862,  at  Rondout,  N.  Y.  ;  age  28  ;  dis 
charged  January  6th,  1863. 

Bartels,  William.     Enrolled  July  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  26. 

Basett,  George.     Enrolled  July  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Bautel,  Sebastian.  Enrolled  October  12th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Belcher,  George.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Lawrence  ;  age  18  ;  died 
June  9th,  1864. 

Benson,  Marion  R.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Wallkill  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Bentler,  Albert.  Enrolled  July  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865.  Dunkirk,  Chautauqua  County,  N.  Y. 

Bergen,  Charles,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  23. 

Backer,  Simeon.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Beach,  John  C.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New 
York  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 


672  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Beckwith,  Henry  C.,  First  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One- 
Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th, 
1865. 

Benjamin,  William  F.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Bergen,  Thomas,  Corporal.  Enrolled  July  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
43  ;  discharged  February  18th,  1864. 

Bernhardt,  Elias.     Enrolled  June  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Berry,  Daniel.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Best,  John.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Masonville  ;  age  18  ;  missing 
August  25th,  1864. 

Beyea,  Richard  F.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Mount  Hope  ;  age  29  ; 
died  October  18th,  1864. 

Blackmore,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers. 

Blackcreek,  George.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865. 

Bliss,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Bore,  Peter.     Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Botee,  Gustavus  E.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  July  5th,  1865. 

Braunigan,  Thomas.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg. 

Bronson,  Daniel  N.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Scriba  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  26th,  1865.  East  Oswego,  N.  Y. 

Brown,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  6th,  1863,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  30  ; 
mustered  out  May  13th,  1865. 

Brown,  George.  Enrolled  August  10th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Brown,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  missing  May  27th,  1864  ;  supposed  to  have  been  prisoner 
of  war. 

Brown,  Joseph  K.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Brown,  Thomas.     Enrolled  November  1st,  1862,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25. 

Brown,  William.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Salem  ;  age  26  ;  discharged 
March  9th,  1864,  for  disability,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va. 

Brownell,  Artemus  D.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Bryant,  Henry.  Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  February  17th,  1864. 

Bucannon,  Archibald.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Buck,  James  H.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1864,  at  Castile  ;  age  22  ;  died 
December  4th,  1864. 

Bulacher,  Frank.  Enrolled  July  30th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  38  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Bonnibard,  Oscar.    Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 


COMPANY   G.  573 

fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Excelsior, 
Kichland  County,  Wis. 

Burch,  William  F.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Mexico  ;  age  38  ;  died 
July  3d,  1864. 

Burns,  Francis.     Enrolled  July  6th,  1862,  at  Rondout,  N.  Y.  ;  age  21. 

Burns,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Burr,  Martin.     Enrolled  October  31st,  1862,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  21. 

Burrus,  Samuel.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Scriba  ;  age  26  ;  died 
November  llth,  1864,  in  prison,  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Bush,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  H.  Transferred  June  8th,  1865, 
to  Company  I. 

Callaghan,  Terence.  Transferred  from  Company  H.  Transferred  June 
8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Caldwell,  Robert.  Enrolled  August  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  28  ; 
transferred  October  4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Carlin,  Peter.  Enrolled  July  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  missing  in 
action  August  25th,  1864  ;  paroled  prisoner  ;  rejoined  December  20th,  1864  ; 
wounded  April  1st,  1865  ;  discharged  June  15th,  1865. 

Carey,  Richard.  Enrolled  June  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  30  ;  drowned 
August  19th,  1862,  in  Potomac,  near  Fort  DeKalb. 

Casson,  James  W.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Clark,  Charles.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  24  ;  trans 
ferred  October  4th,  1862,  to  Company  I. 

Collins,  Timothy.  Enrolled  June  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out 
June  24th,  1865. 

Comaskay,  Thomas.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Conklin,  Joseph.     Enrolled  June  20th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

Connolly,  Bernard,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  July  10th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  24  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Died  since  discharge. 

Connelly,  John.  Wounded  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg,  Va.  ;  discharged 
June  26th,  1865.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Conroy,  Robert.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Cook,  Peter.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Mexico  ;  age  36  ;  died  August 
28th,  1864,  in  hospital,  at  Washington. 

Corwin,  Alsop  L.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Mount  Hope  ;  age  44  ; 
discharged  April  28th,  1865,  for  disability,  at  United  States  Army  Hospital,  near 
Troy,  N.  Y.  ;  also  served  in  Company  F,  Twenty-third  New  York  Volun 
teers. 

Cotter,  William.     Enrolled  July  28th,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Cowley,  Charles.  Enrolled  January  8th,  1864,  at  Springfield  ;  age  28  ; 
killed  in  action  August  25th,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station,  Va. 

Cowhay,  Martin.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  May  12th,  1865. 

Cox,  Daniel.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ;  died 
April  16th,  1865,  of  disease,  at  his  home,  while  on  furlough  from  United  States 
Army  General  Hospital,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Crary,  James  R.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  15  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  26th,  1865. 


674  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Creane,  Henry.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Infantry  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

.  Cunningham,  John,  Corporal.     Enrolled  July  14th,  1864,  at  New  York  ; 
age  38  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Currie,  Pierre.  Enrolled  July  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  44  ;  discharged 
October  16th,  1862. 

Currier,  Oliver.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Curtis,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Cusack,  Joseph.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1863,  at  New  York  :  age  41  ; 
discharged  April  4th,  1864,  for  disability,  at  camp,  near  Stevensburg,  Va. 

Daniels,  David.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
transferred  October  4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Darrow,  Isaac.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Davenport,  Henry  J.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th, 
1865. 

Davis,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Mount  Hope  ;  age  24  ; 
wounded  iii  action  May  30th,  1864,  at  Totopotomoy  Creek  ;  missing  in  action 
August  25th,  1864. 

Day,  Benjamin.     Enrolled  February  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22. 

Decker,  William.  Enrolled  August  26th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
transferred  October  4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Dennis,  Charles  L.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Mexico  ;  age  40  ;  wounded 
and  transferred  October  llth,  1864,  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Fourth  Com 
pany,  Second  Battalion.  Texas,  Oswego  County,  N.  Y. 

Derby,  Charles,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  New  York  Ar 
tillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Dersen,  Franklin.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Donnelly,  Arthur.  Enrolled  July  31st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  :  missing 
August  25th,  1864  ;  paroled  prisoner  ;  rejoined  December  20th,  1864  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Dougherty,  Michael.  Enrolled  July  3d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Douglas,  Pnilip  W.  Transferred  from  Company  B.  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Dornin,  Nicholas.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Dovetan,  James.     Enrolled  July  10th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  25. 

Doyle,  Charles  H.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One  Hundred 
and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers. 

Drake.  Manning.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  "6  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Drew,  John.     Enrolled  November  1st,  1862,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  27. 

Drum,  Henry,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
21  ;  wounded  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  January  3d,  1865,  of  disease,  in  First 
Division,  Second  Corps  Hospital. 


COMPANY   G.  575 

Drummond,  William  S.  Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  48  ; 
discharged  February  7th,  1864. 

Dullard,  Kearin.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
missing  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Dunwell,  George  W.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  New 
Lebanon  ;  age  19  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  September  26th, 
1865. 

Dutcher,  Edward  H.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  July  llth, 
1865. 

Dyer,  William,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  August  16th,  1865.  Saginaw, 
Mich. 

Eastwood,  Augustus.  Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  20  ; 
discharged  November  19th,  1864,  for  disability,  at  General  Hospital,  David's 
Island,  New  York  Harbor. 

Emerson,  Israel  L.     Enrolled  August  6th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865.    514  Fulion  Street, 
Troy,  N.  Y. 

Emmett,  John.  Transferred  from  Com 
pany  B,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New 
York  Volunteers,  June  4th,  1865  ;  date  of  dis 
charge  wanting. 

Eudres,  Rudolph.  Enrolled  August  9th, 
1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  26. 

Eveleigh,  Henry.  Enrolled  October  80th, 
1862,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  32. 

Fancy,  Cornelius.  Enrolled  January  23d, 
1864,  at  New  Lisbon  ;  age  23. 

Farrand,  George  A.  Enrolled  September 
7th,  1864,  at  Springwater  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  Israel  L.  Emerson, 

out  June  3d,  1865. 

Farmer,  James  E.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Mexico  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Orwell,  Oswego  County,  N.  Y. 

Farrell,  Owen.  Enrolled  July  80th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  discharged 
October  1st,  1863. 

Fagan,  Michael.  Enrolled  July  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  42  ;  missing 
in  action  August  20th,  1864  ;  prisoner  of  war  ;  rejoined  ;  mustered  out  June 
3d,  1865. 

Findinger,  John  C.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Fitzgerald,  William.  Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  South  Salem  ;  age  21  ; 
transferred  October  4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Fitzpatrick,  Edward.  Enrolled  July  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  32  ;  cap 
tured  August  25th,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station  ;  recaptured  August  27th,  1864,  at 
Richmond,  Va.  ;  discharged  June  10th,  1865. 

Foley,  James.  Enrolled  June  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  20  ;  killed 
in  action  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg,  Va. 

Foster,  Thomas.  Enrolled  August  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 


576  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Fleisch,  Anton.  Enrolled  November  21st,  1863,  at  New  York,  age  34  ;  dis 
charged  April  4th,  1864. 

Francisco,  Harvey.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Italy,  N.  Y.  :  age  18  ; 
discharged  August  6th,  1865. 

Franck,  Felix.     Enrolled  July  2d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  29. 

Frayer,  Andrew  J.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Frazer,  John  W.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Syracuse  ;  age  18  ;  prisoner 
of  war  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  November  2d,  1864,  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Frey,  Martin.     Enrolled  August  6th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Gharaughty,  Thomas.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Garden,  Lester  C.  Enrolled  July  10th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ;  dis 
charged  January  6th,  1863. 

Garland,  Joseph,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  23d,  1864,  at  New  York  ; 
age  36  ;  missing  in  action  August  25th,  1864  ;  paroled  prisoner  of  war  ;  pro 
moted  Corporal  August  31st,  1864,  and  Sergeant  July  1st,  1865  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865. 

Garvey,  Dominick.  Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ; 
missing  in  action  August  25th,  1864. 

Gibney,  Richard.  Enrolled  July  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  43  ;  died 
February  6th,  1864,  of  disease,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va. 

Gibson,  John,  alias  ;  John  Bergin  correct  name.  Assumed  the  name  Gibson 
to  prevent  parents  finding  him.  Had  previously  served  3  months  in  Sixty- 
ninth  New  York  Infantry;  enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
was  detailed  in  Battery  B,  First  Rhode  Island  Battery  ;  mustered  out  Septem 
ber  26th,  1865.  Mountain  View,  Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 

Gillespie,  James.  Enrolled  September  5th,  1864,  at  Eagle  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Arcade,  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y. 

Gleadle,  James.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  36  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Glynn,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Goldsmith,  Peter  W.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863  ;  age  21  ;  killed  in  ac 
tion  August  15th,  1864,  at  Deep  Bottom,  Va. 

Gonnie.  Joseph.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Graham,  William.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Grant,  Oscar,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1864,  at  Milford  ;  age  15  ; 
wounded  in  action  April  2d,  1865  ;  discharged  July  19th,  1865.  Manson,  Cal- 
houn  County,  la. 

Gray,  Charles.     Enrolled  July  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  32. 

Gregg,  William,  Jr.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Gregory,  Daniel  W.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Wallkill  ;  age  20  ; 
died  November  19th,  1864,  of  disease,  at  Mamakating,  N.  Y. 

Griffin,  Daniel.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Griffin,  Michael  J.     Enrolled  July  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  38. 

Grover,  Lorenzo  H.  Enrolled  July  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
July  30th,  1863. 


COMPANY    G.  577 

Grutsig,  William.    Enrolled  October  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Guarrand,  Pierre.    Enrolled  October  28th,  1862,  at  Carmel ;  age  32. 

Hadden,  John  W.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  South  East ;  age  36  ; 
transferred  October  4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Haggerty,  John.     Enrolled  June  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  22. 

Hale,  Robert.     Transferred  June  8th,  1865,  to  Company  I. 

Hallett,  George  W.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  25th,  1863,  at  New 
York  ;  age  32  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Hammond,  David  A.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  New 
Haven  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  North  Scriba,  Oswego 
County,  N.  Y. 

Hammond,  Jacob,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  1st,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ; 
age  24  ;  died  November  26th,  1864,  at  Salisbury. 

Handry,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Hansbrow,  Thomas.  Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ; 
promoted  Sergeant  January  1st,  1863  ;  reduced  to  Private  at  his  own  request ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Hardin,  Frank  M.     Mustered  out  June  8th,  1865. 

Harris,  Charles.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Pawling  ;  age  41  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Harris,  George  W.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  Bedford  ;  age  25  ; 
transferred  October  4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Harrison,  Stephen  E.  Enrolled  December  5th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ; 
was  commissioned  as  Second  Lieutenant,  but  not  mustered  in  ;  was  after 
ward  in  the  navy,  and  blown  up  on  a  gunboat  on  the  Mississippi.  Resides  in 
Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Hartigan,  Thomas.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  North  Salem  ;  age  18  ; 
transferred  October  4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Hartley,  John.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ;  discharged 
March  23d,  1865,  for  disability,  at  General  Hospital,  David's  Island,  New  York 
Harbor. 

Hartley,  James,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  5th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
22  ;  wounded  April  8th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June  6th,  1865. 

Hautsch,  Frederick.     Enrolled  November  20th,  1863.  at  New  York  ;  age 

29  ;  transferred  March  18th,  1864,  to  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty- 
fourth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Havens,  Charles  B. 

Havens,  Edwin. 

Hay,  Jeffrey.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Morris  ;  age  15  ;  missing  in 
action  August  25th,  1864  ;  probably  killed. 

Heden,  James.     Enrolled  July  3d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Heiman,  Bennett.  Enrolled  September  4th,  1864,  at  Lewisborough  ;  age  26  ; 
discharged  September  8th,  1864. 

Henderson,  James,  Sergeant.     Enrolled  July  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 

30  ;  promoted  Corporal  August  31st,  1864,  Sergeant  April  1st,  1865  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Henderson,  William. 

Hendricks,  Richard.      Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 


578  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  died  August  1st,  1865,  of  disease,  at 
Dangerfield  Hospital,  Virginia. 

Henrietta,  Owen.  Enrolled  September  7th,  1864,  at  Pike  ;  age  43  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  East  Pike,  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y. 

Hartman,  John.  Enrolled  July  8th,  1862,  at  Rondout  ;  age  31  ;  mustered 
out  September,  1865. 

Hibbard,  Reuben,  Veteran.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ; 
age  35  ;  wounded  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg,  Va.  ;  discharged  De 
cember  2d,  1864. 

Hoffman,  Jacob.  Enrolled  November  19th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  32  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Hogan,  Michael.     Enrolled  July  2d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Holstein,  John.  Enrolled  July  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  promoted 
Sergeant  June  1st,  1863  ;  wounded  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Horton,  Martin.  Enrolled  July  21st,  1864,  at  Bath  ;  age  41  ,  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865.  He  resided  in  Pultney,  Steuben  County,  N.  Y.,  until 
the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  July,  1886. 

Howe,  Joseph.  Enrolled  July  12th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ;  dis 
charged  May  9th,  1865. 

Hughes,  John.     Enrolled  July  26th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Hunter,  William.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Lansingburg  ;  age  22  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station,  Va.,  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  23d,  1865. 

Ingersoll,  John  J.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Pawling  ;  age  18  ;  died 
December  24th,  1864,  of  hardship  and  disease,  while  a  prisoner  of  war,  at  Salis 
bury,  N.  C. 

Jacob,  Meliar.     Enrolled  October  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  35. 

Jacobs,  Isaac.  Enrolled  July  12th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Jackson,  Frederic,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  19th,  1864,  at  New  York  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

James,  William.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ; 
transferred  October  19th,  1864,  to  One  Hundred  and  Forty-fifth  Company, 
Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Johns,  Samuel.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Johnson,  Eugene. 

Johnson,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  New  York  Volunteers  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Johnson,  Peter.  Enrolled  December  4th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  42  ; 
discharged  October *23d,  1865. 

Johnson,  Thomas.  Enrolled  July  2d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Johnson,  William  H.     Enrolled  June  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  31. 

June,  Solomon.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  August  14th,  1865,  &t  Fort  Barnard,  Va., 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

Kane,  Charles.  Enrolled  July  24th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  34  ;  reported 
as  having  probably  died  in  an  ambulance  August  13th,  1864. 


COMPANY    G.  579 

Kastner,  Michael,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  21st,  1863,  at  New  York  ; 
age  19  ;  promoted  Corporal  August  1st,  1865  ;  mustered  out  September  26th, 
1865.  Ill  S.  Second  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Kehoe,  William.  Enrolled  July  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  March  22d,  1863. 

Kenkel,  Otto,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  July  5th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  28  ; 
wounded  August  23d,  1864  ;  discharged  January  28th,  1865.  Warren,  War 
ren  County,  Pa. 

Kelly,  James,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Kelley,  Philip,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  October  29th,  1862,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age 
27  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Kelly,  Stephen.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ;  dis 
charged  March  20th,  1864. 

Kennedy,  John.  Enrolled  December  15th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  40  ; 
discharged  April  10th,  1864. 

Kerck,  Elert.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1865. 

Kinchlow,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  \rolunteers  ;  mustered  out  July  5th,  1865,  at  Philadelphia,  per 
order  of  War  Department. 

Kinney,  Dennis.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  10th,  1865. 

King,  Charles  W.  Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  17th,  1865,  per  order  of  War  Department. 

King,  James  J.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Mexico  ;  age  25  ;  prisoner 
of  war  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  December  10th,  1864,  at  Salisbury. 

Kipp,  James.     Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Mount  Hope  ;  age  18. 

Kirkpatrick,  James.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Lansingburg  ;  age  20  ; 
died  September  20th,  1864,  from  effect  of  gunshot  wound  received  June  18th,, 
1864,  at  Petersburg,  Va. 

Kirkwood,  Hugh.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Mount  Hope  ;  age  28 ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg  ;  discharged  June  8th,  1865. 

Kniffln,  Albert  F.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Wallkill ;  age  29  ;  veteran  ; 
former  service  not  stated  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Otisville, 
Orange  County,  N.  Y. 

Knight,  Daniel.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Manchester  ;  age  26  ; 
wounded  April  4th,  1865  ;  discharge^  July  7th,  1865.  Port  Gibson,  Ontario. 
County,  N.  Y. 

Kurk,  Edward  P.  Enrolled  January  26th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ; 
missing  in  action  August  25th,  1864. 

Kurk,  Patrick.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  38  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Laddy,  Philip. 

Lane,  Maurice.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  40  ;  died 
April  14th,  1864,  of  disease,  at  hospital,  Brandy  Station,  Va. 

Leary,  John.  Enrolled  July  5th,  1862,  at  Rondout ;  age  21  ;  mustered  out 
October  9th,  1805. 

Lee,  James.     Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 


580  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Lent,  Milton  G.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  40  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  29th,  1865. 

Lewis,  Homer,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  New  Lebanon  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  July  7th,  1865. 

Long,  Joseph.  Enrolled  December  5th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  45  ;  dis 
charged  April  llth,  1864. 

Madden,  Edward.     Discharged  January  20th,  1865. 

Mahoney,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Mangan,  Thomas.  Enrolled  June  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  41  ;  dis 
charged  February  18th,  1864. 

Mapes,  Seth,  Jr.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  "Wallkill  ;  age  33  ; 
wounded  in  action  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  21st,  1865.  Montezuma,  Gray  County,  Kan. 

Martin,  Charles.  Enrolled  August  1st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  42  ;  dis 
charged  February  18th,  1864. 

Martin,  Charles.  Enrolled  Februa»y  12th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ; 
killed  August  25th,  1864. 

Martin,  John.     Enrolled  October  12th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  31. 

Martin,  Otto.     Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Martin,  William.  Enrolled  January  23d,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  36  ; 
mustered  out  June  2d,  1865. 

Mapes,  William  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Wallkill  ; 
age  28  ;  died  August  26th,  1865. 

Marsden,  Henry.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Mexico  ;  age  19  ;  wounded 
June  3d,  1864,  at  Cold  Harbor  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Mexico, 
Oswego  County,  N.  Y. 

Massey,  Robert.  Date  of  enrollment  wanting  ;  age  25  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865. 

McAdory,  Alexander.     Enrolled  July  24th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33. 

McCaffery,  Lawrence.  Enrolled  November  21st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age 
38  ;  discharged  April  llth,  1864. 

McCormac,  James,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ; 
age  25  ;  discharged  August  10th,  1865. 

McDermott,  Patrick.  Enrolled  July  26th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  36  ; 
missing  in  action  August  25th,  1864. 

McDonald,  John.  Enrolled  December  8th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  39  ; 
discharged  April  llth,  1864. 

McEntee,  Owen.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Avon  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

McGloughlin,  John.  Enrolled  November  25th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  41 ; 
veteran  ;  discharged  April  llth,  1864. 

McGee,  John.    Enrolled  September  12th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

McGovern,  Hugh.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

McGowan,  Patrick.     Enrolled  June  20th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18. 

McGuire,  James.  Enrolled  June  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  dis- 
charged  March  22d,  1863. 

McNally,  Thomas,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 


COMPANY    G.  f>81 

McNamee,  James,  Corporal.  Enrolled  June  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  25. 

Meehan,  James.  Enrolled  July  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Meier,  Frederick.  Enrolled  October  12th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  38  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Meimiller,  Charles.     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  31. 

Meyer,  Ernst.  Enrolled  July  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  31  ;  wounded 
in  the  leg  at  Ream's  Station,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Deer  Plain. 
Calhoun  County,  111. 

Michael,  George  W.  Enrolled  January  29th,  1864,  at  Pawling  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  April  8th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  July  8th,  1865. 

Meir,  Henry.  Enrolled  July  9th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  wounded 
March  31st,  1865  ;  mustered  out  May  17th,  1865. 

Miller,  Abram  G.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Poughkeepsie  ;  age  18  ; 
died  July  2d,  1864. 

Miller,  James.     Enrolled  July  24th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  34. 

Miller,  Tighlman  H.     Enrolled  July  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Minton,  John.     Enrolled  July  9th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Moore,  Seth.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Mount  Hope  ;  age  38  ;  died 
August  17th,  1864,  of  disease,  in  Orange  County,  N.  Y. 

Moran,  John. 

Moran,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Mosher,  Marion  W.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Portage  ;  age  18  ; 
died  October  16th,  1864,  in  Prison  Hospital,  Andersonville,  Ga. 

Morgan,  Franklin  W.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hun 
dred  and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Morse,  Hezekiah.     Enrolled  June  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Murphy,  Cornelius.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Lansingburg ;  age 
24  ;  killed  June  20th,  1864. 

Murphy,  John.     Enrolled  September  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  22. 

Murphy,  Stephen.  Enrolled  July  1st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  41  ;  mus 
tered  out  July  7th,  1865.  - 

Murphy,  William.  Enrolled  July  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  40 ; 
drowned  September  14th,  1862,  in  the  Potomac  River. 

Murtaugh,  James.  Enrolled  July  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  44  ;  trans 
ferred  March  7th,  1865,  to  Thirty-seventh  Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps. 

Muttner,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty  - 
tifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Myers,  Francis.     Enrolled  July  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

Oakley,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  26th,  1865,  at  Philadelphia,  per 
order  of  War  Department. 

O'Banks,  William  M.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Pawling  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865. 

O'Brien,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  23d,  1865. 


682  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

O'Brien,  Jeremiah.     Enrolled  July  15th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  26. 

O'Brien.  John.     Enrolled  September  21st,  1864,  at  Alabama  ;  age  20. 

O'Brian,  Michael.     Enrolled  October  15th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

O'Connell,  John.     Enrolled  June  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  30. 

Ogden,  Stephen  T.  Transferred  from  Company  T,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers,  to  this  company  as  absent  prisoner  of  war  since 
May  10th,  1864. 

Ogler.  Max.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  discharged 
February  18th,  1864. 

Ottman,  Madison  J.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Troy  ;  age  18 ; 
wounded,  and  transferred  October  26th,  1864,  to  Twenty-second  Company, 
Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Owens,  Henry.     Enrolled  June  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  34. 

Palmer,  George  E.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  31  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  17th,  1865. 

Parkhurst,  Melvin.  Transferred  from  Company  A.  Transferred  October 
4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Patterson,  William.  Enrolled  August  9th.  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  June  9th,  1863. 

Perkins,  John.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Mexico  ;  age  35  ;  prisoner 
of  war  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  December  16th,  1864,  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Peltengill,  Simon.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Mexico  ;  age  33  ;  killed 
in  action  June  3d,  1864,  at  Cold  Harbor,  Va. 

Phillips,  Charles  V.  Enrolled  July  18th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18  ;  wounded 
in  the  heel  at  Petersburg,  also  August  23d,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station,  Va.  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Picket,  James,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty -fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Potter,  Charles.     Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Union  Vale  ;  age  25. 

Plank,  Ezra.  Enrolled  August  15th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  pro 
moted  1864  to  Regimental  Commissary  Sergeant. 

Plank,  Sylvester.     Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  New  Lebanon  ;  age  20 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Platt,  Alanson.     Transferred  from  Company  A  ;  died  March  14th,  1863. 

Platt,  Horace.     Transferred  from  Company  A  ;  died  February  16lh,  1863. 

Predmore,  Delos  H.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  September  10th,  1865.  Lodi, 
Seneca  County,  N.  Y. 

Preston,  Joseph.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  37  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  19th,  1865,  at  Philadelphia,  per  direction  of  War  Department. 

Prey,  James.     Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  30. 

Provo,  John.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Burns  ;  age  28  ;  prisoner  of 
war  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Nunda,  Livingston 
County,  N.  Y. 

•Quanst,  Christian.  Enrolled  September  24th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  31  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Reilley,  Edward,  Corporal.     Enrolled  July  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Reynolds,  John.  Enrolled  July  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  36  ;  dis 
charged  March  8th,  1864. 


COMPANY   G.  583 

Riber,  Gottlieb.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Rice,  Orlando  A.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Springfield  ; 
age  22  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Euclid,  N.  Y. 

Riley,  Thomas.     Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  44. 

Rodgers,  James.     Enrolled  January  6th,  1863,  at  Washington  ;  age  22. 

Roberts,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Ryen,  William.     Transferred  from  Company  A. 

Sampson,  George  A.,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Company  A,  One  Hun 
dred  and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers,  as  Corporal ;  mustered  out  Septem 
ber  26th,  1865. 

Sanders,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  18  ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Merrick, 
Hampden  County,  Mass. 

Sanderson,  William.     Enrolled  July  3d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  41. 

Sarles,  Charles  M.  Transferred  from  Company  A.  Transferred  October  4th, 
1862,  to  Company  F. 

Saunders,  John.  Enrolled  June  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  36  ;  died 
September  16th,  1862. 

Scannell,  James.     Enrolled  June  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  38. 

Schwinder,  Joseph.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers,  as  a  Corporal  ;  mustered  out  September 
26th,  1865. 

Sebert,  John  S.  Enrolled  September  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  31  ; 
discharged  July  16th,  1864. 

Seeley,  Isaac  D.  Transferred  from  Battery  H,  First  New  York  Artillery  ; 
wounded  at  Culpeper  while  on  battery  drill  ;  mustered  out  July  llth,  1865. 
Wilmington,  O. 

Semback,  Jacob.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Seers,  James.  Enrolled  February  25th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  39  ;  died 
October  29th,  1864,  of  disease,  at  United  States  Hospital,  Beverly,  N.  J. 

Seymour,  Charles  H.     Enrolled  August  4th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  44. 

Shall,  John.     Transferred  from  Company  A  ;  discharged  March  17th,  1864. 

Shee,  Lawrence.     Enrolled  July  6th,  1862,  at  Rondout ;  age  24. 

Sherman,  Lewis.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  reported  wounded. 

Sheridan,  George.     Transferred  from  Company  A. 

Sheridan,  William.  Enrolled  December  9th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  43  ; 
died  July  15th,  1864. 

Shohen,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Simpson,  Henry.     Enrolled  July  3d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Slater,  James  D.  Enrolled  July  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  42  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  23d.  1865.  National  Soldiers'  Home,  New  Hampton,  Vir 
ginia. 

Smith,  Charles,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  September  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  23  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Afterward  in  U.  S.  A. 


584  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

Smith,  David  T.,  Sergeant.  Transferred  from  Company  D,  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th, 
1865. 

Smith,  Hiram.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  New  Lebanon  ;  age  24  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Afterwards  in  U.  S.  A. 

Smith,  John.     Enrolled  June  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  30. 

Smith,  John.  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  33  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Smith,  John  D.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  19  ;  died 
December  19th,  1864. 

Smith,  James  B.     Enrolled  June  14th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  25. 

Smith,  Thomas,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  20th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
20  ;  died  June  28th,  1864,  from  wounds  received  June  18th. 

Smith,  William.  Enrolled  August  6th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  18  ;  died  May 
1st,  1865. 

Solomon,  Philip.     Enrolled  December  15th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22. 

Spellman,  Thomas.  Enrolled  February  12th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18  ; 
transferred  August  6th,  1864,  to  Tenth  Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps. 

Spencer,  Warren.  Transferred  from  Company  A.  Transferred  October 
4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Speer,  William,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Wallkill  ;  age 
33  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Speiss,  Peter.     Enrolled  August  10th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  32. 

Stephenson,  William.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  26  ; 
discharged  March  8th,  1864. 

Stevens,  William.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Mexico  ;  age  35  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865.  Texas,  Oswego  County,  N.  Y. 

Stone,  Henry.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  for  record  and  discharge,  see  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Stone,  James  W.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Poultney  ;  age  38  ; 
•wounded  in  the  head  June  18th,  1864  ;  had  his  head  bandaged  and  returned 
immediately  to  duty  ;  died  September  4th,  1864. 

Suits,  Erastus.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Mexico,  N.  Y.  ;  age  35  ; 
discharged  April  17th,  1865.  Texas,  N.  Y. 

Syers,  Robert  M     Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

Tallman,  Walter  B.,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New 
York  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Perry,  Wyoming  Coun 
ty,  N.  Y. 

Taylor,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  missing. 

Thompson,  Edward.     Enrolled  July  26th,  1862.  at  New  York  ;  age  30. 

Thouringer,  Joseph,  Corporal.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  New 
York  ;  age  29. 

Tibbitts,  Edward.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Ar 
tillery,  as  Corporal  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Tindell.  Thomas.  Enrolled  July  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  40  ;  dis 
charged  May  2d,  1864. 


COMPANY    G.  585 

Toomey,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Torrey,  Frank.  Enrolled  January  26th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  17  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865. 

Tower,  James.     Enrolled  September  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Towner,  William  D.,  Musician.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Copoke  ; 
age  19. 

Travis,  Albert.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Wallkill ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  May  13th,  1865. 

Travis,  Harrison.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  Wallkill  ;  age  23  ;  died 
November  25th,  1864. 

Travis,  Moses  G.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1863,  at  Gorham  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  24th,  1865.  Prattsburg,  Steuben  County,  N.  Y. 

Turner,  Lewis.     Enrolled  October  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  31. 

Tuthill,  Henry  C.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1864,  at  Mount  Hope  ;  age  18  ; 
killed  August  23d,  1864. 

Van  Blarcum,  Samuel  I.  Enrolled  July  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  38  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  712  Washington  Street,  New  York. 

Van  Welden,  Frederick.  Enrolled  August  4th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died 
November  26th,  1862. 

Wade,  Jesse  F.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Wallkill ;  age 
29  ;  died  April  17th,  1865. 

Wakefield,  David  A.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1863,  at  Ticonderoga  ;  age 
32  ;  died  June  27th,  1864. 

Waldon,  John.  Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1864. 

Walker,  Andrew.  Transferred  from  Company  A  ;  discharged  November 
10th,  1862 

Walsh,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Ward,  Henry  C.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Ar 
tillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Weed,  Adelbert.  Enrolled  January  8th,  1864,  at  Springfield  ;  age  18  ;  died 
January  26th,  1865. 

Wesley,  Charles.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Tompkins  ;  age  18  ;  died 
July  20th,  1864. 

Weyenberg,  John.  Enrolled  July  12th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  44  ;  dis 
charged  February  21st,  1864. 

White,  William  B.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Eaton  ;  age  34  ;  died 
November  10th,  1864. 

Wild,  John.     Enrolled  July  29th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  38. 

Williams,  Charles.     Enrolled  June  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  26. 

Williams,  Charles  E. 

Willey,  Lamiah  E.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Burns  ;  age  21  ;  died 
November  15th,  1864. 

Williamson,  John.     Enrolled  July  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Wilson.  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  August  30th,  1865. 

Wilson,  Stephen.     Enrolled  October  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 


586 


HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 


Wilson,  William.    Enrolled  November  23d,  18,63,  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

Winnans,  William  H.  Transferred  from  Company  K  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865. 

Wixon,  Alvah.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  44 ; 
wounded  twice,  June  18th,  1864  ;  discharged  October  7th,  1864. 

Wood,  James  K.  P.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  19  ; 
killed  June  18th,  1864.  Shot  through  the  head. 

Wood,  Stephen  B.  Transferred  from  Company  A.  Transferred  October 
4th,  1862,  to  Company  F. 

Woodruff,  Caleb.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Wallkill  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865  ;  shot  through  the  head. 

Wolsey,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  June  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  39  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Wright,  Andrew.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  34  ; 
killed  in  action  June  18th,  1864,  at  Petersburg,  Va. 

Yont,  Sabatie.     Enrolled  October  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  36. 

York,  Richard,  Corporal.  Enrolled  July  3d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  36  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 


COMPANY   11. 


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COMPANY    H. 


1.  First  Serg't  T.  A.  Theban. 

2.  Serg't  D.  B.  Jonee. 


3.  E.  W.  Bnrge. 

4.  Serg't  G.  W.  Brownell. 


ABBEY,  CHARLES  E.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  8th,  1863  ;  age  20  ;  shot 
in  the  face  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  was  afterward  promoted  Corpo 
ral  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Annisty,  George  R.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Adams,  Erastus  D.  Enrolled  January  loth,  1864,  at  Middlesex  ;  age  21  ; 
wounded  May  19th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ;  discharged  June  15th,  1865. 
Middlesex,  Yates  County,  X.  Y. 

Allardice,  James  H.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18 ; 
wounded  June  18th,  1864.  before  Petersburg,  and  died  in  hospital. 

Allen,  Henry.  TrHiisferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Arnold,  Jonathan  D.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Angelica  ;  a>r<  'J?  : 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Bennett,  John.  Enrolled  August  31st»  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 


588  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Billings,  Oscar  H.     Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Beecher,  Wellington,  Corporal.     Enrolled  August  14th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  22  ;    mustered  out  June  5th,    1865.      Yates,    Orleans 
County,  N.  Y. 

Bloodgood,    Charles.      Transferred  from   Company  E, 
One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Booth,  Irving.     Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Junius  ; 
age  20  ;  mustered  out  July  6th,  1865. 

Brown,    Henry.     Transferred  from   Company  G,    One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 
Wellington  Beecher.         Brownell,    George  W.,    Sergeant.     Enrolled   December 
7th,  1863,  at  Gorham  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany.     Marshall,  Calhoun  County,  Mich. 

Burke,  Patrick.  Enrolled  July  31st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged  Octo 
ber  23d,  1863. 

Burns,  Isaac.  Transferred  from  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  27th,  1865. 

Benedict,  Gould  R.,  Artificer-,  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
shot  through  head  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864,  and  killed  instantly  ;  first 
man  killed  in  the  company. 

Baldwin,  Richard  H.  Enrolled  September  9th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  killed 
October  28th,  1864,  while  on  picket  duty. 

Bannon,  James.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  May  17th,  1865. 

Barber,  Carlton.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  Salisbury  November 
27th,  1864. 

Barnum,  Elisha  F.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Yates,  N.  Y. 

Bayles,  Benjamin  F.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Bristol,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
18  ;  discharged  October  5th,  1864.  Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

Bagley,  William.  Enlisted  February  29th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Bell,  William.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  19  ; 
wounded  at  Spottsylvania  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  A  practising  physi 
cian,  and  located  at  Smyrna,  Ionia  County,  Mich. 

Blair,  Frederick.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  Cohoes,  N.  Y.  ;  age  22  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  discharged  August  5th, 
1865. 

Blodgett,  Augustus  T.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1862,  at  Canandaigua,  X.  Y.  ; 
promoted  Artificer  vice  Benedict,  killed  in  action  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's 
Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  prison. 

Boardwell,  Charles.      Enrolled   February  10th,  1864,  at  Cohoes;   age  21: 
promoted  Sergeant  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Bowen,  Thomas.     Enrolled  February  13th,  1864,  at  Seneca;  age  19. 
Brandow,  Hiram  G.     Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age 
20  ;  mustered  out  with  company.     Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY    H.  589 

Brant,  Alexander.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  wounded 
May  19th,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  ;  discharged  in  consequence. 

Brooks,  William.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  20  ;  veteran 
volunteer  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Brooks,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers. 

Brown,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Buchanan,  Albert.  Enrolled  October  16th,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  dis 
charged  at  Fort  Marcy  March  l?th,  1864. 

Buckley,  John  H.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32. 
North  Greece,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Bucklin,  Charles.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
died  in  hospital  April  25th,  1865. 

Bullock,  George  H.  Enrolled  September  10th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ; 
wounded  May  19th,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania  ;  promoted  to  Corporal  January  1st, 
1865  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Pawtucket,  R.  I. 

Surge,  Elnathan  W.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1863,  at  Bristol ;  age  18 ; 
captured  at  Spottsylvania  and  escaped  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Since 
the  war  has  taught  common  schools  and  held  several  important  offices  in  his 
native  town,  and  is  now  a  very  successful  agent  in  the  prosecution  of  pension 
claims.  Bristol  Centre,  N.  Y. 

Burgess,  William.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  January  2d,  1865.  Middlesex,  N.  Y. 

Burgess,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and  Twen 
ty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Burroughs,  C.  M.      Date  wanting.  • 

Butler,  Charles  M.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  18  ;  shot  in  the  leg  in  the  charge  of  June  18th,  1864. 

Brockelbank,  Levi  C.  Enrolled  August  7th,  1862,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  25  ;  shot  in  the  arm  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  died  of  wounds  re 
ceived  June  10th,  1864. 

Canton,  William.  Transferred  from  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  reported  as  having  deserted  to  the  enemy  in  front  of  Petersburg, 
Va.,  October  15th,  1864. 

Carahan,  Peter.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Chapin,  George  B.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
December  18th,  1862. 

Churchill,  Calvin.  Enrolled  August  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  died 
September  29th,  1862. 

Close,  Peter.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Cook,  William  H.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  died 
October  3d,  1862. 

Coney,  Patrick  H.,  Musician.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  One  Hundred 
and  Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers  ;  was  brigade  and  division  dispatch- 
bearer  in  Second  Corps  until  wounded,  June  16th,  1864,  at  Petersburg  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Topeka,Kan. 


590  HEAVY   GUNS   AND    LIGHT. 

Conklin,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Carman,  Sylvester.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1862,  at  Hempstead,  L.  I.  ;  shot 
himself  through  the  head,  while  temporarily  insane,  killing  himself  instantly, 
July  1st,  1864. 

Chapman,  William.  Enrolled  September  10th,  1862,  at  Bristol,  N.  Y.  ;  airr 
25  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  prison 
February  10th,  1865. 

Cline,  William  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Centrefield, 
N.  Y.  ;  age  30  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Cole,  Samuel  C.  Enrolled  August  20th,  1862,  at  Middlesex,  N.  Y.  ;  age  28  ; 
shot  in  the  foot  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  discharged  June  10th, 
1865. 

Cole,  Lorenzo  S.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Collins,  George.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Cohoes ;  age  18 ; 
•wounded  May  14th,  1864  ;  died  in  hospital. 

Conley,  John.     Record  wanting. 

Conner,  Michael.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age  22  ; 
shot  in  the  leg  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  leg  amputated  ;  died  at 
New  York. 

Covert,  Bedell.  Enrolled  September  18th,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age  21  ; 
sick  in  hospital  August,  1865. 

Covert,  Washington.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Jamaica,  L.  I.  ; 
age  24  ;  wounded  in  the  Wilderness  May  6th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Coy,  Isaiah.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  36  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Curran,  Francis.  Enrolled  January  26th,  1864,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  19.  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Daley,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  last  record  at  Fort  Barnard,  Va..  August  3d,  1865. 

Dalton,  Martin.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Daniels,  James.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  West  Day  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  November  25th,  1862. 

Didley,  Anthony.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Deitz,  Stephen,  Quartermaster  Sergeant.  Enrolled  at  Port  Richmond  ;  age 
42  ;  discharged  at  Fort  Marcy,  March  14th,  1864.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Diver,  Sidney.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  died  at  his  home  June  24th,  1865. 

Doane,  William  E.  Enrolled  September  12th,  1861,  at  New  York  City  ; 
age  23. 

Dolan,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  captured  August  25th,  1864  ;  no  further  record. 

Davis,  John  P.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Mechanicsville,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY    H.  591 

De  Mooney.  Philetus.  Enrolled  February  24th,  1864,  at  Walworth  ;  age 
37  ;  discharged  February  22d,  1865. 

Derry,  Francis,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ; 
age  27  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Dodd,  Hobart.  Enrolled  September  15th,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age  18  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d, 
1865. 

Doty,  George  W.  Enrolled  September  10th:  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age 
18  ;  woxinded  in  the  charge  of  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ;  dis 
charged  June  17th,  1865.  Burlingame,  Osage  County,  Kan. 

Ellis,  Silas.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Victor  ;  age  22  ;  absent  sick 
last  record. 

Eagan,  Owen,  Veteran  Volunteer.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ; 
age  18  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  held  until  March 
1st,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  178  Twenty-Seventh  Street,  Brook 
lyn.  N.  Y 

Eastman,  John.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester ;  age  22  ; 
wounded  April  1st,  1865. 

Eddy,  Herman  J.  Was  transferred  from  the  De  Epineul  Zouaves  to  Double- 
day's  Artillery,  afterward  numbered  the  Fourth  Heavy  Aitillery.  He  went 
out  as  Orderly  Sergeant  of  Company  H.  He  was  elected  unanimously  Second 
Lieutenant  to  fill  a  vacancy  in  the  company,  but  being  jumped  by  a  junior 
sergeant,  he  was  successful  in  being  detailed  by  General  Heintzelman  to  his 
headquarters  ;  afterward  by  special  order  to 
the  Headquarters  of  the  Department  of 
Washington  ;  and  in  July,  1863,  to  the  office 
of  the  Secretary  of  War,  where  he  was  ap 
pointed  officer  of  the  countersign.  He  fur 
nished  and  sent  the  countersign  to  the  army. 
Often  when  safe  telegraphic  communication 
was  interrupted,  he  had  to  carry  the  counter 
sign  to  the  different  corps  commanders,  often 
in  the  immediate  front.  After  Grant  as 
sumed  command  of  the  army  this  part  of 
the  secret  service  bureau  of  the  War  Depart 
ment  was  given  still  greater  importance.  An 
account  of  the  difficulties  and  dangers  of  Serg't  H.  J.  Eddy, 

getting  the  countersign  to  the  army  dxiring 

some  of  its  rapid  movements  and  oft-shifting  headquarters,  like  the  march  to 
and  the  battles  of  Chancellorsville,  Burusides,  Fredericksburg,  Antietam,  and 
Gettysburg,  or  of  getting  the  mystic  word  to  Crook,  Wright,  and  Custer  in 
the  Shenandoah  Valley,  would  fill  a  book  of  incidents  very  interesting  to  those 
who  remember  those  days,  and  were  accustomed  to  wonder  how  "  the  magic 
word"  came  to  them.  In  this  service  Sergeant  Eddy  finished  his  last  three 
years,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  three-years'  men,  serving  about  four 
years  all  told.  Residence  New  York  City. 

Elliott,  James.  Enrolled  September  15lh,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age  22  ; 
was  sent  out  to  bring  off  the  wounded  after  the  charge  of  June  18th,  1864, 
before  Petersburg,  and  never  returned  ;  supposed  to  have  been  killed. 


592  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

Emery,  John  K.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  left  in  hos 
pital  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  March  27th,  1864. 

Farrell,  Matthew.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  24  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864. 

Fitzsimons,  William.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1862,  at  Port  Richmond  ; 
age  18. 

Ferguson,  William  W.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  January  18th,  1865. 
Lake  City,  Hinsdale  County,  Col. 

Ferrin,  Alonzo  E.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1863,  at  West  Bloomfield  ; 
age  26  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Francisco,  Amos.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Middlesex  ;  age  18  \. 
mustered  out  October  16th,  1865.  Vine  Valley,  Yates  County,  N.  Y. 

French,  Sylvester  H.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  44  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Prattsburg,  Yates  County,  X.  Y. 

Gass,  Joseph.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Geneva,  N.  Y.  ;  age  27  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  prison. 

Galapo,  Joseph.  Enrolled  September  14th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Gibson,  Henry  B.  Enrolled  July  8th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  November  23d,  1863,  to  accept  promotion  in  Thirteenth  New  York 
Battery. 

Gibson,  Richard  R.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canamlaigua  ;  dis 
charged  April  10th,  1862.  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Gibson,  Thomas  W.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  dis 
charged  to  receive  promotion  as  First  Lieutenant  in  Thirteenth  New  York 
Battery. 

Gilbert,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  volunteers  ;  veteran  volunteer  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Golder,  William  T.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died  May 
19th,  1863. 

Gay,  James.  Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Hopewell  ;  age  24  ;  wounded 
in  foot  at  Totopotomoy  Creek  May  31st,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Gilbert,  Cheney  S:  Enrolled  January  21st,  1861,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  June  5th,  1865. 

Gilbert,  Oscar  A.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  June  15th,  1865.  Kentland,  Newton  County,  Ind. 

Goldberg,  Jacob.     Enrolled  August  23d,  1863,  at  New  York  City. 

Goodale,  Charles  S.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at  Bristol  ;  age  20  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Cheshire,  Ontario  County,  N.  Y. 

Gotier,  Peter.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864. 

Granger,  Francis.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  31  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Haight,  Lewis.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  July  5th,  1865. 

Harris,  William  B.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
November  29th,  1862.  Rushville,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY   H.  593 

Harrington,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Twen 
ty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  August  6th,  1865. 

Ha-vkshurst,  Giles  8.,  Artificer.  Enrolled  September  8th,  1862,  at  New 
York  ;  age  34  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Hillyard,  John  J.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died  No 
vember  3d,  1862. 

Hoff,  Joseph.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  30  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Hollister,  Charles  G.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  15th,  1865. 

Haley,  William.  Enrolled  October  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  shot 
in  hand  and  suffered  sunstroke  at  Deep  Bottom,  August  13th,  1864  ;  pro 
moted  Quartermaster  Sergeant ;  mustered  out  with  company.  1523  Mission 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Hall,  Isaac.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  34  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Cheshire,  Ontario  County,  N.  Y. 

Hamlin,  Charles  S.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Middlesex  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Newcomb,  Col. 

Harding,  Edwin.  Enrolled  August  28th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  taken  prisoner 
at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  hospital  December  10th,  1864. 

Hastings,  Herbert.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1863,  at  Cohoes,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
35  ;  died  at  Culpeper,  Va.,  April  18th,  1864. 

Hawkins,  David  A.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  hospital. 

Heaton,  Thomas  G.  Enrolled  February  20th,  1864,  at  Farmington  ;  age  32  ; 
sent  to  hospital  from  Brandy  Station  March,  1864. 

Hendershot,  Benjamin.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
age  30.  Cheshire,  Ontario  County,  N.  Y. 

Hicks,  Walter  G.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Seneca  ;  age  22  ;  shot 
in  both  arms  in  charge  of  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg. 

Horton,  William  J.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Naples  ;  age  23  ;. 
mustered  out  June  8th,  1865. 

Harned,  Samuel  L.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  at  Hempstead,  L.  I.  ;  age  28  ;  shot, 
through  both  legs  at  Spottsylvania  ;  then  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps.  Roches 
ter,  N.  Y. 

Holampy,  Roger  B.,  Corporal.    Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Cohoes  ;  age- 

18  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  with  company.     Lemars,  Ply 
mouth  County,  Iowa. 

Housel,  Joseph,  Jr.     Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ;  age 

19  ;  shot  through  the  heart  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  body  brought 
off  and  buried  by  the  side  of  Benedict. 

Isham,  William,  Wagoner.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua^ 
N.Y.;  age  36  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Cheshire,  Ontario  County,  N.Y. 

Ide,  Nelson.  Enrolled  August  9th,  1864,  at  Gilboa  ;  age  29  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Jacobs,  William.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age  24  ; 
mustered  out  May  12th,  1865.  692  Grove  Street,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Jerome,  Louis.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1862,  at  Cohoes,  N.  Y.  ;  age  18 ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  held  until  February  28th, 
1865  ;  mustered  out  May  27th,  1865.  Cheshire.  Berkshire  County,  Mass. 


594  HEAVY   GUXS   AND   LIGHT. 

Johnson,  Charles  F.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1863,  at  Italy  ;  agt  18  ;  ta 
ken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  transit  from 
prison  on  board  steamer  State  of  Maine. 

Johnson,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  January  13lh,  1864,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  18  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  on  the  way  home 
from  prison. 

Johnson,  Luman  A.     Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Syracuse  ;  age  20  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  prison. 
Jones,   Joseph  C.,  Veteran ;  served  two    years  in  Eighteenth  New  York 
Infantry.      Enrolled  December  12th,    1863,  at  Canan 
daigua,  X.  Y. ;  promoted  First  Sergeant  ;  mustered  out 
with  company.     Cheshire,  Ontario  County,  X.  Y. 

Jones,  David  B.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  30th, 
1862,  at  Bristol  ;  age  23  ;  captured  at  Spottsylvania,  and 
died  while  on  way  to  be  exchanged  December,  1864. 

Jones,  Leicester.  F.  S.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864, 
at  Pultney  ;  age  33  ;  left  in  hospital  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen 
March  27th,  1864  ;  discharged  August  4th,  1864. 

Jumpf,  Joseph  E.     Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at 
Serg't  J.  C.  Jonea.          Cohoes  ;  age  19  ;  veteran  volunteer  ;  mustered  out  with 

company.     Buskirk's  Bridge,  N.  Y. 

Kelly,  Thomas  H.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Kelly,  John.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  20  ;  left  in 
hospital  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  March  27th,  1864. 

Kennedy,  Adam.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Richmond,  X.  Y.  ;  age 
26  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Kimber,  James.  Enrolled  September  10th,  1862,  at  Xew  York  ;  age  21  ; 
wounded  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  also  at  Petersburg  June  18th, 

1864  ;  mustered  out  June  5th,  1865. 

Kelley,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Twen 
ty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Kohn,  Simon.  Enrolled  September  15th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
May  8th,  1863. 

Korlin,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  Xew  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Kirscher,  John.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1864,  at  Phelps.  X.  Y.  ;  age  22  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  9th, 
1865.  Verona,  Dane  County,  Wis. 

Knovver,  Timothy.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age 
39  ;  acting  Quartermaster  Sergeant  August,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  6th, 

1865  ;  died  at  West  Troy,  June,  1867. 

Lake,  David  H.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  discharged 
April  10th,  1862. 

Lambert,  George.  Transferred  from  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Twen 
ty-fifth  Xew  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Carson,  la. 

Lown,  Henry  A.  Enrolled  January  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
December  29th,  1862. 


COMPANY   H.  695 

Lock,  Elijah  F.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
age  27  ;  promoted  Quartermaster  Sergeant  vice  Dietz  ;  remained  with  company 
until  August,  1864.  when  he  went  to  the  hospital  sick  ;  mustered  out  January 
4th,  1865. 

Lincoln,  Lewis  L.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1861,  at  Canandai 
gua,  N.  Y.  ;  age  28  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Five"  Forks  April  2d,  1865  ;  and  re 
taken  April  9th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Lyke,  William  B.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  27th,  1862,  at  Middlesex  ;  age 
22  ;  acting  First  Sergeant  after  Theban  was  wounded  until  he  was  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  9th,  1865.  Norwalk,  O. 

Laker,  Edward.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  transferred 
to  Company  I  January  22d,  1864. 

Lewis,  George.  Transferred  to  Company  I  January  22d,  1864.  Man 
chester,  N.  Y. 

Lewis,  George  D.     Last  record  at  Fort  Marcy,  February  12th,  1864. 

Lusk.  Christopher  B.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Naples.  N.  Y.  ;  age 
35  ;  sent  to  hospital  from  Culpeper  April,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d, 
1865. 

Lyke,  Albert  E.  Enrolled  August  14th,  1862,  at  Middlesex,  N.  Y.  ;  age  21  ; 
shot  in  the  face  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  discharged  October  23d.  1864. 
Rochester,  X.  Y. 

Lyke,  Edward  H.  Enrolled  January  20th,  1862,  at  Middlesex,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
18  ;  shot  through  the  body  in  charge  of  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ; 
died  in  hospital. 

Lynch,  Bartholomew.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Cohoes,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
38  ;  wounded  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  jumped  off  cars  on  way 
home  from  \Vashington,  and  was  killed. 

Lyle,  Elihu  R.  Enrolled  December  9th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  19  ;  dis 
charged  April  llth,  1864,  at  Stevensburg,  Va. 

Lyon,  Ira  D.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
31  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  hospital 
April  2d,  1865. 

McAuliffe,  Michael.  Enrolled  November  llth,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  wounded 
while  on  picket  October  2d,  1864  ;  died  October  15th,  1864,  at  City  Point  of 
wounds. 

McCumber,  John  A.  Enrolled  January  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  veteran 
volunteer  ;  sick  in  hospital  August,  1864. 

McDermott,  Patrick.  Enrolled  January  28th,  1864,  at  Watervliet ;  age  21  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  August 
7th,  1865. 

McCarahan.  Robert.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

McCombe,  Robert,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  September  14th,  1865. 

McFall,  John  H.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  June  26th,  1865. 

McJennette,  Robert.     Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua. 

McNanic,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 


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Mannel,  George.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1864,  at  Hope  well ;  age  20 ; 
mustered  out  August  5th,  1865.  Norwalk,  Wis. 

Mason,  Silas  W.,  Musician.  Enrolled  May  20th,  1862,  at  Fort  Corcoran  ; 
age  17  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Middleton,  Richard.  Enrolled  September  20th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  32  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Miller,  Chauncey.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  July  26th,  1865. 

Miller,  John.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Miller,  John  M.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers.  Transferred  to  Company  G,  Eleventh  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps. 

Milton,  Mitchell.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers. 

Martin,  James  G.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1862,  at  Hempstead, 
L.  I.  ;  age  22  ;  wounded  June  18th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

McDonalfc,  George.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
January  22d,  1864. 

McLaughlin,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  September  4th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age 
26  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  prison 
May  3d,  1865. 

McManus,  James.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  22  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  prison  at  Rich 
mond. 

Macumber,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  East  Bloomfield, 
N.  Y.  ;  transferred  to  Company  I  January  22d,  1864. 

Mahew,  George  W.  Enrolled  February  26th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  42  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Mainka,  Charles.  Enrolled  August  4th,  1862,  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.  ;  age  27  ; 
wounded  at  Five  Forks  April  2d,  1865. 

Matthews,  William.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  died 
December  14th,  1862. 

Mainka,  Harmon.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
18  ;  sick  in  hospital  August,  1864  ;  died  May  llth,  1865. 

Maynard,  George  W.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers.  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

Mainka,  Rudolph.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
18  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  prison. 

Marky,  Joseph.  Enrolled  October  9th,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age  23  ; 
shot  in  the  leg  in  the  charge  of  June  18th,  1864  ;  discharged  July  4th,  1865. 

Marsh,  Charles,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  6th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
23  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station.  Tyler,  Lincoln  County,  Neb. 

Marriott,  William.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  transferred 
to  Navy  May  1st,  1864. 

Marshall,  William.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.; 
veteran  ;  transferred  to  Company  I  January  22d,  1864. 

Mead,  Henry.     Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age  23 ; 


COMPANY   H.  597 

promoted  Corporal  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ; 
promoted  Sergeant ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Freeport,  N.  Y. 

Mead,  William  R.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  killed  at 
Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  body  recovered  and  buried  by  an  apple-tree 
near  the  Harris  House,  in  which  he  was  shot. 

Merrill,  Sidney  J.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Naples;  age 
27  ;  wounded  in  the  charge  of  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Naples,  N.  Y. 

Milliken,  E.  A.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  22  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  187  West  Maumee  Street,  Adrian,  Mich. 

Morris,  John.  Enrolled  August  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  City ;  transferred 
to  Company  I  January  22d,  1864  ;  died  June,  1864,  of  wounds. 

Moshier,  John  M.  Enrolled  February  13th,  1864,  at  Seneca  ;  age  28  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Mott,  Joseph.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station,  Va.,  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  prison  November, 
1864. 

Murphy,  Michael.  Enrolled  September  4th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  28 ; 
sick  in  hospital  August,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Newell,  Francis.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  veteran 
volunteer  ;  died  of  small-pox  in  hospital  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  January  23d, 
1864. 

Niles,  Samuel  H.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Nott,  Sibley  E.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  20  ; 
wounded  April  2d,  1865,  at  Five  Forks  ;  discharged  August  19th,  1865.  Chesh 
ire,  N.  Y. 

Nutt,  Merritt.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  8th,  1865.  . 

O'Brien,  Harry.  Enrolled  September  13th,  1862,  at  New  York  City  ;  age 
30  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  prison  at 
Salisbury  February  17th,  1865. 

O'Brien,  James.  Enrolled  September  20th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  35  ;  mus 
tered  out  July  27th,  1865. 

O 'Conner,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  23d,  1862,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
age  18  ;  captured  while  on  reconnoissance  August  23d,  1864. 

Oustehrhout,  William  A.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Parkhurst,  Spencer.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Hopewell ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  May  15th,  1865. 

Pease,  Edward  S.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  19  ; 
transferred  to  One  Hundred  and  Fourteenth  Company,  Second  Battalion,  Vet 
eran  Reserve  Corps. 

Pollard,  Henry.  Enrolled  September  15th,  1864,  at  McDonough  ;  age  26  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Preston,  John.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Bristol ;  age  27  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Perry,  John  E.  Enrolled  August  8th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  wounded 
in  charge  of  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ;  died  July  14th,  1864. 


598  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Pestle,  John.  Enrolled  at  Bristol,  N.  Y.  ;  sick  in  hospital  August,  1864 ; 
discharged  October  5th,  1865.  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Phelps,  Frederick  A.  Enrolled  January  7th,  1862,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age 
19  ;  veteran  ;  wounded  slightly  in  side  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1804  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Pichette,  Joseph.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18  ;  left 
in  hospital  March  27th,  1864 ;  reported  to  company  before  Petersburg,  and 
went  to  hospital  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Post,  Mordicia  R.  Enrolled  September  17th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
promoted  Sergeant  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Pye,  William.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Ontario  ;  age  30  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  at  Annapolis  on  his  way 
home  from  prison. 

Policy,  Stanley  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862  ;  age  18  ;  wounded 
twice  June  23d,  1864  ;  mustered  out  July  3d,  1865.  Beloit,  Barton  County. 
Mo. 

Rackham,  George.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Middlesex  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Middlesex,  N.  Y. 

Raynor,  James  B.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  transferred 
to  Navy  May  1st,  1864.  Freeport,  N.  Y. 

Raynor,  William  H.  Enrolled  September  17th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  dis 
charged  at  Fort  Marcy  February  8th,  1864. 

Reed,  William  M.,  Artificer.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Canandaigua, 
•N.  Y.  ;  age  29  ;  detailed  to  light  artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Reynolds,  Elizer.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  20th,  1865. 

Rhodes,  Richard  E.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1862,  at  New  York 
City  ;  age  18  ;  suffered  sunstroke  at  Deep  Bottom  ;  mustered  out  June  26th, 
1865.  Central  Park,  Queens  County,  N.  Y. 

Richards,  Ezra  C.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Rockford,  Winnebago  County,  111. 

Rolman,  Frederick,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1863,  at  Albany  ; 
age  22  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Reed,  Alanson  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  September  10th,  1862,  at  Canan 
daigua  ;  detailed  as  clerk,  March,  1864  ;  discharged  July 
19th,  1865.  Vinton,  Benton  County,  la. 

Roscoe,  Joseph.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mus 
tered  out  \fith  company. 

Root,  Chauncey.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at 
Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ;  wounded  April  2d,  1865,  at  Five 
Forks  ;  veteran  volunteer  ;  mustered  out  August  17th, 

Corp'l  A.  H.  Reed.         1865. 

Rose,   Ellestis.    Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New 

York  ;  age  34  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in 
prison. 

Russell,  James  H.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Rose,  Hamilton.      Enrolled    February  10th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;    age  33  ; 


COMPANY  H.  599 

wounded  in  charge  of  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ;  died  August  1st, 
1864,  in  hospital  of  wounds. 

Rose,  Selah  P.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  40  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864. 

Root,  Henry  F.,  Musician.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
age  17  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Ross,  James.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  discharged 
at  Fort  Marcy  March  17th,  1864. 

Ruess,  Albert,  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  City  ;  age  26  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  December  30th, 
1864. 

Ryan,  Michael.  Enrolled  February  17th,  1864,  at  Cohoes,  N.  Y.  ;  age  18  ; 
shot  in  the  face  in  the  Wilderness  May  6th,  1864 ;  mustered  out  May  19tli, 
1865. 

Saxon,  Daniel.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  27th,  1865. 

Seater,  David.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  deserted  May  24th,  1864. 

Shaw,  Christopher.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  20  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Shelly,  Maklin.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Slater,  Edward.  Enrolled  August  31st,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Snedeker,  Albert  Mead.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
discharged  April  9th,  1862.  Manchester,  N.  Y. 

Sprague,  Joseph.    Enrolled  September  18th,  1861,  at  New  York  City;  age  21. 

Steiger,  Anton.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Walworth  ;  age  44  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Stephenson,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Smart,  George  W.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  October  26th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
was  acting  hospital  steward  until  about  May  1st,  1864,  when  he  was  discharged 
at  Culpeper,  Va. 

Smith,  Judson  A.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  at  Geneva,  N.  Y.  ;  shot  through 
both  knees  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864,  and  was  carried  off  the  field,  but 
died  in  the  ambulance  from  loss  of  blood,  and  was  buried  near  the  hospital. 

Stufele,  Gottleib.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Sanford,  Charles  F.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ; 
wounded  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  died  in  hospital  of  wounds  June 
2d,  1864. 

Schmidt,  John  A.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  23  ;  ta 
ken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Schutt,  Martin.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  I  January  22d,  1864. 

Scovil,  Charles.  Enrolled  February  6th,  1864,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  sick  in 
hospital  August,  1864. 


600  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Sennotte,  William  Patrick.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Canandaiiaia, 
N.  Y.  ;  age  22  ;  shot  through  the  heart  June  23d,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ; 
buried  by  O 'Conner  and  Blodgett. 

Sheehan,  Malachi  F.  Enrolled  January  22d,  1864,  at  St.  Louis  ;  age  19 ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Sheldon,  George  O.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1864,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  in  foot  June  19th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Shepard,  Charles  W.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  20  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  prison  January 
25th,  1865. 

Sherman,  Levi  B.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  ta 
ken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  March  19th,  1865. 

Shortsleeves,  Joseph.  Enrolled  September  12th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  23  ; 
wounded  at  Totopotomoy  Creek  May  31st,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Skinkle,  William  L.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Cohoes,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  Allen  R.  Enrolled  September  25th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  at  Spottsylvania  May  19th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Smith,  Asa.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  shot  through  the 
body  in  charge  of  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ;  died  in  hospital  June 
22d,  1864. 

Smith,  Coral.     Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua. 

Smith,  Hector.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  died  in  hospital 
July  9th,  1864. 

Smith,  Judson  A.  Enrolled  January  17th,  1862,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  19 ; 
died  of  wounds  May  19th,  1864. 

Smith,  Zadock.  Enrolled  September  19th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  28  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  Libby  Prison, 
October  28th,  1864. 

Snediker,  John.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  veteran  ; 
transferred  to  Company  I  January  22d,  1864. 

Solomon,  Joseph.  Enrolled  September  10th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  34  ; 
broke  his  arm,  and  sent  to  hospital  June,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  10th,  1865. 

Spring,  Hubbard.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  East  Bloomfield,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  24  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864,  and  died  in  prison 
December  24th,  1864. 

Stanton,  Treflia.     Transferred  to  Company  I  January  22d,  1864. 

Steanburg,  William.  Veteran  ;  had  served  on  the  gunboat  Seneca.  Enrolled 
October  9th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  wounded  in  shoulder  by  a  shell 
at  Cold  Harbor  ;  discharged  December  27th,  1864.  Paul  Smith's,  Franklin 
County,  N.  Y. 

Stephens,  James  K.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  ta 
ken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  hospital  November 
6th,  1864. 

Stevens,  Jacob.  Enrolled  August  6th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  mustered 
out  June  15th,  1865. 

Struble,  Charles  M.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Avon  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1865. 


COMPANY    II.  601 

Struble,  Henry  S.  Enrolled  February  l»th,  1864,  at  Richmond  ;  age  22  ; 
in  hospital ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Tedman,  Andrew.  Enrolled  August  13th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  36  ;  dis 
charged  February  18th,  1863.  Fairport,  N.  Y. 

Terrell,  David  J.  Enrolled  September  10th,  1861,  at  New  York  City  ;  age 
44  ;  mustered  out  January  15th,  1862. 

Thompson,  William.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  June  7th,  1865. 

Tipton,  Matthew.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  discharged 
December  22d,  1862. 

Tobin,  Robert.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  trans 
ferred  to  Company  E,  Seventh  United  States  Infantry. 

Tompkins,  Henry.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  New  York  Volunteers  ;  transferred  to  Third  Company,  Second  Bat 
talion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Tompkins,  John  N.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  June  19th,  1865. 

Town,  George  S.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Trembly,  Isaac  H.  Enrolled  August  9th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  died 
November  27th,  1862. 

Turner,  Stephen  C.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Theban,  Theodore  A.,  First  Sergeant.  Veteran  from  Sixty-ninth  New  York 
Infantry  ;  captured  at  first  Bull  Run  battle.  Enrolled  September  10th,  1862, 
at  New  York  City  ;  age  22  ;  wounded  in  shoulder  at  Spottsylvania,  Va., 
May  19th,  1864  ;  wounded  again,  in  leg,  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  18th,  1864; 
leg  amputated  ;  recovered  and  was  discharged  at  New  York  ;  he  was  pro 
moted  Second  Lieutenant,  but  did  not  get  his  commission  until  after  his 
discharge.  Post  office,  New  York  City. 

Thayer,  Henry  H.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  vet 
eran  ;  died  in  hospital  at  Washington,  January  18th,  1864,  from  injuries  re 
ceived  by  being  run  over  by  a  carriage  in  the  street. 

Thornton,  John,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  5th,  1864,  at  Seneca,  age 
20  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with 
company  79  Peck  Street,  Muskegon,  Mich. 

Tiffany,  Horace  W.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Bristol  ;  age  35  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  22d,  1865. 

Travis,  Rufus  W.  Enrolled  September  10th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  the  Wilderness  while  in  hospital  and  escaped  ;  injured  and 
taken  prisoner  again  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  transferred  to 
One  Hundred  and  Nineteenth  Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps.  Bristol  Centre,  N.  Y. 

Troy,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  19  ; 
taken  prisoner  near  Ream's  Station  August  23d,  1864,  with  O'Conner,  while  on 
a  reconnoissance  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  22  Dill  Street,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 

Turner,'  Peter.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1862,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  21  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  at  Camp  Parole. 

Turrell,  Aretas.     Record  wanting. 


602  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Vischer,  Isaac  N.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  18  ;  wounded 
three  times  in  charge  of  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg  ;  discharged  May 
6th,  1865.  Phoenix,  Oswego  County,  N.  Y. 

Vanandale,  Peter.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  New  York  Volunteers. 

Vanniss,  John.     Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wagner,  Casper.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Seneca  ;  age  28  ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  prison. 

Walsh,  Michael.  Enrolled  September  20th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  29  ; 
promoted  Sergeant ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Warner,  Gilman.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35 ; 
wounded  ;  discharged  April  24th,  1865. 

Warner,  Chauncey  W.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  December  29th,  1862. 

Warner,  Jasper.  Enrolled  August  llth,  1862,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
28  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Watson,  James.  Enrolled  October  17th,  1862,  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  ;  age  26  ; 
left  sick  in  hospital  March  27th,  1864,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Warden,  Lyman.  Enrolled  August  12th,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  died 
November  24th,  1862. 

Westover,  Charles  E.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  19  ; 
died  in  hospital  July  18th,  1864. 

Whalen,  Jeremiah.  Enrolled  December  3d,  1863,  at  Avon  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Watervliet,  Mich. 

Whitman,  Henry  B.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Middlesex  ;  age  18  ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  July  22d, 
1865.  Utica,  N.  Y. 

Wilklow,  Francis.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Middlesex  ;  age  22 ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Prattsburg,  Sleuben  County,  N.  Y. 

Williams,  Henry.  Enrolled  January  23d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  deserted  from 
Fort  Marcy  February  12th,  1864. 

Weaver,  Charles  H.  Transferred  from  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  29th,  1865. 

Webner,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  discharged  July  4th,  1865. 

Welch,  Michael,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
veteran  volunteer  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

West,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  O.ne  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  June  8th,  1865. 

West,  Peter.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  May  15th,  1865. 

Williams,  David.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Williams,  James.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  died  April 
1st,  1864. 

Williams,  Thomas.  Enrolled  July  21st,  1862,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  last 
record  at  Fort  Marcv.Va. 


COMPANY    H. 


603 


Winn,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wohlexs,  Christopher.  Enrolled  September  29th,  1861,  at  New  York  ; 
age  22. 

Williams.  William  H.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn; 
•wounded  in  charge  of  June  18th,  1864,  before  Petersburg. 

Willis,  Alfred  F.  Enrolled  August  23d,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  31  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Wilson,  William  S.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  24 ; 
taken  prisoner  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June  17th, 
1865. 

Wiltsie,  George  B.  Transferred  from  Company  C  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Ream's 
Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  died  in  prison. 

Wood,  William.  Enrolled  August  30th,  1862,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ;  age 
30  ;  killed  at  Five  Forks,  April  2d,  1865. 

Worthington,  George.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Canandaigua  :  sick 
in  hospital  August,  1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wheat,  John  31.,  Corporal.  Transferred  to  the  Invalid  Corps  ;  mustered 
out  January  2d,  1865.  Lima,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y. 

Wheeler,  Thomas  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ; 
transferred  to  the  Navy  in  1863  at  Fort  Marcy  ;  was  afterward  promoted  En 
sign  in  the  Navy. 


604  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 


COMPANY    I. 

ABRAMS,  COLES.  Enrolled  at  Freeport,  Queens  County,  N.  Y.  Further 
record  wanting. 

Agan,  John.  Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Algo,  Alfred.     Absent  sick  at  muster  out  of  company. 

Allen,  James.     Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24. 

Allen,  William.     Enrolled  May  6th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Anderson,  George.     Enrolled  February  20th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Anderson,  John.  Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  34  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Andrew,  John  J.     Enrolled  June  loth.  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Andrews,  William.  Enrolled  January  23d.  1864,  at  Claverack  ;  age  44  ; 
captured  and  died  November  3d,  1864,  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Arbogast,  Philip.  Enrolled  May  17th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  19  ;  wounded 
and  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Armstrong,  Henry.  Enrolled  June  4th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  44  ;  died 
October  7th,  1863,  at  Fort  Richmond,  N.  Y. 

Ayers,  Ames.     Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Bacher,  Charles.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  44  ;  dis 
charged  March  17th,  1864. 

Balcoin,  George.  Enrolled  April  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Barnes,  Peter.     Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  33. 

Bartholomew,  William  O.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Baxter,  Edward.  Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Batavia  ;  age  23  ;  discharged 
November  17th,  1863. 


COMPANY   I. 


605 


Barnum,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1862,  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  26  ;  in  Company  H  ;  transferred  to  Company  I  January  22d,  1864  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Babcock,   William    Oscar.     Enrolled    June    18th,    1863,  at    New    York ; 
wounded  at   Ream's    Station  ;    also   at   South 
Side  R.  R.,  April  2d,  1865  ;  transferred  to  Com 
pany  G,  Sixteenth  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Jan 
uary  23d,  1865.     Goshen,  Orange  County,  N.  Y. 

Beattie,  Thomas.  Enrolled  March  2d,  1864, 
at  New  York  ;  age  34 ;  discharged  January 
26th,  1865. 

Belcher,  William.  Enrolled  June  9th,  1863, 
at  Addison  ;  age  21  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Bentley,  Andrew.  Enrolled  March  30th, 
1863,  at  Albion  ;  age  18. 

Bennett,  Peter.  Enrolled  June  19th,  1863, 
at  Albany  ;  age  28  ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany.  59  Columbia  Street,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Beary,  Jacob.  Enrolled  May  6th,  1863,  at 
Fayette  ;  age  21  ;  was  on  detached  service  with 
First  Rhode  Island  Battery  during  campaign  of 
1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Port  Jervis, 
Orange  County,  N.  Y. 

Beecher,  Andrew.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863, 
at  Buffalo  ;  age  45. 

Berry,  Albert.  Enrolled  April  llth,  1864,  at 
New  York  ;  age  29. 

Blackman,  John.     Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Reed's  Corners  ;  age  23. 

Blackman,  Samuel  H.     Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Corning  ;  age  39. 

Blackwell,  John.     Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  22. 

Blanchard,  Thomas.  Enrolled  June  3d.  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  19  ;  captured 
at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  returned  to  duty  February  7th,  1865  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Bodine,  Theodore.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Waterloo  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  August  14th,  1865. 

Bonacina,  George  M.     Enrolled  May  23d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21. 

Bressenham,  Morris.  Enrolled  May  5th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  40  ;  mus* 
tered  out  with  company. 

Broadwdl,  Edward  C.  Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Balcomb,  George.     Died  March  13th,  1864,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

Brien,  David.  Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  42  ;  died  Au 
gust  12th,  1864,  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  of  disease. 

Brown,  Benjamin.  Wounded  April  6th,  1865,  place  not  stated  ;  discharged 
October  17th,  1865. 

Brown,  Joseph.     Absent  sick  at  muster  out  of  company. 

Bridgwater,  Theodore.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863  ;  age  29  ;  discharged 
April  27th,  1864. 


Wm.  O.  Babcock. 


606  HEAVY    GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Brunell,  Peter,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1363,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  September  2d,  1865. 

Burrell,  Isaac.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ;  discharged 
November  17th,  1864. 

Buckley,  James.  Enrolled  March  18th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ;  was 
wounded  at  Petersburg,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Yorkville,  Ontario, 
Canada. 

Burroughs,  Ira  H.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Centreville  ;  age  29  ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  December,  1864,  at  Salisbury,  a  prisoner. 

Burton,  George.     Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21. 

Bush,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  G  ;  discharged  September  2d, 
1865. 

Callahan,  Bernard.  Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Cammisky,  Thomas.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Campbell,  Allen.  Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  43  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Campbell,  John.     Enrolled  February  18th,  1864,  at  Tompkinsville  ;  age  21. 

Caple,  Robert.     Data  wanting. 

Cornell,  S.  H.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Jamaica,  L.  I.  ;  age  27  ; 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness  ;  mustered  out  June  9th,  1865.  Pear- 
sail's,  Queens  County,  N.  Y. 

Carlton,  Perry  E.  Mustered  out  with  company.  Stromsburg,  Polk  Coun 
ty,  Neb. 

Gary,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  12th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Cassidy,  Patrick.  Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  June  15th,  1865.  78  Washington  Street,  New  York  City. 

Casson,  James.     Record  wanting. 

Caulkins,  Uriah.     Enrolled  May  2d,  1863,  at  Painted  Post  ;  age  44. 

Chafee,  William  E.  Enrolled  May  23d,  1863,  at  Corning  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Charles,  George  R.  Enrolled  April  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Clark,  George  W.     Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  Waterloo  ;  age  18. 

Collins,  Jeremiah.  Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Cook,  George  D.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  39  ;  discharged 
August  19th,  1864. 

Cook,  Stephen.  Enrolled  March  16th,  1863,  at  Albion  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Cathlin,  W.  H.  Enrolled  May  23d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  25  ;  mustered  out 
with  company.  Kendall,  Kan. 

Caulkins,  James  B.  Enrolled  May  2d,  1863,  at  Painted  Post ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Cole,  George  H.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Granger  ;  age  27  ;  died 
September  26th,  1864,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Crocker,  Herrick  C.  Enrolled  March  31st,  1863,  at  Batavia  ;  age  37  ;  died 
October  25th,  1864,  at  City  Point,  Va. 


COMPANY   I.  607 

Clifton,  Henry  M.  Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  40  ;  trans 
ferred  to  Twenty-second  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Crandall,  Delos  M.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1864,  at  Belfast  ;  age  18  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  December  llth,  1864,  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Cree,  Nelson.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  44  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Culling,  Patrick,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  18th,  1863,  at  Batavia  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Cunningham,  Abram.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Jamaica,  L.  I.  ; 
age  18  ;  discharged  April  27th,  1864. 

Daily,  William.  Enrolled  March  24th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Dalton,  Rexford  W.     Died  March  8th,  1864,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

Davidson,  Jonathan.  Enrolled  June  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Downs,  Michael.  Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  37  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Davis,  Darius.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Ghent ;  age  43  ;  mustered 
out  June  9th,  1865. 

Deal,  William.  Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  30  ;  dis 
charged  August  20th,  1864. 

Denning,  William.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Desson,  Frank. 

Dooly,  John.  Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Dunn,  Jesse.  Enrolled  May  21st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Ensign,  Henry.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  discharged 
November  17th,  1863, 

Erway,  William.     Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Espie,  James.     Transferred  to  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Evarts,  Daniel  F.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  25th,  1864,  at  Hector  ;  age 
25  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Romulus,  Seneca  County,  N.  Y. 

Evarts,  James  D.  Enrolled  June  5th,  1863,  at  Waterloo  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Forest  City,  la. 

Fee,  John  W.  Enrolled  March  15th,  1864,  at  Steuben  ;  age  22  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Ferguson,  Lyman.  Enrolled  January  24th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  44  ; 
entered  hospital  at  City  Point  June  22d,  1864. 

Fillmeyer,  John  C. 

Finlin,  Shanly.     Enrolled  May  15th,  1863,  at  Corning  ;  age  25. 

Finn,  Matthew.     Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21. 

Fisher,  George  W.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  6th,  1864,  at  Rochester; 
age  23  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Foley,  Timothy.  Enrolled  April  1st,  1863,  at  Batavia  ;  age  21  ;  discharged 
March  20th,  1864.  Batavia,  N.  Y. 

Freeman,  William.  Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  February  1st,  1864. 


608  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Frewin,  Conley  B.     Enrolled  September  5th,  1862,  at  New  York. 

Frayer,  Andrew  J.  Mustered  out  with  company.  Nunda,  Livingston 
County,  N.  Y. 

Fulton,  Isaac.  Enrolled  January  26th,  1864,  at  Claverack  ;  age  18  ;  died 
October  1st,  1864,  at  City  Point,  from  gunshot  wound— amputation  of  thigh. 

Gardener,  Charles.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Ghent  ;  age  37  ;  mus 
tered  out  \yith  company.  Gilboa,  Schoharie  County,  X.  Y. 

Gardner,  Jonathan.     Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Jamaica  ;  age  31. 

Gates,  William  A.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  42  ;  dis 
charged  April  4th,  1864.  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Gage,  Franklin.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27  ;  died  No 
vember  25th,  1864,  at  Fort  Schuyler. 

Gates,  Peter.     Enrolled  April  17th,  1863,  at  Batavia  ;  age  25. 

German,  Charles  W.  Enrolled  February  17th,  1864,  at  Cartwright  ;  age  27  ; 
discharged  March  4th,  1865. 

Graham,  William.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Gable,  C.  E.     Enrolled  at  Rembock,  la. 

Graney,  Thomas.     Enrolled  February  18th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  36. 

Grant,  Henry.  Enrolled  May  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ;  discharged 
February  1st,  1864. 

Griffiths,  Edward.  Enrolled  April  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ;  trans 
ferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  Spencerport,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y. 

Grant,  Osmer.     Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Masonville  ;  age  29. 

Gregg,  William.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Guernsey,  Samuel  P.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Grangers  ;  age  43  ; 
mustered  out  May  25th,  1865. 

Hardin,  Frank.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Hanson,  George  W.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Hilton  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Haggerty,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  June  18th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Harens,  Edward.  Enrolled  February  26th,  1864,  at  Hector  ;  age  21  ;  ab 
sent  sick  on  muster  out  of  company. 

Harens,  Charles.     Data  wanting. 

Hale,  Robert.     Data  wanting. 

Hare,  George  S.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Copake  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  15th,  1865. 

Harrington,  Bruce,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ; 
age  20  ;  killed  in  action  at  Ream's  Station. 

Harris,  Abraham.     Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Fishkill  ;  age  23. 

Hall,  John.     Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Albany  ;  age  21. 

Harrington,  Wallace,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Heagney,  John  W.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Cartwright ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Henry,  Joseph.  Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Herbert,  George  A.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  21st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
21  ;  discharged  February  24th,  1864,  to  accept  promotion. 


COMPANY    I.  609 

Heiser,  Frank  P.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Waterloo;  age 
32  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Hildon,  James.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Holmes,  Augustus  O.  Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Corning  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Bath,  N.  Y. 

Rowland,  Herschel  W.  Enrolled  January  26th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  10  ; 
discharged  June  21st,  1864. 

Hodge,  George,  Corporal.  Enrolled  April  17th,  1863,  at  New*York  ;  age 
25  ;  died  September  12th,  1864,  near  Petersburg,  of  wounds  received  on  the 
picket  line. 

Howard,  John  H.  Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  40  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Huxford,  Jerome.  Enrolled  February  25th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age 
25. 

Jenison,  John.     Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  32. 

Jones,  William.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Johns,  Henry  D.     Data  wanting. 

Johnson,  John.     Enrolled  May  6th,  1863,  at  Corning  ;  age  22. 

Jocelyn,  William.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Johnson,  Theodore.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Johnson,  William.  Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  March  17th,  1864. 

Judge,  Peter.  Enrolled  September  20th,  1864,  at  Avon  ;  age  40  ;  died  at 
New  Store,  Va.,  April  9th,  1865. 

Kavanagh,  John  F.  Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  dis 
charged  April  21st,  1864. 

Kaufman,  Adam,  Bugler.  Enrolled  May  15th,  1863,  at  Batavia  ;  age  44  ; 
transferred  to  Sixteenth  Regiment,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Kelsey,  George.  Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  22  ;  died  at  Da 
vid's  Island,  July  7th,  1864. 

Keegan,  Francis.  Enrolled  January  9th,  1864,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Kexnan,  Barney.     Enrolled  May  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  18. 

King,  William  R.  Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  19th,  1865. 

Kibbe,  Nelson.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Utica  ;  age  23  ;  discharged 
August  12th,  1865. 

Kirby,  Robert.     Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21. 

Knapp,  Abram  S.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Katonah,  Westchester  County,  N.  Y. 

Lane,  Peter.  Enrolled  April  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Lange,  John.  Enrolled  February  19th,  1864,  at  Red  Hook  ;  age  23  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Dobbs  Ferry,  N.  Y. 

Lasher,  Abram.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Copake  ;  age  26  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Lane,  Daniel.  Enrolled  April  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  39  ;  discharged 
June  16th,  1865. 


610  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

La  Grange,  John  W.  Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Addison  ;  mustered  out 
June  21st,  1865. 

Lautenslager,  William.  Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Waterloo  ;  age  26  ;  died 
at  City  Point,  January  9th,  1865. 

Laker,  Edward.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  died  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  February  14th,  1864. 

Lappin,  William  G.     Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20. 

Larned,  'Grant,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age 
32  ;  transferred  to  Company  F. 

Lewis,  Charles  J.  Enrolled  April  10th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  escaped  from  Salisbury,  N.  C.  ;  discharged  October 
15th,  1864. 

Lewis,  George.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Lennon,  Charles  P.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Gallatin  ;  age  35  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Leonard,  Oscar.  Enrolled  February  18th,  1864,  at  Tompkinsville  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Love,  Julian.  Enrolled  April  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Lovett,  Thomas.  Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  33  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Lord,  Horatio.  Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Claverack  ;  age  21  ; 
veteran  from  Eightieth  New  York  Volunteers ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany. 

Lockwood,  James  C.     Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Matthew,  John.  Enrolled  February  13th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

May,  Philip.  Enrolled  February  19th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  33  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Marshal],  Willis.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Manning,  Redman.  Enrolled  May  8th,  1863,  at  Batavia  ;  age  43  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Mason,  Robert.  Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Macomber,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  mus 
tered  out  February  7th,  1865. 

Mabee,  Albert.  Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21  ;  wounded 
and  transferred  to  Ninety -second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  Water 
loo,  N.  Y. 

Maddron,  John.     Enrolled  February  2d,  1864  ;  age  19. 

Martin,  Jules.     Enrolled  January  25th,  1864  ;  age  24. 

Mahoney,  John,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  24  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

McChesney,  John,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
22  ,  mustered  out  with  company. 

McCune,  James.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20  ;  mustered 
out  July  28th,  1865. 


COMPANY   I.  611 

McCulley,  John  M.  Enrolled  February  26th,  1864,  at  Cartwright ;  age  36  ; 
on  detached  duty,  Artillery  Brigade,  at  muster  out. 

McCoy,  Henry.     Enrolled  February  19th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  24. 

McCanii,  Michael.  Enrolled  April  3d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Mclntosh,  Lafayette.     Died  September  15th,  1864,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

McHarg,  William,  Corporal.  Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  August  10th,  1865. 

McManus,  Patrick.     Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28. 

McMann,  John.  Enrolled  April  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31  ;  discharged 
September  25th,  1863. 

McShean,  Hugh.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  21  ;  died  Oc 
tober  3d,  1864,  at  hospital  near  Petersburg. 

Merkle,  Lawrence.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  38  ;  mustered 
out  June  9th,  1865. 

Miggins,  John.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  27  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Millspaugh,  Nicholas,  Sergeant.     Mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Morris,  John.  Enrolled  August  21st,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  died  June  21st, 
1864,  at  Chester  Hospital,  Pa. 

Morehouse,  Samuel.     Mustered  out  June  5th,  1865.     Lawrenceville,  Pa. 

Murray,  Martin,  V.  B.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Jamaica  ;  age  27  ; 
wounded  in  front  of  Petersburg  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  East  Rocka- 
way,  Queens  County,  N.  Y. 

Neil,  George  H.  Enrolled  February  17th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
veteran  ;  served  in  Sixty-second  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Newstattle,  Simon.  Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Newberry,  James.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  6th,  1865.  Coxsackie,  Green  County,  N.  Y. 

Newman,  Oscar  H.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864  ;  age  21  ;  discharged 
August  6th,  1865. 

Nixon  John  W.     Discharged  December  20th,  1864. 

Nuirent,  Francis.  Enrolled  February  17th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  23  ;; 
discharged  March  30th,  1864. 

O'Brien,  Daniel.  Enrolled  October  5th,  1864,  at  Kingston  ;  age  28  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Ogden,  John.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Angelica  ;  age  27  ;  died  at 
Fort  Williams,  Va.,  July  9th,  1865. 

Orser,  David  H.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  44  ;  v<  1.  ran  ; 
served  in  Eighty-sixth  O.  V.  I.  ;  discharged  September  17th,  1865. 

Orser,  Albert  W.,  Sergeant.  Date  of  enrolment  wanting  ;  mustered  out 
with  company.  Resides  at  Sunfield.  Eaton  County,  Mich. 

O'Toole,  Luke.  Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  24  ;  died  March 
17th,  1864,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

Palmer,  William.     Enrolled  April  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  :  age  24. 

Petrie,  Alexander.  Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  20  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 


612  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Piffer,  Charles  W.     Enrolled  April  22d,  1863.  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Potter,  Merritt.  Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Corning  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Westfield,  Pa. 

Potter,  Ira.  Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Corning  ;  age  35  ;  mustered  out 
June  7th,  1865.  Corning,  N.  Y. 

Prior,  George.     Enrolled  June  4th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18. 

Putnam,  Lewis,  Corporal.     Mustered  out  with  conrpany. 

Rasor,  John  J.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  April  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  45  ; 
discharged  September  25th,  1863. 

Richmond,  Henry  A.,  Drummer.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Roches 
ter  ;  age  15  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  16  Broadway,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Riley,  Jeremiah.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  36  ;  dis 
charged  July  llth,  1864. 

Rogers,  John.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  38  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Rorison,  Charles  E.  Enrolled  May  4th,  1883,  at  Waterloo  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Rogers,  Harris.  Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  45  ;  discharged 
March  20th,  1864.  Freeport,  Queens  County,  N.  Y. 

Ryerson,  John.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Ryan,  Peter.     Mustered  out  with  company. 

Ryan,  Walter.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  18  ;  discharged 
April  llth,  1864. 

Ryan,  Patrick.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  37  ;  dis 
charged  November  23d,  1864. 

Santorn,  Trefile.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1862,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  28  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  18lh,  1865. 

Savage,  Thomas  J.  Enrolled  February  12th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  423  Green  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Schenkoenig,  Frank.  Enrolled  February  19th,  1864,  at  Red  Hook  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Reeseville,  Logan  County,  Kan. 

Schmitt,  Charles.  Enrolled  March  18th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  30.  Free- 
port,  N.  Y. 

Schutt,  Martin.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  discharged 
September  12th,  1864. 

Schwanoll,  John.     Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Jamaica,  L.  I.  ;  age  34. 

Searles,  Andrew  J.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  28  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Sitterly,  George.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  16  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Sharp,  Norman.  Enrolled  June  3,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  September  2d,  1865. 

Shephard,  Andrew  J.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  New  York  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  May  29th,  1865. 

Shephard,  George.  Enrolled  June  19th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  May  22d,  1865. 

Shirley,  Levi,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  6th,  1863,  at  Fayette  ;  age  36  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Fayette,  Seneca  County,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY   I.  613 

Shirley,  Jacob  B.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Fayette  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Shultz,  Ferdinand.     Enrolled  June  16th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  32. 

Siever,  Charles.  Enrolled  May  10th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  discharged 
June  9th,  1865. 

Simons,  Caleb.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1864,  at  Tuscarora  ;  age  37  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Borden,  Steuben  County,  N.  Y. 

Simpson,  William.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21. 

Sitterly,  Henry.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  42  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Sitterly,  Martin.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  Charles.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Jamaica,  L.  I.  ;  age  33 ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  David.     Enrolled  January  26th,  1864,  at  Claverack  ;  age  20. 

Smith,  George  W.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at  Greenport ;  age  46  ; 
discharged  September  2d,  1865. 

Smith,  Hanford,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  6th,  1863,  at  Ogden  ;  age  24  ; 
discharged  March  26th,  1864. 

Smith,  William  S.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Milford  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  August  6th,  1865.  Hancock,  Delaware  County,  N.  Y. 

Snedicker,  John  H.  Enrolled  December  27th,  1861,  at  Canandaigua  ;  vet 
eran  volunteer. 

Snyder,  David.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Tuscarora  ;  age  42  ;  dis 
charged  October  26th,  1864. 

Spencer,  James.  Enrolled  February  19th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  in  hospital  at 
muster  out  of  company. 

Spillesey,  Andrew.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  died  at 
Fort  Ethan  Allen,  February  2d,  1864. 

Sprague,  William.  Enrolled  February  25th,  1864,  at  Kingston  ;  age  29  ; 
mustered  out  May  23d,  1865.  Shandakin,  Ulster  County,  N.  Y. 

Stacy,  Daniel  H.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Poughkeepsie  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  May  31st,  1865. 

Stevens,  Thomas.  Enrolled  April  10th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35  ;  died 
September  12th,  1863,  at  Fort  Richmond,  New  York  Harbor. 

Stivers,  Alexander.  Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  41  ;  dis 
charged  June  24th,  1864. 

Steel,  Jacob.  States  that  he  was  captured  at  Harper's  Ferry  in  1862,  and 
was  a  prisoner  about  six  months,  and  was  discharged  from  the  regiment  at 
Hart's  Island,  N.  Y.,  in  1865.  He  resides  in  Webberville,  Ingham  County,  Mich. 

Stratton,  William.  Enrolled  March  31st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  27th,  1865.  t 

Sullivan,  John  T.  Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Taggart,  Charles.  Enrolled  February  27th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  83  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Templer,  Chester.     Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Corning  ;  age  21. 

Terhunc,  Andrew.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ; 
in  hospital  on  muster  out  of  company. 


614  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Thomber,  William.    Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21. 

Tongue,  Hiram.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Addison  ;  age  3~>  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Tioga,  Pa. 

Van  Alstyne,  Thomas  J.     Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  30. 

Varley,  James.     Enrolled  May  12th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18. 

Walker,  James.     Enrolled  May  13th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  25. 

Wall,  Jacob.  Enrolled  February  llth,  1828,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  28  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Ward,  John.     Enrolled  May  8th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ,  age  22. 

Ward,  Neville.  Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Watenoo  ;  age  24  ;  in  hospital 
on  muster  out  of  company. 

Werner,  John.     Enrolled  December  llth,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  42. 

Westervelt,  Alonzo  G.  Enrolled  January  23d,  1864,  at  Greenport  ;  age  44  ; 
transferred  to  Sixteenth  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Whitham,  George.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18  ;  discharged 
June  17th,  1865. 

Wilcox,  Walter.  Enrolled  April  9th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Centreville,  la. 

Weldman,  William.  Enrolled  February  25th,  1864,  at  Jamaica  ;  age  38  ; 
mustered  out  June  13th,  1865. 

Williams,  Marcus.  Veteran  volunteer  ;  served  in  Eighty-sixth  New  York 
Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Wilsea,  George  W.  Enrolled  February  19th,  1864,  at  Red  Hook  ;  age  35  ; 
discharged  August  6th,  1865. 

White,  Hamilton.  Enrolled  June  5th,  1863,  at  Addison  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  July  6th,  1865.  Lindley,  Steuben  County,  N.  Y. 

Wooley,  Andrew  J.  Enrolled  May  4th,  1863.  at  New  York  ;  age  37  ;  dis 
charged  January  12th,  1864. 

Wright,  Eli.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Livingston  ;  age  23  ;  in  hos 
pital  on  muster  out  of  company. 

Wright,  James.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Addison  ;  age  22  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 


COMPANY   K. 


COMPANY   K. 


First  Serg't  Samuel  Beswick. 

Serg't  Chas.  II.  Gaecoigne. 


Wm  H.  Boyce. 


Corp'l  M.  A.  Smith. 


ALDERMAN,  MEL.VIN.  Enrolled  April  6th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
wounded  in  right  elbow  May  19th,  1864  ;  transferred  December  2d,  1864, 
to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  Hedgesville,  Steuben  County,  N.  Y. 


616  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Alexander,  Frederick.  Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;.age  19  ;  dis 
charged  August  6th,  isi;:;. 

Allen,  Erasmus  D.     Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Allen,  Henry.     Enrolled  March  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  38. 

Allen,  William.  Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865. 

Austin,  Henry  S.     Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Babcock,  Simon.     Enrolled  March  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Bailey,  George  M.  Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  September  12th,  1865. 

Baird,  Richard  T.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  44  ;  mustered 
out  June  22d,  1865. 

Barron,  Patrick.     Enrolled  January  9th,  1864,  at  Caneadea  ;  age  24. 

Benning,  Benjamin  H.     Enrolled  March  12th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Bennett,  Robert.     Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Beisheim,  Justus.  Enrolled  January  22d,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ; 
transferred  July  7th,  1865  ;  veteran  volunteer  ;  former  service  in  Band  Twen 
ty-six,  New  York  Volunteers. 

Beswick,  Samuel,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  21.  Transferred  from  Company  L  November  26th,  1864. 

Bidwell,  Frederick.  Enrolled  June  18th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Bingham,  Casey.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Centreville  ;  age  24; 
died  August  llth,  1864. 

Binsworth,  David.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Black,  William.     Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  34. 

Blosied,  William.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Baum,  Charles.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  39  ;  mus 
tered  out  July  8th,  1865. 

Boland,  Michael.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865.  418  Ninth  Avenue,  Bearer  Falls,  Pa. 

Bowman,  George.  Enrolled  January  2J,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  17  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Boyce,  William  H.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  age  25  ;  suf 
fered  sunstroke  at  Deep  Bottom  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with 
company.  Owasso,  Shiawassee  County,  Mich. 

Boy  land,  Owen.     Enrolled  January  23d,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35. 

Bradley,  William.  Enrolled  February  4th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  41  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Brenon,  James.     Enrolled  March  12th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Breman,  Michael.     Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  :  age  23. 

Britton,  George.     Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  36. 

Brown,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Brown,  Aaron  R.     Enrolled  March  5th.  1863,  at  Rochester. 

Brown,  David.     Enrolled  April  17th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Brown,  John.     Enrolled  May  7th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26. 


COMPANY  K.  617 

Bruner,  Owen.     Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Browning,  Jacob.     Enrolled  March  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  42. 

Bryant,  John.  Enrolled  July  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  818  Tenth  Avenue,  New  York. 

Budd,  William.     Enrolled  March  12th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21. 

Bunuell,  Benjamin.     Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  28. 

Burke,  William.     Enrolled  April  9th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28. 

Burnes,  James.  Enrolled  June  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Burrows,  William.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  40  ;  killed 
May  19th,  1864. 

Bushuell,  John.     Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30. 

Butler,  Thomas.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Caleb,  Thomas.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Cady,  Francis.  Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18  ;  died  April 
1st,  1865. 

Campbell,  Arthur.     Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Campbell,  John.  Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Calendar,  Alexander.     Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  38. 

Calkins,  John  P.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  34  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Coudersport,  Pa. 

Callin,  Francis.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Capron,  Edward.     Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  43. 

Carr,  James.     Enrolled  April  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

Cassady,  James.     Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Champion,  William.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Clare,  Michael,  Corporal.  Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Clark,  Adam.     Enrolled  May  6th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44. 

Clark,  Curtis.  Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  discharged 
May  17th,  1864. 

Clark,  George  W.     Enrolled  February  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44. 

Clair,  Henry.     Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  21. 

Clark,  John  G.  Enrolled  September  2d,  1864,  at  Burlingham  ;  age  16  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Clegg,  Thomas.     Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35. 

Collins,  George  W.     Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Coldmorning,  Frederick.  Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ; 
wounded  at  Cold  Harbor,  Va.,  June  4th,  1865  ;  transferred  April  15th,  1865,  to 
Company  One  Hundred  and  Twelfth,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Cole,  Samuel.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  42  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Collins,  Eugene.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20  ;  killed 
October  25th,  1864. 

Connors,  Brian.     Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  Lewistown  ;  age  26. 


618  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Connor,  Thomas  J.  Enrolled  March  30th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  transferred 
October  8th,  1863. 

Cook,  William  H.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Cook,  Ziba.  Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  19  ;  killed  in  action 
October  27th,  1864,  near  Petersburg,  Va. 

Colby,  John  P.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  38 ; 
discharged  July  20th,  1865. 

Cornwright,  William  H.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Elizabeth  ;  age 
23  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Lewis,  Essex  Coun 
ty,  N.  Y. 

Cook,  Thomas.     Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  30. 

Cooper,  James.     Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27. 

Cooper,  James.     Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22. 

Corrie,  James  F.  Enrolled  April  10th,  1863,  at  Rochester ;  age  29 ; 
wounded  and  transferred  October  23d,  1864,  to  Company  H,  Tenth  Regi 
ment,  Veteran  Recerve  Corps. 

Cosino,  Monticello.     Enrolled  May  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Cross,  Edgar.  Enrolled  February  5th,  1864,  at  Elizabethtown  ;  age  18 ; 
wounded  in  action  May  19th,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865,  with  company.  37  Mary  Street,  Utica,  N.  Y. 

Cross,  Peter,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1864,  at  Elizabethtown  ; 
age;  18  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Cusick,  Matthew.  Enrolled  April  6th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ;  dis 
charged  September  17th,  1865,  for  disability,  at  hospital.  Dangerneld,  Va. 

Dailey,  James.     Enrolled  April  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Daly,  Patrick.     Enrolled  May  2d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Davis,  James.  Enrolled  September  22d,  1864,  at  Rochester  :  age  35 ; 
wounded  April  2d.  1865,  at  Sutherland  Station,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  June  9th, 
1865. 

Dawson,  James.  Enrolled  May  5th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  41  ;  transfern-d 
May  2d,  1864,  to  the  Navy. 

Dearman,  Robert.  Enrolled  March  5th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  34  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

De  Russey,  Stephen.  Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ;  killed 
in  action  June  23d,  1864,  near  Petersburg,  Va. 

Derbyshire,  William.  Enrolled  February  9th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  27 ; 
killed  in  action  May  19th,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania,  Va. 

Devereaux,  John  W.     Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  34. 

Diamond,  Henry.     Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25. 

Dickinson,  George  W.     Enrolled  April  loth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Dickersou,  William.     Enrolled  May  8th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  40. 

Dinneen,  Michael.     Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  26. 

Diamond,  A.  J.  Enrolled  June  16th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  23  ;  wounded 
April  2d,  1865,  at  Sutherland  Station,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  June  14th,  1865. 

Dixon,  John.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  23. 

Danelly,  Arthur.     Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18. 

Darfen,  Andrew.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn;  age  29;  trans 
ferred  from  company  October  19th,  1864.  Piermont,  Rockland  County,  N.  Y. 


COMPANY   K.  619 

Dartar,  Carl.  Enrolled  August  1st,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Doscher,  Glous.     Enrolled  August  3d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  33. 

Douglas,  Charles.     Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20. 

Downey,  James.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  30  ;  dis 
charged  August  15th,  1865.  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 

Dunlop,  Josiah  A.  Enrolled  March  24th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  19  ;  dis 
charged  March  18th,  1864. 

Downer,  Parley  S.  Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  33  ;  dis 
charged  August  16th,  1865.  Chittenango,  N.  Y. 

Dresser,  Albert.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  killed 
in  action  May  19th,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania,  Va. 

Dugan,  John.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

Dunn,  Michael.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18. 

Dunn,  William  E.     Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Durginon,  Matthias.     Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20. 

Edwards,  John.  Enrolled  January  29th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  28  ;  trans 
ferred  May  2d,  1864,  to  the  Navy. 

Ellis,  Hamilton  N.  Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  31  ;  wounded 
and  transferred  May  4th,  1865,  to  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 
Ottawa,  Putnam  County,  O. 

Ellis,  James.     Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Ellis,  William.  Enrolled  March  21st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Enwright,  Timothy.     Enrolled  March  30th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  42. 

Erhart,  Hermon.  Enrolled  January  27th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  34 ; 
wounded  in  action  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  23d,  1864  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Fisher,  John  S.     Enrolled  April  16th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  37. 

Fitzgerald,  Louis.     Enrolled  May  8th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  21. 

Fitzpatrick,  Florence.     Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32. 

Farrled,  Elijah  P.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ; 
^e  20  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Fox,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  March  4th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18  ;  discharged 
May  27th,  1864.  Honolulu,  N.  C. 

Francisco,  Josiah  D.  Enrolled  April  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ;  dis 
charged  June  19th,  1865. 

Frost,  Enos  R.  Enrolled  April  1st,  1863,  at  Syracuse  ;  age  27  ;  wounded 
and  transferred  May  4th.  1865,  to  Company  Forty-second,  Second  Battalion, 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Fullington,  Winslow.  Enrolled  April  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  discharged 
June  7th,  1865. 

Gardenier,  John.     Enrolled  June  7th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  22. 

Gascoigne,  Charles  H. ,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Roches 
ter  ;  20  age.  Of  him  Colonel  S.  F.  Goujd  <jives  the  following  sketch  :  "  Charles 
H.  Gascoigne  joined  Company  K,  Fourth  Regiment  New  York  Heavy  Artillery, 
as  a  veteran  from  the  Thirteenth  New  York  Volunteer  Infantry  in  January, 
1864,  and  participated  in  all  the  engagements  of  his  regiment.  Being  on  advance 
skirmish  line  on  the  Boydton  Road,  a  second  line  of  skirmishers  was  sent  out 


620  HEAVY  GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

•without  knowing  of  those  in  front.  At  the  risk  of  his  life,  Sergeant  Gascoigne 
rushed  out  and  gave  signal  of  the  fact  that  Union  pickets  were  there.  At 
Sutherland  Station  he  did  successful  firing  at  the  rebs,  who  were  working 
the  field-guns,  until  he  received  a  slight  scalp  wound,  which  knocked  him  out 
for  the  time  being.  Sergeant  Gascoigne  was  with  his  company  from  date  of 
joining  until  its  final  muster  out  of  service,  being  neither  sick  nor  wounded 
sufficient  to  make  him  give  up  or  go  to  hospital.  At  the  Grand  Review  at 
Washington  many  banners  with  mottoes  on  were  exposed  ;  if  the  following 
one  was  true  then  it  is  doubly  so  to-day,  and  applies  well  to  such  volunteers  as 
Charles  Gascoigne  :  '  The  only  National  debt  we  can  never  pay  is  the  debt  we 
owe  to  the  victorious  Union  soldiers.'  "  He  was  mustered  out  with  the  com- 
pany.  Post-office  address,  Jasper,  Lenawee  County,  Mich. 

Gebman,  Francis.  Enrolled  July  29th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  38  ;  died 
October  23d,  1864. 

Gemmel,  Adam.     Enrolled  May  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35. 

Gerhardt,  Charles.     Enrolled  February  llth,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22. 

Gleason,  Thomas  F.     Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Brook  Haven  ;  age  27. 

Glenn,  Charles.     Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Gibson,  John.     Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  24. 

Gilligan,  Edward.     Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Goodridge,  Nerrel  B.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  23  ;  transferred  April  14th,  1865,  to  the  Navy. 

Golden,  William.     Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  38. 

Gowley,  Alfred.     Enrolled  June  16th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21. 

Gordon,  Peter,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ; 
killed  May  19th,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania,  Va. 

Gorritt,  John.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1864,  at  Plattsburg  ;  age  31  ;  dis 
charged  June  3d,  1865. 

Gorritt,  Joel.  Enrolled  February  4th,  1864,  at  Elizabethtown  ;  age  24  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Grant,  Henry  M.  Enrolled  May  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ;  trans 
ferred  December  7th,  1863,  to  Company  I. 

Griffin,  John.     Enrolled  May  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32. 

Guyanne,  Thomas.  Enrolled  April  24th,  1863,  at  Niagara  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Hagar,  William.     Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  i8. 

Hall,  John  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester;  age  18; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  19  North  Lansing  Street, 
Albany,  N.  Y. 

Halstead,  Adelbert.  Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  August  1st,  1865. 

Hamilton,  John  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age 
21  ;  died  May  18th,  1864. 

Harmon,  William.     Enrolled  April  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Harris,  John.     Enrolled  March  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Harrop,  Henry.     Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  21. 

Harrington,  Timothy.     Enrolled  March  2.1111,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22. 

Hasting,  Nelson.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  37  ;  died 
April  18th,  1864. 


COMPANY  K.  621 

Henderson,  John.  Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  32  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Hennasy,  Michael.     Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Hodgson,  John.  Enrolled  May  6th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ;  discharged 
September  9th,  1865. 

Howard,  Thomas  W.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age 
22  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Huddon,  William.     Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  40. 

Husbard,  Richard,  Corporal.  Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
18  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Hyatt,  John  H.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  died  March 
23d,  1864. 

Ingham,  James.     Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Irving,  Edward  H.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Brooklyn ;  age  18 ; 
wounded  May  19th,  1864  ;  captured  April  2d,  1865  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865,  with  company.  His  widow  resides  at  Astoria,  Queens 
County,  N.  Y. 

Jarves,  James.     Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Jennings,  John.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

Jenks,  Wood  burn  C.     Enrolled  December  4th,  18,  at  63  Rochester  ;  age  22. 

Johnson,  James.     Enrolled  February  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28. 

Johnson,  Thomas.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  18. 

Johnson,  Tracy.     Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  36. 

Jones,  Richard.     Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Jones,  Richard.     Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Jeroleman,  Baxton.     Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Kabaska,  John.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Kellehed,  Patrick.  Enrolled  March  4th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Kelly,  Thomas,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age 
22  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Kent,  James.     Enrolled  May  15th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  24. 

Ketchum,  Howard.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ; 
discharged  May  16th,  1865. 

Kinnear,  Robert,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Niagara  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Kirgen,  Michael.     Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Knapp,  Robert.  Enrolled  February  9th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ;  killed 
in  action  May  19th,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania,  Va. 

Labar,  Dennis.     Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Labar,  Joseph.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  died 
March  13th,  1864. 

Laidlaw,  John  A.     Enrolled  April  1st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

Lange,  Gustave.     Enrolled  February  llth,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Lamkins,  George  D.     Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Lamren,  Henry.     Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  25. 

Laughlen,  Benson  L.     Enrolled  April  20th,  1863.  at  Volney  ;  age  24. 

Lavery,  Felix.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  39  ;  discharged 
March  20th,  1865. 


622  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Laurence,  "William  W.  Enrolled  April  2d;  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  32  ; 
discharged  April  20th,  1865. 

Ledinghan,  Wilbur.     Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22. 

Lee,  James.     Enrolled  April  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23. 

Leedy,  William.  Enrolled  April  24th,  1863,  at  Niagara  ;  age  25  ;  discharged 
February  24th,  1864. 

Lent,  George.  Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  dis 
charged  December  31st,  1864.  725  First  Avenue,  New  York. 

Lent,  William  V.  Enrolled  April  6th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  trans 
ferred  January  31st,  1865  ;  wounded  at  Spottsylvania,  Va.  725  First  Avenue, 
New  York. 

Leo,  Michael.     Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  24. 

Leonard,  Dennis.  Enrolled  June  17th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  36  ;  mustered 
out  July  3d,  1865. 

Lettlier,  Frederick.  Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  38 ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th.  1865. 

Lilley,  Charles,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with 
company. 

Long,  James.  Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  36  ;  died  Sep 
tember  17th,  1864. 

Louderman,  Oliver.    Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Loundes,  Thomas.     Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24. 

Luckhurst,  Edwin.  Enrolled  March  16th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
left  the  service  September  12th,  1865.  Chicago,  111. 

Mack,  Philander.     Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25. 

Madison,  William  H.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Mahan,  Martin.     Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Mahoney,  Jeremiah.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  'with  company. 

Mann,  John  H.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Markey,  Thomas.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30  ; 
veteran  volunteer  ;  former  service  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Eighth  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Marsell,  Julius.  Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  died  De 
cember  llth,  1863. 

Marshall,  David.     Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  43. 

Matthias,  Lewis  G.     Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  43. 

McAlister,  James.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

McBeane,  George.     Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

McCarrall,  Terence.     Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  21. 

McCormick,  Francis.     Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

McCoy,  Jaboc.     Enrolled  April  24th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  29. 

McCune,  James.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

McCue,  Patrick.     Enrolled  April  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  37. 

McDermolt,  James.     Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  44. 

McDermott,  William,  Sergeant.     Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ; 


COMPANY   K.  623 

age  20  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  155  North  Ox 
ford  St.,  Brooklyn. 

McDonald,  Albert,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  age 
18  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Kendall,  Orleans 
County,  N.  Y. 

McDonald,  Simon,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  age 
26  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Gaines  Station, 
Genesee  County,  Mich. 

McDonald,  Richard.  Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
discharged  January  27th,  1864.  East  Newbern,  Jersey  County,  111. 

McDonough,  Thomas.  Enrolled  March  23d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

McDonald,  James  A.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  22  ;  discharged  July  6th,  1865. 

McDougal,  Martin.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Elizabethtown  ;  age 
22  ;  discharged  July  28th,  1865. 

McEwen,  John.     Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25. 

McGay,  Lawson.     Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  36. 

Mclntosh,  Daniel.  Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

McKinney,  Edwin.     Enrolled  February  9th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  22. 

McKinney,  Thomas,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Canan- 
daigua  ;  age  21  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

McKiel,  William.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ; 
mustered  out  July  7th,  1865. 

McLaughlin,  James.     Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  24. 

Mark,  Lawrence.  Enrolled  February  1st,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  39  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Metz,  John.  Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Michaels,  Francis.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  9th,  1865. 

Miller,  James.     Enrolled  April  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Miller,  Lewis  A.  Enrolled  April  14th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Newaygo,  Mich. 

Millspuugh,  Walter.     Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Molekamp,  Luke.  Enrolled  April  16th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  September  7th,  1863. 

Moran,  Thomas.  Enrolled  January  25th,  1864,  at  Avon  ;  age  32  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Moore,  Nathaniel.     Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Moore,  Thomas.     Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  22. 

Moore,  Peter  E.,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age 
18;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  120  Lafayette  St., 
Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

Morgan,  Charles  A.     Enrolled  February  19th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Morgan,  Frank  W.  Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  25  ;  wounded 
May  19th,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania,  Va.  ;  discharged  October  21st,  1864,  at  Da 
vid's  Island,  N.  Y.  Wellington,  O. 


624  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Morris,  Charles.     Enrolled  March  31st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Morris,  William  H.  Enrolled  March  24th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  29  ; 
wounded  at  Spottsylvania  ;  discharged  May  31st,  1865.  Fairport,  N.  Y. 

Mulford,  Samuel  E.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  age  33  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Murdock,  Byron.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Murphy,  James.  Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865.  with  company. 

Murphy,  John.  Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  30  ;  discharged 
March  9th,  1865. 

Murphy,  Thomas,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  19  ;  wounded  at  Spottsylvania,  Va.  ;  transferred  May  18th,  1865,  to  Com 
pany  M. 

Murphy,  Patrick.     Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Murphy,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Murray,  James.     Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  :  age  18. 

Murray,  John  H.     Enrolled  May  27th,  Ib63,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Myers,  Henry.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New 'York  Heavy 
Artillery. 

Nestar,  John.  Enrolled  December  llth,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  dis 
charged  April  llth,  1864. 

Nicholson,  Walter  N.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Elizabethtown  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Nolan,  James.     Enrolled  March  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28. 

Nolan,  John.     Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

O'Connor,  Charles.  Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Lewistown  ;  age  26  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

O'Brien,  Patrick.     Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23. 

O'Brien,  William.  Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  18  ;  wounded 
at  Sutherland,  Va.,  April  2d,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June  30th,  1865. 

O'Donnell,  Charles.     Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  :  age  20. 

O'Donnell,  Edward.     Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

O'Grady,  James.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

O'Flaherty,  Darby.  Enrolled  February  5th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

O'Malra,  Martin.     Enrolled  May  14th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  29. 

O'Sullivan,  John.  Enrolled  July  19th,  1864,  at  Troy  ;  age  35  ;  wounded 
April  2d,  1865,  near  Petersburg,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  June  28th,  1865. 

Orcott,  Amba.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  131  Hamilton  Place,  Roches 
ter,  N.  Y. 

Osborn,  Frederick.  Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Parker,  George.     Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  39. 

Parkhurst,  George  M.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  19  ;  killed  April  2d,  1865. 


COMPANY   K.  625 

Parkhurst,  Lyman  W.  Enrolled  January  15th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  June  23d,  1865. 

Patterson,  Marion.  Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23 ;  dis 
charged  January  4th,  1864,  to  accept  promotion  in  another  regiment. 

Paul,  Christopher.  Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn ;  age  39  ;  trans 
ferred  May  2d,  1864,  to  the  navy. 

Paulson,  Hans.  Enrolled  February  3d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  26  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company  by  promotion. 

Pear,  Peter,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ; 
transferred  March  29th,  1865. 

Peck,  El  wood.     Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Peck,  Alfred  J.  Enrolled  May  12th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Penseler,  Augustus.     Enrolled  May  7th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  43. 

Phelin,  Maurice.  Enrolled  April  llth,  1863,  at  Niagara  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Phinn,  Michael.     Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22. 

Pierce,  George  E.  Enrolled  September  9th,  1864,  at  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.  ; 
age  34  ;  mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Pitney,  Luke  A.     Enrolled  April  1st,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18. 

Powell,  Frederick.     Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Prendergast,  Michael.     Enrolled  April  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Putnam,  William.     Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  23. 

Race,  Leonard.     Enrolled  April  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Raymond,  James.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Raymond,  John  E.     Enrolled  April  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Remm,  Fritz  A.  Enrolled  February  llth,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  April  2d,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June  21st,  1865. 

Reynolds,  George  W.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Ribble,  Hiram  M.     Enrolled  March  27th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  26. 

Rich,  Hiram  W.  Enrolled  January  22d,  1864,  at  Penfleld  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Richmond,  Auguste.     Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27. 

Ricker,  Alfred.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Riely,  Patrick.     Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Riley,  John.     Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  29. 

Robertson,  George.  Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  419  North  Avenue,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Robinson,  John.     Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  29. 

Roderick,  Stephen  D.     Enrolled  May  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44. 

Rowley,  Solomon.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York 
Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Rushman,  Joseph.  Enrolled  August  3d,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  38  ;  dis 
charged  June  14th,  1865. 

Rubellen,  Frank.     Enrolled  July  19th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  29. 

Ruevet,  Clement.     Enrolled  July  19th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  34. 


626  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Rusco,  Lewis  I.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1863,  at  Elizabcthtown  ;  age 
23  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Rusco,  Thomas  L.  Enrolled  December  12th,  1863,  at  Elizabethtown  ;  age 
19  ;  died  April  22d,  1865,  of  wounds  at  Harewood  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Russell,  Joseph  L.     Enrolled  Murch  10th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  41. 

Ryan,  John,  Jr.  Enrolled  June  15th.  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  26  ;  died  Sep 
tember  loth,  1863,  in  hospital,  at  Fort  Hamilton,  N.  Y.  H. 

Ryan,  Thomas  H.     Enrolled  June  4th.  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Ryan,  Matthew.     Enrolled  April  llth,  1863.  at  Rochester  ;  ag«-  :;'.». 

Snyder,  Jacob.  Enrolled  March  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Schumm,  Charles.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Scott,  James.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  37  ;  died  Decem 
ber  2d,  1864. 

Scott,  John  L.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Searles,  Hiram.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Seymour,  Anthony.     Enrolled  June  20th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  28. 

Shannon,  Joseph.  Enrolled  September  3d,  1864,  at  Plattsburgh  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865.  Westport,  Essex  County,  N.  Y. 

Shaw,  Michael.     Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  27. 

Simonson,  Joseph  H.     Enrolled  April  17th  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23. 

Simmons,  Leonard.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  age  18  ;  died 
July  22d,  1864. 

Sitzer,  James.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  age  27  ;  dis 
charged  May  13th,  1865. 

Skuse,  Thomas.     Enrolled  April  14th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Slaughter,  Robert.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Elizabethtown  ;  age 
24 ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Elizabethtown, 
Essex  County,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  Erastus  L.  Enrolled  December  20th,  1863,  at  Northampton  ;  age 
25  ;  mustered  out  June  9th,  1865.  Northville,  N.  Y. 

Smith,  Henry.     Enrolled  April  17th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Smith,  Major  A.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  age 
41  ,  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Owasso,  Shiawassee 
County,  Mich. 

Smith,  Reyerson  B.     Enrolled  May  13th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  42. 

Smith,  J.  Shippen.     Enrolled  March  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Smith,  William.     Enrolled  April  23d  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Sovey,  John.     Enrolled  April  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20. 

Steele,  Thomas.  Transferred  from  Company  H  Eighth  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Stephens.  Adeal  8.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Elizabethtown  ;  age 
18  ;  mustered  out  September  26th.  1865,  with  company. 

Stevens,  James  A.     Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28. 

Stiles,  Albert.     Enrolled  April  2d.  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 
-  Stilwell,  George.     Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  38, 


COMPANY    K.  627 

Stobridgc,  John.     Enrolled  May  2d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Spauldiug,  Jerome.  Transferred  from  Company  H,  Eighth  New  York  Ar 
tillery  ;  mustered  out  June  26th,  1865. 

Spauldiug,  William  L.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  Linden,  N.  Y. 

Sullivan,  Humphrey.     Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  New  York  :  age  34. 

Terry,  Charles  M.  Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  Volney  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Tetrau,  Edward.     Enrolled  July  2?th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  18. 

Thompson,  Allen.  Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Thompson,  James.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  Sandy  Creek  ;  age 
18  ;  wounded  at  Southerlands  Station,  Va.,  April  3d,  1865  ;  discharged  Octo 
ber  13th,  1865.  • 

Thompson,  James  W.     Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

Titus,  James.     Enrolled  May  19th,  3863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Tischer,  Christian.     Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Turner,  Christopher.  Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Turner,  Richard.     Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  34. 

Tuttle,  William  R. 

Uraine,  Andrie.     Enrolled  April  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  35. 

Vancelle,  Lewis.     Mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Yan  Claeke,  Timothy.  Enrolled  January  15th,  1864,  at  Easton  ;  age  22  ; 
killed  May  19th,  1864. 

Waldron,  Thomas.     Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  23. 

Wall.  Lawrence.  Enrolled  January  30th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19  ;  dis 
charged  January  19th,  1865. 

Wardwell,  Frank,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May 
17th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Warner,  Philo,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January 
18th,  1864,  at  Marenville  ;  age  20  ;  wounded  in 
action  at  Spottsylvania,  Va.,  May  19th,  1864; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 
Gilboa,  N.  Y. 

Ward,  William.  Enrolled  May  13th,  1863,  at 
Rochester  ;  age  34  ;  transferred  October  23d,  1864. 

Washburne,  Valentine.     Enrolled  January  26th,  pwioW 

1864,  at  Avon  ;  age  25  ;    mustered  out  September 
26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Waters,  George  W.     Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Albion  ;  asre  32. 

Whalen,  George.     Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Wheeler,  Edward,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  • 
age  19  ;  transferred  May  19th,  1865,  to  Company  F. 

Whittaker,  Frederick.     Enrolled  April  4th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Whitmore,  Frederick.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester;  age  18; 
muMerud  out  September  26th,  1865.  with  company. 

Wicks,  Edward  W.     Enrolled  April  8lh,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 


628 


HEAVY   GUNS    AND    LIGHT. 


Wilbur,  Egburt.  Enrolled  January  26th,  1864,  at  Avon  ;  age  18  ;  discharged 
January  30th,  1865. 

Wilder,  John  A.     Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  21. 

Wilda,  Henry.  Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Williams,  Andrew  S.     Enrolled  May  21st,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Williams,  John.     Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27. 

Wilson,  John.  Enrolled  June  16th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  wounded 
at  Spottsylvania,  Va.  ;  discharged  May  31st,  1865. 

Wood,  George.     Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23. 

Wood,  James  B.     Enrolled  April  1st,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  43. 

Works,  Warren.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  wounded  October 
29th,  1864,  at  Fort  Morton  in  front  of  Petersburg,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  Septem 
ber  26th,  1865,  with  qpmpany.  Hawley,  Clay  County,  Minn. 

Wright,  James,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1863,  with  company. 

Wright,  William  P.     Enrolled  May  15th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  32. 

Wyncook,  Joshua  A.     Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29. 

Young,  Charles  H.    Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23. 

Young,  Elijah.    Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  36. 

Zali,  Jacob.     Enrolled  April  14th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Zehule,  John.    Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28. 

Zabriskie,  Albert  J.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  New  York  ; 
age  21 ;  transferred  from  regiment  June  21st,  1865. 


COMPANY    L. 


629 


COMPANY    L. 


Trains  of  Second  Army  Corps  Guarded  by  Company  L. 


ACKETT,  JOHN  T.     Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  29. 

Adams,  Henry  K.     Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  18. 

Alnsly,  John.     Enrolled  February  22d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  25. 

Aikens,  Frederick,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  15th,  1863,  at  New  York  ; 
age  33  ;  transferred  June  5th,  1865. 

Allen,  William  B.     Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29. 

Arlington,  "William.     Enrolled  May  21st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Atwood,  Elijah.  Enrolled  April  7th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  45  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Avery,  Julius  B.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  20  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Baas,  August.  Enrolled  May  23d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Ballard,  William  J.  Enrolled  July  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 


630  HEAVY   GUNS    AND   LIGHT. 

Banks,  James  O.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Pawling  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  22d,  1865. 

Banks,  John  O.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Pawling  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Barlow,  George.  Enrolled  February  24th,  1864,  at  Ashford  ;  age  24  ;  dis 
charged  August  5th,  1865. 

Barkey,  Jacob.  Enrolled  March  3d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  42  ;  trans 
ferred  April  12th,  1865. 

Baron,  Lucius  H.  Enrolled  May  5th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Barrett,  Daniel.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  36  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Barrett,  William  H.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Bass,  Le  Roy.     Enrolled  May  23d,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  21. 

Beecher,  Harrison.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  East  Fishkill  ;  age  21  7 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Narrowsburg,  Sullivan 
County,  N.  Y. 

Beekman,  William  A.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  50  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1864,  with  company. 

Beesemann,  John  H.     Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  New  York. 

Bennett,  William.  Enrolled  September  8th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  June  5th,  1865. 

Beswick,  Samuel.     Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Blackwell,  William.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  41  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Blakemau,  Andrew  N.  Enrolled  May  6th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  29  ;  dis 
charged  December  16th,  1864 

Bogg,  John.  Enrolled  May  23d,  1863,  at  Geneseo  ;  age  42  ;  mustered  out 
June  21st,  1863. 

Borris,  Robert.     Enrolled  May  7th,  '.363,  at  Rochester  ;  age  34. 

Brandon,  William.  Enrolled  March  24th,  1864,  at  Kingston  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Brody,  James.     Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  Le  Roy. 

Brown,  Francis.     Enrolled  May  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester. 

Brown,  Thomas,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  25th,  1863,  at  Goshen  ;  age 
22  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865.  West  Bay  City,  Mich. 

Brown,  Thomas  M.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Brownell,  Frank  R.  Wounded  at  Ream's  Station,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  Sep 
tember  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Little  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Bruck,  August.  Enrolled  April  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  June  12th,  1865. 

Bullis,  Hiram.  Enrolled  February  17th,  1864,  at  Batavia  ;  age  28  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Burlingame,  Darius  G.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  3d,  1863,  at  Bethany  ; 
age  29 ;  mustered  out  September  26th.  1865,  with  company.  Le  Roy, 
N.  Y. 

Bumstead,  Henry  D.     Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  Denville  ;  age  19  ; 


COMPANY   L.  681 

mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  135  Terry  St.,  Troy, 
N.  Y. 

Burnham,  Lansing.     Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27. 

Burns,  Patrick.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  31  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Bush,  Ira  F.  E.  Enrolled  March  3d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Butler,  Levi.     Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18. 

Butler,  William.     Enrolled  April  17th.  1863,  at  Le  Roy. 

Caley,  Henry.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Callan,  Patrick.  Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  45  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Callaghan,  Daniel.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Pawling  ;  age  30; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Callahan,  Michael.     Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30. 

Camilo,  Butting.     Enrolled  June  16th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Campbell,  John.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  34  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Campbell,  Thomas,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
28. 

Cane,  Michael.  Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Cantine,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Washington  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Carrigan,  John.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  20 ; 
discharged  April  18th,  1864. 

Carroll,  John.  Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Avon  ;  age  18  ;  transferred, 
1863,  to  Goodwin's  Battery. 

Carter,  Alpheus.     Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  Utica,  age  22. 

Carter,  William.     Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20. 

Casey,  Michael.  Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Cavanaugh,  John  H.  Enrolled  April  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company 

Chandler,  Harvey,  Artificer.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Hampton- 
burg  ;  age  38  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Chapman,  Charles,     Enrolled  April  lltli,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  28. 

Charles,  Edward  F.     Enrolled  April  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30. 

Chillson,  Frank  M.  Enrolled  May  13th,  1863,  at  Geneseo  ;  age  18  ;  trans 
ferred,  1863,  to  Goodwin's  Battery. 

Christian,  Thomas.  Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Christy,  William.  Enrolled  October  27th,  1862,  at  New  York  ;  age  22 ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Clapp,  Frank  C.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  34 ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  witli  company. 

Clark,  Hiram.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Hume  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Hume,  N.  Y. 


632  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Clark,  Hiram.     Enrolled  May  5th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Clark,  James.  Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1865. 

Clark,  John.  Enrolled  May  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  42  ;  mustered  out 
June  21st,  1863. 

Clark,  Lewis.     Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22. 

Clark,  Martin  H.     Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  26. 

Clarke,  John  E.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Roxbury,  Conn. 

Clarkson,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  43  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Clason,  Monroe.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Cohocton  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Cobb,  James.     Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  35. 

Coe,  Charles  C.  Enrolled  November  9th,  1862,  at  Nunda  ;  age  31  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Danville,  Livingston  County, 
N.  Y. 

Collins.  Henry  H.  Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ;  trans 
ferred,  1863. 

Conger,  George  H.  Enrolled  June  18th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  29  ;  discharged 
February  1st,  1864. 

C'onklin,  Dewain,  a  veteran  from  the  Sharpshooters.  Enrolled  October  30th, 
1862,  at  Nunda  ;  age  21  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 
Springfield,  Green  County,  Mo. 

Corbitt,  John.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Oswego  ;  age  37  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Oswego,  N.  Y. 

Corby,  Isaac.     Mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Cosgrove,  John.     Enrolled  May  5th,  1863,  atRochester  ;  age  18. 

Costello,  Patrick.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Cotherell,  Abiatha  V.  Enrolled  April  10th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  37  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Geneseo,  Livingston 
County,  N.  Y. 

Courwright,  John  J.     Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  29. 

Cowl,  Denit  P.  Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  Syracuse  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1865. 

Crawford,  John  H.     Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  22. 

Crawford,  Thomas.  Enrolled  April  14th,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  50  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Carr,  Lewis  G.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  30  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Cripp,  Thomas.     Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25. 

Crippen,  Samuel  T.  Enrolled  May  13th,  1863,  at  Gaines  ;  age  43  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Cross,  Marcus  M.  Enrolled  February  17th,  1864,  at  Batavia  ;  age  20  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Crowley,  Henry,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  26th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ; 
age  23. 


COMPANY    L.  633 

Cunningham,  John.     Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24. 

Curtis,  George  F.  Enrolled  April  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Daile,  Christian.     Enrolled  June  16th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  32. 

Darcy,  James.  Enrolled  April  4th  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Darnell,  Thomas.     Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  26. 

Davie,  James.  Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  20  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Davids,  Lawrence  L.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  18  ;  transferred  February  8th,  1865. 

Dawson,  William.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Detrick,  John.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  21  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Devoe,  Peter  H.  Enrolled  February  9th,  1864,  at  Schenectady  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Ypsilanti,  Mich. 

Dobyne,  George.  Enrolled  May  23d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Dowd,  Patrick.     Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35. 

Doyle,  Stephen.  Enrolled  May  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865.  with  company.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Dumphy,  Richard.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Duphner,  Charles.  Enrolled  May  15th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  27  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Durand,  George.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  wounded 
at  Petersburg  January  10th,  1865  ;  discharged  June  10th,  1865.  Buffalo, 
N.  Y. 

Eagan,  Edwin  F.  Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Eckland,  Andrew.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out 
June  2d,  1865. 

Edwards,  George.     Enrolled  May  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26. 

Edwin,  Charles.     Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24. 

Ellmore,  Charles.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863  ;  age  20  ;  wounded  Au 
gust  25th,  1864,  at  Ream's  Station,  Va.  ;  discharged  August  14th,  1865. 
Berea,  Cuyahoga  County,  O. 

Ellmore,  Edward.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863  ;  age  32  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Norwalk,  Conn. 

Emhols,  Simon.  Enrolled  April  24th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Erwin,  Edwin.  Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

Fenton,  Fred.     Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Fitzpatrick,  Michael,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  3d,  1863,  at  Roches 
ter  ;  age  19  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  A  mem 
ber  of  the  Rochester  police  force,  and  resides  at  45  Calvin  St.,  Rochester, 
N.  Y. 


634  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Foote,  Henry  P.  Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  a,<re  22  ;  trans 
ferred  to  non-commissioned  staff  as  hospital  steward. 

Frazer,  Simon  K.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  died 
February  5th,  1864. 

Frederick,  Charles.  Enrolled  April  6th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  43  ;  dis 
charged  February  1st,  1864. 

Frederick,  Peter.  Enrolled  December  16th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Frielinghaus,  Ewald  C.  \V.  Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Xew  York  ;  age 
30. 

Flynn,  Martin  A.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  Cohocton  ;  age  21  ;  mus- 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Flynn,  Richard.  Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Forde,  Daniel.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Fordham,  Newton  N.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  April  llth,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ; 
age  23  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Foster,  Charles.     Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

Foster,  Henry.  Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Gardener,  Harvey.  Enrolled  January  19th,  1864,  at  Bristol  ;  age  35  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Bristol,  N.  Y. 

Gillman,  Gustave.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Gilson,  Albert.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  18  ;  transferred  Au 
gust  22d,  1863,  to  CompanyF,  Second  Battalion,  United  States  Infantry. 

Gilson,  Lewis.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  19  ;  transferred 
August  22d,  1863,  to  Company  F,  Second  Battalion,  Fifteenth  Infantry,  United 
States. 

Gleason,  James.  Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Gleason,  Joseph.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20  ;  trans 
ferred  January  7th,  1864,  to  Company  M  Fourth  New  York  Artillery. 

Gonnio,  Peter.     Enrolled  June  loth,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  31. 

Goodwin,  George.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  23 : 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Greene,  Charles  E.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  19. 

Greine,  Nepomak.  Enrolled  December  llth,  1863  ;  age  43  ;  died  June  2d, 
1865. 

Greeves,  John.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Cohocton  ;  age  22  ;  veteran  ; 
last  served  in  Company  F,  Thirty-fifth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  mustered  out 
September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Greeves,  William.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Cohocton  ;  age  20  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Griffin,  Norman  J.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  21 ; 
died  February  llth,  1864. 

Habbin,  Richard  N.     Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  25. 

Hackett,  Leonard  O.  Enrolled  August  22d,  1864,  at  Hume  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1865. 


COMPANY    L.  635 

Haley,  Thomas.     Enrolled  May"  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  mustered  out  June 
21st,  1863. 

Hall,  Gordon.     Enrolled  February  1st,   1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;   age  35  ;   dis 
charged  May  31st,  1864. 

Hall,  William.     Enrolled  June  18th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  36. 

Hamilton,  Levi.     Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  19. 

Harris,  Alonzo.     Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  40. 

Harris,  Frederick.     Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Harris,  Samuel,  Corporal.     Enrolled  December  23d,   1863,  at  Tarrytown  ; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Harrison,  George  H.     Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Hauser,  Frederick.     Enrolled  December  10th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ; 
discharged  May  2d,  1864. 

Hawes,  Daniel.     Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  39. 

Hayward,  Adrian.     Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  March  17th,  1864. 

Hazeltine,  George.     Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  killed 
October  18th,  1864. 

Heliker,  George.     Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  38  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Hennessy,  Patrick.     Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  43  ; 
discharged*  March  17th,  1864. 

Herne,  John.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  35. 

Hibbard,  Charles.     Enrolled  October  22d,  1864  ;  age  22. 

Hicks,  William^  alias  William  J.  Brooker.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at 
Utica  ;  age  23  ;  discharged  August  4th,  1865.     Fort  Plain,  N.  Y. 

Higgins,  Clark  S.     Enrolled  January  5th,   1864,  at   Tarrytown  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.     Port  Chester,  N.  Y. 

Higgins,  George.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Hill,  Seth.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Roch 
ester  ;  age  37 ;  discharged  August  3d,  1865.  Port 
Chester,  N.  Y. 

Hoagland,  Charles.  Enrolled  March  24th,  1864, 
at  Kingston  ;  age  20  ;  mustered  out  September  26th, 
1865,  with  company.  Ashland,  Greene  County, 
N.  Y. 

Hoges,  Amos.  Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Os- 
wego  ;  age  19. 

Holland,  Edward.  Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at 
Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  Edward  Holland. 

1865,  with  company. 

Holden,  James.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23. 

Holland,  John  F.     Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  29  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th.  1865,  with  company. 

Holmes,  Alexander.     Enrolled  March  2d,   1863,  at   Utica  ;   age  24 ;   dis 
charged  November  17th,  1863 

Hopkins,  William.     Enrolled  June  9th,  1863.  at  Rochester  ;  age  35. 

Howard,  John  A.,  First  Sergeant.    Enrolled  April  8th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  22. 


636  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Howe,  Charles.    Enrolled  February  16th,  1864,  at  Dunkirk  ;  age  36. 

Hunt,  Charles.     Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  24. 

Hurd,  David  H.  Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  25  ;  mustered" 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Huysman,  Theodore,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  December  24th,  1863,  at  New  York ; 
age  36  ;  transferred  January  28th,  1864,  by  promotion  to  Sergeant  Major. 

Hyorth,  Frederick.    Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Interger,  Stephen.    Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  23. 

Jones,  Charles.  Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1865. 

Jones,  Elbert.     Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown. 

Jones,  Franklin.  Enrolled  January  13th,  1864,  at  Cohocton  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  South  Danville,  Livingston 
County,  N.  Y. 

Jones,  Irving.  Enrolled  March  21st,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Jones,  John  F.  Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Jones,  Miron.  Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Pawling  ;  age  36  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Johnson,  Charles.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27. 

Johnson,  George  F.  Enrolled  April  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ;  dis 
charged  April  7th,  1864. 

Jordan,  Cyrus  W.  Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1865. 

Keane,  Michael.  Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  44  ;  dis 
charged,  1863. 

Keller,  William.    Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Syracuse  ;  age  38. 

Kipp,  George.  Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Kirby,  William  H.     Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Klumb,  Andrew  E.    Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  28. 

Koeth,  Theodore.  Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Lake,  Frederick.     Enrolled  April  14th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22. 

Laughlin,  David  A.,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  10th,  1863,  at  Utica; 
age  21  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Lawler,  James.  Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  21  ;  died  January 
21st,  1865. 

Legg,  Waterman,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Oakfield,  Genesee  County, 
N.  Y. 

Leggett,  Charles  M.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  Cohocton  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Lenez,  Benjamin      Enrolled  April  21st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Leonard,  Augustus  R.,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  February  14th,  1863,  at 
Rochester  ;  age  33. 

Leshander,  John  Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  November  3d,  1865 


COMPANY    L.  637 

Lewis,  George,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Lewis,  Walter  K.     Enrolled  June  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35. 

Lilienhoff,  Os«ar  V.     Enrolled  April  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  30. 

Liverman,  Sebastian.  Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Lloyd,  John  C.  Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  31  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th.  1865,  with  company. 

Loomis,  Burgoyne.     Enrolled  May  5th,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  20. 

Loomis,  Walter.     Enrolled  April  24th,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  18. 

Loomis,  William  E.  Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  Geneseo ;  age  25 ; 
wounded  and  transferred  May  llth,  1864,  to  Company  G,  Eleventh  Regiment, 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps.  Pioneer,  Williams  County,  O. 

Luce,  Theodore  W.     Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  18. 

Lynch,  Martin.  Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Maclary,  James.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  Cohocton  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Maier,  Ferdinand.     Enrolled  December  14th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  38. 

Martin,  George.     Enrolled  May  24th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20. 

Mason,  Charles.     Enrolled  April  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Massey,  John.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  38  ;  discharged 
August  27th,  1863. 

Mattocks,  Jesse.  Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  20  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Mayer,  William.     Enrolled  May  21st.  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25. 

McAnnaly,  Patrick.  Enrolled  May  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1865. 

McCarty,  John.     Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  30. 

McCarthy,  John.     Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22. 

McDonald,  James.     Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  24. 

McDonald,  James.     Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  45. 

McDonald,  Richard.     Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

McDougall,  Thomas.  Enrolled  April  9th,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1865. 

McGahan,  James  V.     Enrolled  February  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31. 

McGuire,  Barney.  Enrolled  June  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32  ;  dis 
charged  March  21st,  1864. 

McKaft'ery,  Hugh.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  died 
July  21st,  1865. 

McKee,  Jared.  Enrolled  May  9th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  discharged 
March  17th,  1864. 

McKeown,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

McKinney,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  May  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ,  age  23 ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

McMannis,  Michael,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
19  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

McNeill,  John.    Enrolled  July  8th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  22. 


638  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Meade,  George.    Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  38. 
Merriman,  Charles  M.     Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  36. 
Miller,  David  W.     Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  30  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.     Sing  Sing,  N.  Y. 

Miller,  Ellery  L.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ; 
discharged  July  llth,  1864. 

Millers,  George.  Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Miles,  William.      Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at 
^-'       -\  Cohocton  ;  age  28. 

/^  ^V  Mills,   George  W.     Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at 

/  |9k         Rochester  ;  age  18. 

/  \          Miner,  Charles.     Enrolled  May  8tb,  1863,  at  Roch- 

/  1      ester  ;  a»e  21  ;  discharged  February  1st,  1864. 

Mitchell,  Robert  B.     Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at 
New  York  ;  age  32. 

Moon,  Louis.     Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Utica  ; 
age  28. 

Moral,  James.     Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Os- 
wego  ;  age  22. 

DavidMiller.  Morey,  Thomas  G.  W.     Enrolled  April  14th,  1863, 

at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ;  mustered  out  September  26th, 
1865,  with  company. 

Morgan,  George  W.  Enrolled  February  5th,  1864,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  ; 
j.ge.14. 

Morsey,  Charles  W.     Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  25. 
Mulloney,  Matthew.      Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  26  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 
Myer,  Charles.     Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  26. 
"Nable,  Johannus.     Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 
Narcott,  John.     Enrolled  May  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Naracon,  Samuel,  Jr.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1864.  at  Cohocton  ;  age  29  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company.  Webster,  Monroe  County, 
N.  Y. 

Neil,  William.     Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 
Neil,  Samuel.     Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ;  transferred, 
1863,  to  Goodwin's  Battery. 

Neskern,  George  W.  Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Nye,  George  J.     Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 
O 'Conner,  Thomas.     Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Syracuse  ;   age  38  ;   dis 
charged  March  24th,  1864. 

O'Learie,  Michael.  Enrolled  June  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Olmstead,  Orson  K.  Enrolled  August  25th,  1864,  at  Westmoreland  ;  age  17  ; 
mustered  out  June  5th,  1865,  at  New  York.  Orleans,  Harlan  County,  Neb. 

Olmstead,  William  T.,  a  veteran  from  the  Third  New  York  Infantry,  in 
which  he  served  from  April  21st,  1861,  to  February  8th,  1862.  Enrolled  April 


COMPANY    L.  639 

29th,  1863,  at  Utica ;  age  22  ;  mustered  out  September  26th,  1865,  with  com 
pany.  Seward,  Seward  County,  Neb. 

Oster,  Joseph  S.     Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  23. 

Parker,  Albert.  Enrolled  June  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865,  with  company. 

Parkhurst,  William.  Enrolled  April  27th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Patterson,  James  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Paris  ;  age  33  ;  vet 
eran  ;  last  served  in  Company  B,  Twenty-sixth  New  York  Volunteers  ;  dis 
charged  April  llth,  1864. 

Perry,  John.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  36  ;  discharged 
August  8th,  1865. 

Peterson,  Waldron.     Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  25.    - 

Plunkett,  Patrick.  Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  mustered  out 
June  21st,  1863. 

Prash,  Philip.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Prentice,  Charles.     Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Purdy,  Franklin  M.  J.     Enrolled  June  18th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  19. 

Quick,  Purdy.  Enrolled  March  3d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  34  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Katonah,  N.  Y. 

Raeser,  Paalo.     Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  22. 

Rapp,  George.  Enrolled  April  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Ramson,  John.  Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  28  ;  mustered  out 
June  3d,  1865. 

Reed,  Leonard.  Enrolled  May  7th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Reves,  Horace  H.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  Cohocton  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Riley,  Charles.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester ;  age  41  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Rilly,  Thomas.  Enrolled  November  19th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ; 
discharged  April  llth,  1864. 

Relsy,  Arnold.  Enrolled  April  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  30  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Renel,  Benjamin  C.  Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Rexicker,  Nicholas,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Roches 
ter  ;  age  18 ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Cohocton,  Steuben  County, 
N.  Y. 

Rhoades,  Walter.     Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  22. 

Rice,  Charles  M.  Enrolled  December  2d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30  ;  dis 
charged  August  3d,  1865. 

Richer,  William.  Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  37  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Riley,  Stephen.  Enrolled  February  1st,  1864,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Rivers,  Edward  A.     Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  35. 


640  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Ritztenthaler,  John.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Robinson,  William  C.  Enrolled  November  10th,  1862,  at  Nunda  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Rochford,  Michael,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  March  25th,  1864,  at  New  York  ; 
age  27  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Rorick,  Daniel.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Roy,  Joseph  F.     Enrolled  April  14th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28. 

Ryan,  Dennis.     Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  26. 

Ryan,  Francis.     Enrolled  May  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25. 

Ryan,  Peter  L.     Enrolled  May  14th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24. 

Sabert,  Henry.  Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  38  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Sanford,  Lyman  N.     Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31. 

Saunders,  John.     Enrolled  May  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  32. 

Schler,  Joseph.     Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21. 

Schewhortz,  Charles.  Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  33  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Schidde,  Lewis.  Enrolled  April  6th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  34  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Schneck,  Frank.  Enrolled  December  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Hemlock  Lake,  N.  Y. 

Sciff,  Lucius  A.     Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  18. 

See,  William.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Tarrytovvn  ;  age  45  ;  dis 
charged  March  20th,  1864. 

Seewigs,  Henry.  Enrolled  June  3d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  38  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Senate,  Robert,  Corporal.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester ;  age  22  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Seymour,  Frank.  Enrolled  December  15th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  32  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  New  York  City. 

Sheridan,  John.  Enrolled  March  18th,  1864,  at  Mount  Hope  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Sholse,  Charles,  Enrolled  April  1st,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  September  1st,  1865  ;  a  clerk  in  the  War  Department,  and  resides  at  920 
Pennsylvania  Ave.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Shirden,  James.  Enrolled  February  23d,  1864,  at  New  York ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Middletown,  Orange  County,  N.  Y. 

Sproack,  Christian.  Enrolled  April  3d,  1863,  at  Rochester ;  age  41  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Shurtliff,  Calvin.     Enrolled  May  5th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  18. 

Simmonds,  George  D.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  July  22d,  1864. 

Simonds,  Jeremiah.  Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ; 
mustered  out  June  6th,  1865. 

Simpson,  John.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  16th,  1865.  East  View,  N.  Y. 

Skillin,  Hugh.     Enrolled  April  28th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  18. 


COMPANY    L.  641 

Slone,  Charles  A.  Enrolled  June  loth,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  Frederick,  Principal  Musician.  Enrolled  December  15th,  1863,  at 
New  York  ;  age  35  ;  mustered  out  August  22d,  1865.  United  States  Military 
Home,  Connecticut. 

Smith,  Jarvis,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1864,  at  Lansingburg ; 
age  20  ;  mustered  out  June  16th,  1865. 

Smith,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  June  9th,  1863,  at  New  Y"ork  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  John.  Enrolled  March  3d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  36  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Smith,  Michael.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Smith,  William  H.     Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  20. 

Spike,  Oliver,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  Cohocton  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Spike,  Thaddeus.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Blood's,  Steuben  County,  N.  Y. 

Steames,  John  M.     Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  Syracuse  ;  age  21. 

Stinson,  James.     Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23. 

Stone,  Charles  H.     Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 

Stoneham,  Peter.     Enrolled  June  4th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  40. 

Stringher,  Casper.  Enrolled  April  24th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  40  ;  dis 
charged  March  21st,  1864. 

Sunderland,  Frederick.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age 
20  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Sutton,  Anthony  M.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  37 ; 
mustered  out  May  26th,  1865. 

Sweeney,  William.  Enrolled  May  26th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Swords,  Henry  C.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Pawling  ;  age  33  ;  trans 
ferred  October  llth,  1864,  to  Fourth  Company,  Second  Battalion,  Veteran  Re 
serve  Corps. 

Tandy,  Samuel.  Enrolled  April  14th,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  September  26th,  1865. 

Taylor,  Frank  R.  Enrolled  June  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  23  ;  trans 
ferred  to  Goodwin's  Battery. 

Taylor,  John.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  36  ;  mustered 
out  with  company  ;  has  been  in  the  United  States  Army  as  a  regular  soldier 
since  the  war. 

Taylor,  Thomas.  Enrolled  April  4th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  16  ;  now  be 
longs  to  Company  E,  Twelfth  United  States  Infantry,  and  is  stationed  at  Fort 
Niagara,  Youngstown,  Niagara  County,  N.  Y. 

Thomas,  George,  Jr.     Enrolled  May  8th,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  18. 

Thompson,  Joseph.  Enrolled  May  21st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  August  4th,  1865.  Port  Sanilac,  Sanilac  County,  Mich. 

Thow,  John.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  89  ;  dis 
charged  March  20th,  1864. 


642  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Treehouse,  Peter.  Enrolled  February  15th,  1864,  at  Sandy  Creek  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  December  16th,  1864. 

Tollan,  Edward.     Enrolled  March  21st,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  19. 

Town,  Jonathan  M.  Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  43  ;  dis 
charged  April  llth,  1864. 

Trench,  George  W.     Enrolled  March  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester. 

Trowbridge,  Edwin  R.     Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  30. 

Trumbull,  George.  Enrolled  April  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  mustered  out 
June  21st,  1863. 

Tupper,  Albert  A.,  Jr.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Churchville,  N.  Y. 

Vanar,  George.    Enrolled  May  21st,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  21. 

Vaugh,  John.  Enrolled  June  13th.  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Voorhees,  Henry.  Enrolled  May  23d,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  30  ;  trans 
ferred  August  30th,  1864,  to  Sixth  Company,  Second  Battery,  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps  ;  veteran  ;  last  served  in  Company  I,  Eighth  United  States  Infantry. 

Wallace,  William.  Enrolled  May  12th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  38  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Walter,  Henry.     Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21. 

Wampole,  Rodney.     Enrolled  May  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Wardlaw,  William  H.  Enrolled  April  llth,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Warsaw,  John  C.  Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  June  26th,  1865. 

Wean,  Jacob.    Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  42. 

Weeks,  Oscar.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ;  discharged 
September  19th,  1864. 

Weiss,  Joseph.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Westphael,  August.     Enrolled  March  1st,  1864,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen  ;  age 

33  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Walsen,  Thomas.    Enrolled  April  15th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  40. 
Wheeler,  Thomas.     Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  trans 
ferred  March  8th,  1865. 

Whe^lock,  Ebon  A.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18. 
Whipple,  Asa  L.,  Musician.     Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 

34  ;  transferred  April  25th,  1864. 

White,  Albert  H.  Enrolled  April  1st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  18 ;  mus 
tered  out  June  6th,  1865. 

White,  Andrew  W.,  Artificer.  Enrolled  December  23d,  1863,  at  Goshen  ; 
age  38  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Goshen,  Orange  County,  N.  Y. 

Whitney,  Amasa  M.     Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  28. 

Whitney,  Harvey  A.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age 
18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  161  Leavitt  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Wicks,  Oscar.     Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  35. 

Wiggans,  Henry.  Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  24  ;  died  Janu 
ary  4th,  1864. 

Wilbur,  George.     Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  24. 


COMPANY    L.  643 

William,  Cecei.     Enrolled  May  5th,  1863,  at  Utica  ;  age  20  ;  mustered  out 
•with  company. 

Williams,  Francis.     Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  CTtica  ;  age  41. 

Williams,  William  H.     Enrolled  February  5th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

*  Williamson,  Richard.     Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age 
44  ;  discharged  March  20th,  1864. 

Willson,  George.     Enrolled  April  10th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  42. 

Wilson,  Enos  B.     Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Tarrytown  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  17th,  1865. 

Wilson,  John  M.     Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28. 

Winne,  Peter,  Corporal.     Enrolled  January  18th,  1864,  at  Copake  ;  age  21. 

Wolagan,  Joseph,  Sergeant.     Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
26  ;  discharged  August  5th,  1865. 

Worth,  Joseph.     Enrolled  May  28th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19. 

Wigant,  John.     Enrolled  June  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30  ;  discharged 
August  15th,  1865.     Goodyear,  Cameron  County,  Pa. 

Wyatt,  Walter.     Enrolled  September  21st,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  5th,  1865. 

Yonkers,  George.     Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  35  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Zea,  David  S.    Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  37. 

Zollman,  Theodore.    Enrolled  April  23d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  30. 


644 


HEAVY   GUXS   AXD   LIGHT. 


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13. 


1.  Col.  8.  F.  Gould. 

2.  John  A.  Lewis. 

3.  Charles  II.  Marcy. 

4.  Lieut.  Thomas  Murphy. 

5.  Charles  T.  Osgood. 

6.  William  H.  Smith. 

7.  Serg't  Charles  H.  Robinson. 


8.  John  H.  Smith. 

9.  Lieut.  H.  C.  Kirk. 

10.  Serg't  Frank  Denio. 

11.  Corp'l  William  J.  Casey. 

12.  Almon  Stotenbur. 

13.  Richard  Rudd. 


ACER.  JOHN  A.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Caneadea ;  age  20 ; 
-wounded  at  Mine  Run  May  6th.  1864  ;  returned  to  duty  July  31st,  1864. 

Atwood,  Elijah.  Enrolled  April  ?th,  1863,  at  Mount  Morris  ;  age  45  ;  dis 
charged  September  9th,  1863. 

Austin,  Eugene  A.  Enrolled  January  22d,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  17  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Boulder,  Boulder  County,  Col. 

Austin,  Oscar  L.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  21st,  1865. 


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645 


Barber,  Elihu.  Enrolled  June  24th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  1°  ;  mustered 
out  June  24th,  1865. 

Barber,  William.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Barden,  William.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Barker,  Cyrus.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32  ;  last  re 
port  in  hospital  at  City  Point. 

Bay,  Jacob,  a  veteran  from  the  French  Army.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at 
Geneva  ;  age  42  ;  he  bore  the  scars  of  seven  wounds,  one  received  while  in  our 
regiment ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Bayles,  George  W.  Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  19  ; 
died  January  7th,  1864,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen. 

Benedict,  Leonard.  Enrolled  December  26th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  29  ; 
killed  in  action  near  South  Side  Railroad,  Va. 

Bennett,  Albert  J.  Transferred  from  Eighth 
Xew  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mustered  out  with, 
company. 

Blackman,  John.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at 
Gorham  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Boehme.  William.  Transferred  from  Eighth 
Xfw  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  wounded  June  3d, 
1864  ;  mustered  out  June  6th,  1865. 

Bogardus,  Bennett.  Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at 
Ovid  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  June  21st,  1863. 

Boon,  Robert.  Enrolled  November  21st,  1863, 
at  New  York  ;  age  30  ;  wounded  at  Cold  Harbor, 
Va.,  June  3d,  1864  ;  died  June  6th,  1864. 

Bossard,  Mark.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  discharged  June  19th,  1865. 

Bowe,  Millard  F.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery ;  mustered  out  September 
26th,  1865. 

Bowles,  John  W.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at 
Sherburne  ;  age  27  ;  died  May  27th,  1865. 

Bowman,  David  L.  Enrolled  December  28th,  1863,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  in  thigh  at  Sailor's  Creek  April  6th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  corn- 
pan}'.  Batchellerville,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y. 

Bradshaw,  Isaac  L.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18 ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Brainerd,  Edward.  Enrolled  June  2d,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  June  21st,  1863. 

Briggs,  Clarkson  J.  Enrolled  January  llth,  1864,  at  Sherburne  ;  age  20  ; 
wounded  at  Mine  Run  May  6th,  1864  ;  transferred  April  5th,  1865,  to  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps. 

Boughton,  Wilson  H.,  veteran  from  the  Twenty-sixth  New  York  Light  Ar 
tillery.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Rechester  ;  age  18  ;  was  wounded 
April  6th,  1865,  at  South  Side  Railroad  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Phil- 
lipsburg,  Phillips  County,  Kan. 


W.  H.  Bonghton. 


646  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Broughton,  Henry.  Enrolled  June  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ;  had 
served  in  Lord  Raglan's  body-guard,  English  Army  ;  also  in  Thirty-third  New 
York  Volunteers  ;  missing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station.  Died  in  Salisbury. 

Brown,  James.     Enrolled  February  23d,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31. 

Brown,  John.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Brown,  Reed  L.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age 
32  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  released  at  Aikeu's  Land 
ing  ;  mustered  out  June  28th,  1865. 

Butler,  Levi.  Enrolled  June  llth,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  18  ;  missing  in  ac 
tion  at  Ream's  Station  ;  joined  regiment  May  17th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  June 
12th,  1865. 

Buckley,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  March  26th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age 
27  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  125  Furman  St..  Brooklyn. 

Campbell,  William  A.  Enrolled  March  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  and  transferred  April  27th,  1864,  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Casey,  William  J.,  Corporal.  Born  and  educated  in  Dublin,  Ireland.  En 
rolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ;  wounded  at  Spoftsylvania, 
and  also  at  Cold  Harbor  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Resides  at  Port  Col- 
burn,  Ontario,  Canada. 

Cast,  Charles.  Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Chamberlain,  William  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  New 
York  ;  age  21  ;  captured  at  Ream's  Station,  Va.  ;  died  January  4th,  1865,  in 
prison  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Chace,  Hibbard,  Corporal.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Ar 
tillery  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Chapman,  George  F.  Enrolled  May  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
missing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  May  27th,  1865. 

Clark,  James.  Enrolled  December  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Owasso,  Carroll  County,  Ind. 

Clark,  James  B.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Clark,  John,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Amity  ;  age  36  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Clark,  Patrick.  Enrolled  December  18th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  •;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Cole,  Edward.     Enrolled  December  31st,  1863,  at  Shandaken  ;  age  27. 

Collier,  Merritt.     Enrolled  August  18th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua. 

Collins,  John.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Collins,  Patrick.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  -, 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Colson,  Philander.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  June  3d,  1865. 

Conklin,  Henry.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Cook,  Cyrus  C.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  January  8th,  1864,  at  Sherburne  ;  age 
24  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Sherburne,  Chenango  County,  N.  Y. 

Cool,  Gustavus  A.  Enrolled  June  12th,  18C3,  at  Geneva  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  2412  Seventeenth  Avenue,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


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647 


Corbett,  Edward.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  New  ¥crk  ;  age  34  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  East  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Cotton,  Gilbert  E.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  North  Norwich  ;  age  24  ; 
wounded  at  Ream's  Station  ;  discharged  July  6th,  1865. 

Cramm,  Nicholas.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
wounded  at  Hatcher's  Run,  Va.  ;  mustered  out  June  12th,  1865. 

Cross,  Asa  D.  Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ;  missing  in 
action  May  6th,  1864,  at  Wilderness. 

Cross,  George  M.  Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  Seneca  Falls  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  July  25th,  1865. 

Cutler,  Jacob  G.  Enrolled  December  5th,  1863,  at  Scottsville  ;  age  43  ; 
wounded  at  Petersburg  June  20th,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Daniels,  Franklin  W.  Enrolled  June  23d,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Davey,  James  G.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  30th,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  20  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

De  Groat,  Nelson  H.  Enrolled  June  5th,  1863,  at  Addison  ;  age  21  ;  miss 
ing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  at  Salisbury  November  12th,  1864. 

The  following  Map,  drawn  by  Serg't  FRANK  DENIO,  shows  the  situation  at  Sutherland's 
Station  referred  to  on  page  389  of  this  work  : 


SOUTH      SICE          R.  R 


Denio,  Frank,  Sergeant.     Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Belfast ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.     Bay  City,  Mich. 


648  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Dennis,  John  J.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  19  ;  died 
at  his  home  April  20th,  1865. 

Depue,  Henry.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  19  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Desmond,  Timothy.  Enrolled  June  10th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  30  ;  died 
February  26th,  1864. 

De  Russey,  Peter  D.    Enrolled  May  26th,  1861,  at  New  York  ;  age  30. 

Devlin,  Edward.  Enrolled  April  29th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  42  ;  died 
September  2d,  1864,  in  Andersonville  Prison. 

Deyo,  Ellery  C.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Naples  ;  age  18  ;  injured  and 
transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Dibble,  Daniel.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  June  17th,  1865. 

Doris,  Daniel.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Le  Roy  ;  age  42  ;  died  at  Fort 
Ethan  Allen  March  27th,  1864. 

Douglas,  Charles  W.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  24  ; 
missing  in  action  at  Spottsylvania,  Va. 

Doyle,  James.     Enrolled  June  15th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  23. 

Drumm,  Jacob.  Veteran  from  Thirty-third  New  York  Volunteer  In 
fantry.  Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  21  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Duffj',  Hugh.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  dis 
charged  August  7th,  1865. 

Duggins,  Timothy.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Duncan,  Daniel.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
discharged  August  19th,  1865. 

Dunn,  Patrick.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  27  ;  mus 
tered  out  May  13th,  1865. 

Eaton,  Henry,  Corporal.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1864,  at  Pittsford  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  Peoria,  111. 

Elliott,  Walter.     Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery. 

Ellstone,  Abram.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  June  7th,  1865. 

Eustace,  Levi.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Finley,  Kellogg  B.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Fitzgerald,  Thomas.  Enrolled  May  21st,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  dis 
charged  March  26th,  1864. 

Flinn,  George  H.,  alias  Joseph  H.  Sherwood.  Enrolled  June  4th,  1863,  at 
Geneva  ;  age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Portland,  Ore. 

Flint,  Charles.  Enrolled  June  5th,  1863,  at  Gorham  ;  age  22  ;  mustered  out 
June  21st,  1863. 

Flory,  George.  Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  age  20  ; 
missing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  10th,  1865. 

Flynn,  Lawrence.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
missing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered  out  June 
12th,  1865.  Spring  Green,  Sauk  County,  Wis. 


COMPANY   M.  649 

Follett,  Christopher.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Fosdick,  Andrew  J.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
missing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  returned  June  20th,  1865  ;  mustered  out 
June  26th.  1865. 

Frary,  James  R.     Data  wanting. 

Frazier,  Cestus  C.  Enrolled  February  27th,  1864  ;  age  23  ;  last  report  sick 
in  hospital. 

Frayer,  William  W.  Enrolled  January  8th,  1864,  at  Shandaken  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Fyfe,  Alexander.  Enrolled  June  17th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Gardner,  Henry.  Enrolled  January  15th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  30  ;  dis 
charged  June  22d,  1864. 

Garabaldi,  Leopold.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ; 
age  25. 

Gleason,  Joseph,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ; 
age  22  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Goddin,  Daniel  S.  Enrolled  August  27th,  1863,  at  West  Bloomfield  ;  age 
19  ;  missing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  November  26th,  1864,  in  Salis 
bury  Prison. 

Hammye,  George.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Harris,  Jenkins  J.  Enrolled  August  1st,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  at  Wilderness  ;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Heilfcrty,  Robert  S.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  February  29th,  1864,  at  Williams- 
burg,  N.  Y.  ;  age  16  ;  mustered  out  with  company  ;  has  held  many  important 
positions  in  the  G.  A.  R.  organization  ;  is  commander  of  :Farragut  Post  No.  75  ; 
is  employed  in  the  Custom  House,  and  resides  at  1840  Ninth  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 

Higgins,  Patrick.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  36  ;  trans 
ferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps. 

Hiscott,  Benjamin  F.  Enrolled  December  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
died  July  19th,  1864,  at  hospital  at  David's  Island. 

Holden,  Oliver.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Shandaken  ;  age  26  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Horan,  John.  Enrolled  November  19th,  1863  ;  age  40  ;  mustered  out  with 
company. 

Hottinger,  Christian.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863  ;  age  38  ;  missing  at 
Wilderness  ;  died  November  15th,  1864,  at  Florence  Prison,  S.  C. 

Hunt.  Orville.  Enrolled  July  31st,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Huntingdon,  Henry.  Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  29  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  6th,  1865. 

Hyde,  John.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Benson  ;  age  20  ;  captured 
at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ingraham,  George  M.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1864,  at  Naples  ;  age  18  ; 
wounded  before  Petersburg,  Va.  ;  died  August  10th,  1864,  at  Alexandria  from 
wounds. 


650  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Johnson,  Daniel  W.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  37  ;  dis 
charged  January  3d,  1864.  Soldiers'  Home,  Togus,  Me. 

Johnson,  George  W.  Enrolled  in  February,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Johnson,  William.     Enrolled  April  3d,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  20. 

Jones,  Charles.     Enrolled  May  27th,  1863,  at  Seneca  Falls  ;  age  21. 

Jones,  Lyman.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Brookfield  ;  age  21  ;  miss 
ing  in  action  at  Cofd  Harbor. 

Jones,  Wright  M.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  North  Norwich  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  North  Norwich,  Chenango  County,  N.  Y. 

Kearney,  John.     Enrolled  May  14th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  33. 

Kelly,  Daniel,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age 
19  ;  wounded  at  Ream's  Station  in  right  leg  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Piedmont,  Mineral  County,  W.  Va. 

Kelly,  Frederick  N.  Enrolled  April  llth,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  discharged. 
March  17th,  1864. 

Kenyon,  Enoch  W.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Kernan,  Bernard.  Enrolled  June  16th,  1863  ;  at  Lodi  ;  age  37  ;  rendered 
deaf  from  heavy  cannonading  at  Ream's  Station  August  25th,  1864  ;  mustered 
out  June  7th,  1865.  52  Cottage  Street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Kloss,  John.  Transferred  from  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Knapp,  James  H.  Enrolled  May  16th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Knight,  Charles  W.  Enrolled  January  1st,  1864,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  32  ; 
discharged  March  10th,  1865. 

Lacy,  Edgar.  Enrolled  December  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  24th,  1865.  Bristol  Springs,  N.  Y. 

Lanning,  Richard.     Enrolled  May  12th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  19. 

Ledward,  Ebenezer.  Transferred  to  Eighth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ; 
discharged  June  15th,  1865. 

Lee,  Owen  D.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1863,  at  Naples  ;  age  26  ; 
missing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  10th.  1865. 

Leonard,  William.  Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  miss 
ing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  10th,  1865. 

Le  Paige,  Charles  P.  Enrolled  November  19th,  1863  ;  age  21  ;  prisoner  of 
war  from  May,  1864,  to  April,  1865  ;  mustered  out  July  31st,  1865. 

Lewis,  Eli  R.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  36  ;  died  at 
Salisbury,  N.  C.,  December  17th,  1864. 

Lewis,  John  A.  Enrolled  December  19th,  1863,  at  Naples  ;  age  25 ; 
suffered  sunstroke  at  Deep  Bottom  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  Naples, 
N.  Y. 

Lillibridge,  August  H.  Enrolled  February  2d,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  October  llth,  1865. 

Liverman,  Michael.  Enrolled  April  25th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Livingston,  William  A.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1803,  at  New  York  ;  age  18  ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 


COMPANY    M.  651 

Lovell,  William.  Enrolled  June  16th,  1863  ;  ^ige  38  ;  captured  at  Ream's 
Station  ;  died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  February  10th,  1865. 

McCue,  John.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  23  ;  mustered 
out  June  3d,  1865. 

McDonald,  William.     Discharged  April  llth,  1864. 

McGarey,  Lawsou.  Veteran  from  the  English  Army  ;  served  in  China. 
Enrolled  April  30th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  36  ;  captured  August  25th, 
1864  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Mcllvaney,  Philip.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863  ;  veteran  ;  age  28  ;  miss 
ing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  7th,  1865. 

McKenney,  Charles  F.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864  ;  age  21  ;  retained  in  ser 
vice  in  A.  G.  O.  after  regiment  was  mustered  out  ;  discharged  June  10th,  1867. 

McLay,  James.  Enrolled  February  10th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
missing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station. 

McMahon,  John.  Enrolled  December  3d,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  29  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Mack,  Marvin  M.  Enrolled  August  1st,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  21  ; 
died  at  Washington  of  wound  received  at  Cold  Harbor. 

Maher,  Patrick.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  28  ;  miss 
ing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station. 

Malt  by,  Jerome,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Naples  ;  age  18  ; 
died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  May  7th,  1864. 

Mann,  George  W.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32  ;  died 
November  30th,  1864,  in  prison  at  Salisbury,  N.  C. 

Marcy,  Charles  H.  Enrolled  February  8th,  1864,  at  Naples  ;  age  24  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Naples,  N.  Y. 

Martin,  George.     Enrolled  May  25th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  23. 

Martin,  James  D.  Enrolled  May  12th,  1863,  at  Ovid  ;  age  21  ;  mustered  out 
•with  company. 

Martin,  John.  Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Canaudaigua  ;  age  21  ;  dis 
charged  September  26th,  1865. 

Martin,  Norman  R.  Enrolled  May  8th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  20  ;  dis 
charged  December  8th,  1863,  as  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  to  accept  commission 
in  another  regiment.  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Martin,  William  H.  Enrolled  May  4th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  22. 
Missing  at  Cold  Harbor. 

Matthews,  Delavan.  Veteran  from  the  Twenty-eighth  New  York  Volun 
teer  Infantry.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  32  ;  mustered 
out  with  company. 

Mehan,  Cormick.  Enrolled  November  30th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  21  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Merritt,  William.  Enrolled  June  17th,  1863,  at  Hannibal  ;  mustered  out 
July  3d,  1865. 

Marvin,  Joel.     Enrolled  February  12th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  21. 

Meyer,  George.     Enrolled  November  19th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  27. 

Millard,  Channing.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Morrison,  John  H.  Enrolled  May  5th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  27  ;  discharged 
Jmu'  '.i'ith.  1863. 


652  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Nash,  Frank  A.  Enrolled  January  22d,  1864,  at  Rochester ;  age  17 ; 
wounded  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  26th,  1865.  Rochester, 
N.  Y. 

Neil,  Arthur.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Amity  ;  age  25  ;  died  Sep 
tember  27th,  1864,  at  hospital,  David's  Island,  of  disease. 

Nixon,  Robert.  Enrolled  February  7th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  cap 
tured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  reported  dead  on  list  of  parole  prisoners. 

Olds,  John  H.  Was  a  veteran  from  the  Thirty-third  New  York  Infantry. 
Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  34  ;  died  at  Geneva  in  1882. 

Ombler,  Henry.  Enrolled  June  8th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  35  ;  missing  in 
action  at  Ream's  Station. 

Osgood,  Charles  T.  Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Albany  ;  age  21  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Windsor,  Broome  County,  N.  Y. 

Osterhous,  John.     Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Amity  ;  age  32  ;  missing  in 
action  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  November  8th,  1864,  in  Salisbury  Prison,  N.  C. 
Palmer,  Charles.     Enrolled  November  20th,  1863  ;   age  20  ;  died  October 
llth,  1864,  at  Fort  Schuyler,  N.  Y.,  of  disease. 

Peck,  John  H.  Enrolled  January  16th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  3d,  1865.  . 

Perryman,  Collins.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Yorkshire  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  June  13th,  1865.  Julietta,  Nez  Perces  County,  Idaho. 

Post,  John.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Elmira  ;  age  27  ;  mustered  out 
with  company. 

Price,  Willard.  Enrolled  May  12th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  23  ;  miss 
ing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station. 

Putnam,  Samuel  P.,  Corporal.  A  graduate  of  Pembroke 
Academy  and  Dartmouth  College.  Enrolled  March  20th,  1863, 
at  New  York  ;  age  21  ;  discharged  January  12th,  1864,  to  accept 
promotion  as  Captain  in  Twentieth  United  States  Colored 
Troops.  His  command  was  sent  to  New  Orleans,  Texas,  Fort 
Hudson,  Mobile,  Alabama,  and  other  points  south.  He  left 
the  army  in  June,  1865,  and  went  to  Chicago  where  he  studied 
for  the  ministry,  and  was  in  the  pulpit  about  ten  years.  He 
gave  that  up,  and  entered  the  New  York  Custom  House,  where 
8.  P.  Putnam,  he  remained  about  five  years  in  the  Naval  Office.  In  Septem 
ber,  1886.  he  was  made  Secretary  of  the  American  Secular 
Union,  and  has  since  occupied  that  position.  He  is  the  author  of  numer 
ous  essays,  romances,  and  poems,  among  them  the  following  :  "  Golden 
Throne,"  a  romance  ;  "  Waifs  and  Wanderings,"  a  new  American  story  ; 
"Prometheus:  a  Poem  ;"  "Gottlieb:  His  Life;  or,  Love  Triumphant,"  a 
romance  of  earth,  heaven,  and  hell  ;  "  Why  Don't  He  Lend  a  Hand?  and 
Other  Agnostic  Poems ;"  "  Adami  and  Heva ;"  "The  Problem  of  the 
Universe,  and  Its  Scientific  Solution."  Mr.  Putnam  is  now  editor  of  Free 
Thought,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Raines,  William  G.  Enrolled  May  6th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Reardon,  Michael.     Enrolled  June  8th,  1863.  at  New  York. 
Robinson,  James.     Enrolled  March  29th,  1864,  at  Potter  ;  age  44  ;  died  at 
Beverly  Hospital  of  disease  August  31st,  1864. 


COMPANY  M.  653 

Robinson,  Charles  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  9th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
age  18  ;  was  wounded  April  2d,  1865,  at  Sutherland's  Station — shot  through 
the  lung  ;  discharged  June  20th,  1865.  .Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Robinson,  Lewis.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  39  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  14th,  1865. 

Roderick,  Samuel  J.  Enrolled  December  22d,  1863,  at  Oswego  ;  age  21  ; 
discharged  June  2d,  1865  ;  he  died  at  his  home  in  Rush,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y., 
November  2d,  1887,  the  third  of  a  family  of  soldier  brothers  who  have  died 
since  the  war  ;  his  widow  and  five  children  now  reside  in  Rush. 

Rogers,  Henry.  Enrolled  December  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Rook,  George.  Enrolled  June  6th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  21  ;  captured  at 
Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  12th,  1865. 

Rowley,  Henry  B.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  June  12th,  1863,  at  Gorham  •  age 
27  ;  discharged  December  22d,  1864. 

Rudd,  Richard.  Enrolled  April  22d,  1863,  at  Roch 
ester;  age  20;  discharged  May  6th,  1865.  Geneseo, 
N.  Y. 

Russell,  Jacob.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  New 
York  ;  age  21. 

Ryan,  John.  Enrolled  June  15th,  1868,  at  Canan 
daigua  ;  age  23  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Ryan,  William.  Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  Can 
andaigua  ;  age  41  ;  discharged  September  1st,  1865. 

Sanders,  George  E.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at 
Penfleld;  age  20  ;  missing  inaction  at  Ream's  Station. 

Sanford,  Russell  J.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at 
Geneva ;  age  19 ;  discharged  March  17th,  1864. 
Rushville,  N.  Y. 

Scheffer,  William.  Veteran  from  the  Thirty-third  New  York.  Enrolled 
June  6th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  31  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Schmidt,  Gottlieb.  Enrolled  November  19th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  40  ; 
mustered  out  September  26th,  1865. 

Scott,  Andrew  J.     Enrolled  July  20th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  19. 

Shaddock,  George  G.  Enrolled  August  1st,  1863,  at  West  Bloomfield  ;  age 
25  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  West  Bloomfield,  N.  Y. 

Shaddock,  Sarenus  B.  Enrolled  August  29th,  1863,  at  West  Bloomfield  ; 
age  18  ;  mustered  out  with  company  ;  is  at  present  a  sergeant  in  Company 
C,  Twenty-second  United  States  Infantry,  and  stationed  at  Fort  Logan, 
Cal. 

Sheehan,  Michael.  Enrolled  December  21st,  1863,  at  Cohoes  ;  age  36  ; 
wounded  at  Games'  Hill  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 

Shiley,  William  H.,  Corporal.  Enrolled  May  12th,  1863,  at  Ovid  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  June  21st,  1865. 

Skinner,  Luke.  Enrolled  October  25th,  1864,  at  New  York  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  John  H.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  July  30th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  cap 
tured  May  6th,  1864,  at  the  Wilderness  ;  mustered  out  June  13th,  1865. 
Perry,  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y. 


654  HEAVY   GUNS   AND   LIGHT. 

Smith,  William  H.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  25  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Smith,  Stephen.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  19  ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  died  in  Salisbury  Prison,  N.  C. 

Smith,  William  H.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  18  ; 
mustered  out  with  company.  West  Webster,  N.  Y. 

Snycler,  Charles  B.  Enrolled  January  3d,  1864,  at  North  Norwich  ;  age  22  ; 
missing  at  Ream's  Station  :  died  April  2d,  1865,  at  Camp  Parole,  Annapolis, 
Md. 

Soules,  Byron.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  Rushville  ;  age  19  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Stickney,  Byron.     Enrolled  June  5th,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  18. 

Swift,  John  W.  Enrolled  March  18th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  mustered  out 
•with  company.  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Home,  Bath,  N.  Y. 

Stotenbur,  Almon.  Enrolled  March  15th,  1864,  at  Phelps  ;  age  18  ;  wounded 
at  Sutherland's  Station,  Va.,  April  2d,  1865  ;  mustered  out  with  company. 
Geneva,  N.  Y. 

Sullivan,  David.     Enrolled  February  6th,  1864,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  32. 

Sullivan,  Michael.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  Brooklyn  ;  age  27  ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  June  12th,  1865. 

Summer,  August.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  19  ; 
mustered  out  witli  company. 

Sumner,  Henry  W.  Enrolled  June  13th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  31  ; 
mustered  out  with  company. 

Sutton,  Benedict.  Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  22  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Jackson,  Mich. 

Sweeney,  Cornelius.  Enrolled  April  24th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  had  previ 
ously  served  nearly  all  his  life  on  an  English  man-of-war. 

Sweet,  Levi  H.  Enrolled  January  2d,  1864,  at  Northampton  ;  age  42  ; 
missing  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness  ;  died  July  5th,  1864,  at  Andersonville, 
Ga. 

Thurber,  William  L.,  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  22d,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ; 
age  19  ;  discharged  May  17th,  1865,  to  accept  promotion. 

Tobey,  William.  Enrolled  December  10th,  1863,  at  Naples  ;  age  24  ;  miss 
ing  in  action  at  Ream's  Station. 

Trafton,  George  W.  Enrolled  May  20th,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  18  ; 
died  January  18th,  1864,  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  Va. 

Tunbridge,  John  E.     Enrolled  April  16th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age  31. 

Vandine.  Eugene.  Enrolled  June  1st,  1863,  at  Geneva  ;  age  18  ;  mustered 
out  with  company.  Bates  House,  Indianapolis,  la. 

Veilleiux,  Edward.  Enrolled  January  4th,  1864,  at  Edinburgh  ;  age  39  ; 
captured  at  Ream's  Station  ;  mustered  out  with  company.  West  Day,  N.  Y. 

Wallace,  Peter.  Enrolled  May  13th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  33  ;  dis 
charged  February  17th,  1865. 

Warner,  William  H.  Enrolled  May  llth,  1863,  at  Canandaigua  ;  age  20  ; 
died  August  17th,  1864,  of  wounds  received  in  front  of  Petersburg. 

Washington,  John.  Enrolled  March  27th,  1863,  at  Buffalo  ;  age  32  ;  dis 
charged  September  15th,  1864. 

Watson,  William.     Enrolled  January  5th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  44  ;  de- 


COMPANY    M. 


655 


tached  and  served  with  the  Ambulance  Corps  Artillery  Brigade,  Sixth  Army 
Corps.  Post-office  address,  Station  P,  Cleveland,  O. 

Weller,  Edgar.  Enrolled  January  15th,  1864,  at  Rochester  ;  age  18  ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company.  Webster,  N.  V. 

Wheeler,  Edgar  M.  Enrolled  March  30th,  1864,  at  Baltimore  ;  age  22  ;  dis 
charged  April  3d,  1865. 

Whipple,  Asa  L.,  Musician.  Enrolled  May  29th,  1863,  at  Rochester  ;  age 
34  ;  mustered  out  wilh  company. 

Weir,  John.  Enrolled  May  1st,  1863,  at  Seneca  Falls  ;  age  30  ;  missing  at 
Ream's  Station  August,  1864. 

Wild,  John.  Enrolled  April  18th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  36  ;  discharged 
March  17th,  1864. 

Wilder,  Augustus  T.,  First  Sergeant.  Enrolled  May  12th,  1863,  at  Canan- 
daigua  ;  age  36  ;  died  at  Fort  Ethan  Allen,  of  disease,  November  5th,  1863. 

Williams,  Frank  B.  Enrolled  May  18th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  36  ;  trans 
ferred  April  5th,  1864,  to  accept  commission  as  assistant  surgeon  in  regiment. 

Wood,  Martin  D.  Enrolled  January  12th,  1864,  at  Stamford  ;  age  17  ;  dis 
charged  September  8th,  1864. 

Worth,  William.  Enrolled  November  20th,  1863,  at  New  York  ;  age  32  ; 
discharged  April  llth,  1864.  810  Seventh  Avenue,  Rock  Island,  111. 

Wright,  John.  Enrolled  January  21st,  1864,  at  Lansingburg  ;  age  21  ;  mus 
tered  out  June  17th,  1865. 

Wylers,  Solomon.  Enrolled  January  14th,  1864  ;  age  23  ;  died  June  20th, 
1864,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  of  wounds  received  at  Mine  Run. 


E.  C.  Deyo.  George  Cross.  J.  R.  Frary.  H.  B.  Rowley. 


NOTE. 


ANY  one  noticing  errors  or  important  omissions  in  this 
first  edition  of  "Heavy  Guns  and  Light"  will  please  send 
corrections  or  additional  matter  to  the  historian,  and 

oblige. 

H.  C.  KIRK. 


APPENDIX. 


REUNIONS   OF   THE    REGIMENT. 

NFORTUNATE  is  the  soldier  who  has  no  regard  for 
his  own  command  ;  he  must  either  be  lacking  in 
patriotism  or  the  victim  of  injustice.  And  so  it  hap 
pens  that  reunions  are  popular  with  most  all  soldiers. 
The  earliest  regimental  reunion  of  the  Fourth  of 
which  we  have  record  was  a  "  Reunion  of  the  Officers 
of  the  Fourth  Heavy  on  the  afternoon  and  evening 
of  September  28th,  1870."  Major  H.  T.  Lee  was 
Chairman,  Captain  William  H.  Burt,  Secretary,  and 
Colonel  Frank  Williams,  Treasurer.  It  was  held  at 
the  Coleman  House,  New  York  City,  and  concluded 
with  a  banquet  of  twelve  courses.  Beginning  with 
oysters,  green  turtle  and  printaniere  soup,  it  included 
punch,  &  la  Romaine,  four  varieties  of  game  birds,  and 
ended  with  pudding,  brandy  sauce,  fruit,  and  coffee.  One  of  those  who  at 
tended  says  he  remembers  the  soup  well. 

Largely  through  the  efforts  of  Comrade  G.  8.  Farwell  of  North  Chili,  N.  F. , 
a  call  was  issued  to  ' '  all  members  of  the  Fourth  Regiment,  New  York  Heavy 
Artillery,"  to  join  in  a  reunion  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  on  Tuesday,  October, 
12th,  1866,  at  10.30  A.M.  This  was  signed  by  Major  H.  E.  Richmond,  Captain 
G.  H.  Warner,  Lieutenant  Peter  Pear,  Captain  T.  C.  Parkhurst,  M.  P. 
Worthy,  F.  H.  Nash,  J.  F.  Phillips,  E.  D.  Adams,  J.  W.  Swift,  and  N.  R. 
Martin. 

It  appears  that  a  local  organization  of  the  Fourth  already  existed  in  Roches 
ter,  and  J.  J.  Mclntyre,  president  of  that  organization,  was  made  temporary 
chairman  of  the  meeting  at  Canandaigua.  Major  H.  E.  Richmond  was  elected 
President,  G.  8.  Farwell  and  H.  C.  Kirk,  Secretaries.  Captain  Parkhurst 
welcomed  the  comrades  in  an  eloquenc  speech,  which  was  replied  to  by  the 
President.  J.  J.  Mclntyre  moved  that  a  comrade  be  authorized  and  appointed 
to  prepare  a  history  of  the  Fourth  New  York  Heavy  Artillery  ;  Captain  Park- 
hurst  moved  as  an  amendment  that  H.  C.  Kirk  be  so  authorized.  The  amend 
ment  and  original  motion  were  unanimously  carried.  On  motion  of  J.  W. 
Clarke,  seconded  by  N.  R.  Martin,  the  following  comrades  were  appointed  to 
assist  the  historian  : 

Company  A — G.  II.  Warner,  Canandaigua. 
B— Peter  Pear,  Brockport. 
C— G.  S.  Farwell,  North  Chili. 


(358  APPENDIX. 

t     Company  D — F.  S.  Cooley,  East  Bloomfield. 

E— William  H.  Burt,  New  York  City. 
F— J.  W.  Hildreth,  Mills  Mills. 
G— William  B.  Knower,  New  York  City. 
"        H — Erastus  D.  Adams,  Middlesex. 
I— H.  A.  Richmond,  Rochester. 
K — Seward  F.  Gould,  Avon. 
L — Michael  Fitzpatrick,  Rochester. 
"         M — Charles  H.  Robinson,  Rochester. 

After  dinner  at  the  Masseth  House,  the  members  reconvened  at  G.  A.  R. 
Hall,  and  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  : 

President— S.  F.  Gould. 

Vice-Presidents— H.  E.  Richmond,  J.  W.  Clarke,  T.  C.  Parkhurst. 

Corresponding  Secretary— H.  C.  Kirk,  Phelps. 

Recording  Secretary— G.  S.  Farwell,  North  Chili. 

Treasurer— A.  E.  Cooley. 

Executive  Committee — S.  F.  Gould,  John  F.  Phillips,  J.  J.  Mclntyre,  J.  W. 
Clarke,  and  T.  C.  Parkhurst. 

Colonel  Gould  made  some  remarks  on  taking  the  chair,  thanking  the  mem 
bers  for  the  honor  conferred,  which  he  felt  the  more  keenly,  since  he  believed 
that  considerations  of  rank  ought  not  now  to  have  any  weight. 

Comrade  Parkhurst  introduced  L.  P.  Thompson,  of  the  State  G.  A.  R., 
who  made  some  forcible  and  suggestive  remarks. 

Some  sixty  members  were  in  attendance  at  this  meeting. 

A  meeting  of  members  of  the  regiment  was  held  in  New  York  City,  April 
loth,  1887,  of  which  Captain  A.  C.  Brown  was  Chairman  and  Adjutant, Henry 
J.  Kopper,  Secretary.  At  this  meeting  Major  W.  B.  Knower  was  made  Treas 
urer  of  the  history  fund: 

The  next  reunion  was  held  at  the  New  Osborn  House,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Oc 
tober  14th  and  15th,  1887.  Colonel  Gould  presided.  Major  Parsons  made  the 
welcoming  speech.  Among  the  speakers  were  Surgeon  Tompkins,  Chaplain 
Carr,  Colonel  James  S.  Graham.  Frank  Denio,  Theodore  Bacon,  of  the  Seventh 
Connecticut  Infantry  ;  Colonel  Burke,  of  the  Eighty-eighth  New  York  Infantry, 
and  Major  J.  P.  Cleary,  Sr.,  vice  Deputy  Commander  of  the  State  G.  A.  R. 
Poems  were  read  by  Surgeon  Tompkins  on  "  Ream's  Station  ;  "  by  H.  C.  Kirk, 
on  "  Captain  James  McKeel ;  "  by  Colonel  Sherman  D.  Richardson,  on  "  Han 
cock  at  Gettysburg, ' '  and  a  humorous  one  by  Daniel  Kelly  was  read  by  Frank 
Denio. 

About  one  hundred  and  thirty  survivors  were  in  attendance.  The  following 
officers  were  elected  : 

President — T.  C.  Parkhurst,  Canandaigua. 

Vice-Presidents— J.  T.  Lockwood,  White  Plains;  H.  C.  Kirk,  Phelps; 
J.  W.  Hildreth,  Mills  Mills. 

Chaplain— W.  H.  Carr,  Albany. 

Surgeon — H.  C.  Tompkins,  Knowlesville. 

Corresponding  Secretary— G.  S.  Farwell,  North  Chili. 

Recording  Secretary— J.  F.  Phillips,  Rochester. 

Treasurer— E.  A.  Cooley,  Canandaiffua. 


APPENDIX,  661 

The  President  appointed  S.  P.  Corliss,  of  Albany,  Chairman  of  the  Executive 
Committee. 

The  reunion  for  1888  was  held  October  llth  and  13th  at  Albany,  N.  Y. 
About  seventy  members  were  in  attendance.  Rev  William  H.  Carr  welcomed 
the  association  in  impressive  words,  and  President  Parkhurst  made  an  elo 
quent  address. 

Comrade  J.  T.  Lockwood  was  nominated  for  President,  and  unanimously 
chosen.  Lieutenant  H.  Kirk,  in  seconding  the  nomination,  said  that  if  Com 
rade  Lockwood  could  not  talk  as  loud  as  some  of  the  others,  it  was  because  he 
had  received  a  bullet  in  his  lungs  on  the  field  of  battle.  Some  difficulty  was- 
experienced  in  inducing  several  gentlemen  to  accept  nominations,  but  finally 
the  following  Vice-Presidents  were  elected  :  Comrades  Stephen  P.  Corliss, 
Albany;  Hyland  C.  Kirk,  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  S.  J.  Moore,  Grand 
Gorge,  N.  Y.  Comrade  J.  F.  Phillips,  of  Rochester,  was  re-elected  Recording 
Secretary,  while  the  office  of  Corresponding  Secretary  was  left  for  the  Presi 
dent  to  fill  by  appointment,  Comrade  Farwell  declining  again  to  serve.  H.  C. 
Tompkins,  of  Knowlesville,  was  elected  Surgeon,  and  W.  D.  Robinson,  of 
East  Orange,  N.  J.,  Treasurer.  Chaplain  Carr  was  re-elected,  and  honored 
by  three  rousing  cheers  and  a  tiger,  for  which  compliment  he  afterward  re 
turned  thanks. 

Comrade  E.  B.  A.  Miller  was  elected  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
and  authorized  to  appoint  four  associates.  He  announced  the  following  selec 
tion  :  Comrades  Massey,  Fitzpatrick,  Parker,  and  Brown. 

The  Grand  Central  Hotel,  New  York,  was  the  quarters  of  the  surviving 
members  of  the  regiment  in  attendance  October  24th  and  25th,  1889.  President 
Lockwood  presided.  A  permanent  organization  was  effected,  a  constitution, 
adopted,  and  the  following  officers  elected  : 

Stephen  P.  Corliss,  President,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

J.  T.  Lockwood,  Vice-President-at-Large.,  White  Plains,  N.  Y. 

E.  B.  A.  Miller,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  A. 

J.  N.  Wright,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  B. 

George  Deitz,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  C. 

A.  E.  Cooley,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  D. 

Bernard  Mullen,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  E. 

C.  B.  Metzger,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  F. 

Theodore  Price,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  G. 

H.  J.  Eddy,  Jr.,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  H. 

W.  O.  Babcock,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  I. 

S.  F.  Gould,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  K. 

A.  P.  Quick,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  L. 

Frank  Denio,  Vice-President,  representing  Company  M. 

Rev.  William  H.  Carr,  Chaplain,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

G.  S.  Farwell.  Corresponding  Secretary,  North  Chili,  N.  Y. 

A.  H.  Beardsley,  Recording  Secretary,  Portageville,  N.  Y. 

Dr.  William  D.  Robinson,  Treasurer,  69  South  Grove  Street,  East  Orange, 
N.  J. 

J.  J.  Mclntyre,  H.  C.  Kirk,  L.  H.  Secor,  Executive  Committee. 

Some  two  hundred  survivors  reported. 


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